Rasa is produced from a combination of Determinants (vibhava), Consequents (anubhava) and Transitory States (vyabhicaribhava).

— Natyashastra 6.109 (~200 BCE–200 CE), Translator: Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

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Bharata Muni enunciated the eight Rasas in the Nātyasāstra, an ancient Sanskrit text of dramatic theory and other performance arts, written between 200 BC and 200 AD.[4] In the Indian performing arts, a rasa is a sentiment or emotion evoked in each member of the audience by the art. The Natya Shastra mentions six rasa in one section, but in the dedicated section on rasa it states and discusses eight primary rasa.[12][21] Each rasa, according to Nātyasāstra, has a presiding deity and a specific colour. There are 4 pairs of rasas. For instance, Hāsya arises out of Sringara. The Aura of a frightened person is black, and the aura of an angry person is red. Bharata Muni established the following:[22]

• Śṛṅgāraḥ (शृङ्गारः): Romance, Love, attractiveness. Presiding deity: Vishnu. Colour: light green
• Hāsyam (हास्यं): Laughter, mirth, comedy. Presiding deity: Shiva. Colour: white
• Raudram (रौद्रं): Fury. Presiding deity: Shiva. Colour: red
• Kāruṇyam (कारुण्यं): Compassion, mercy. Presiding deity: Yama. Colour: grey
• Bībhatsam (बीभत्सं): Disgust, aversion. Presiding deity: Shiva. Colour: blue
• Bhayānakam (भयानकं): Horror, terror. Presiding deity: Yama. Colour: black
• Veeram (वीरं): Heroism. Presiding deity: Indra. Colour: saffron
• Adbhutam (अद्भुतं): Wonder, amazement. Presiding deity: Brahma. Colour: yellow

The Natyasastra lists eight Sthayibhavas with eight corresponding rasas:

• Rati (Love)
• Hasya (Mirth)
• Soka (शोक) (Sorrow)
• Krodha (Anger)
• Utsaha (Energy)
• Bhaya (Terror)
• Jugupsa (Disgust)
• Vismaya (Astonishment)

STHAYI BHAVA (STATIC MOOD)		RASA		Alambana Vibhavas (direct)	Uddipana Vibahavs (indrect )	Anubhavas	Vyabhichari Bhavas
Rati (Love)		Śṛṅgāraḥ (erotic)				Sideglances, twisting of limbs, brows	Leaving aside, the fight
Hasya (Mirth)		Hāsyam (comedy)
Soka (शोक) (Sorrow)		Kāruṇyam (compassion)				Cursing destiny, stupefaction	anxiety and uneasiness
Krodha (Anger)		Raudram (fury )		rape, abuse, insult, threatening, jealousy	Beating, breaking, crushing, cutting		Red eyes, knitting of eyebrows, biting of lips, determination, energy, restlessness and trembling
Utsaha (Enthusiasm)		Veeram (hero)
Bhaya (Terror)		Bhayānakam (terror)
Jugupsa (Disgust)		Bībhatsam (aversion)
Vismaya (Astonishment)		Adbhutam (wonder)
santa (calm)		peace
SATVIK BHAVAS (Involuntary emotions)
perspiration (sveda)
trembling (vaivarnya)
svarbhanga (speech disturbance)