aananda, aahlaada & "happiness"

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On the difference between ordinary happiness and something much more

extraodinary, see the Dhvanyaloka with the commentary of Abhinavagupta

(tr. by Masson, Patwardhan & Ingalls; also tr. by K. Krishnamoorthy).

 

One stock example points out that the joy experienced when one hears

the sentence "Congratulations! --You're the father of a newborn son!" is

*qualitatively* different from the aesthetic experience that one gets from

an art experience.

 

More on how traditional Indians understood emotions can be found in the

definitions of the "vyabhicari-bhaavas". These 33 (or 34) feelings are

given fairly precise definitions by various literary critics. The last

word on this definitional enterprise belongs to Jagannatha Panditaraja

who succeeded in characterising these quite succinctly. I list them

below. Jagannatha's definition of harSa (joy), for example, is quite

straightforward:

 

Joy (harsa) is a particular type of happiness produced by such things as

attaining something desired.

 

 

1. joy (harSa)

2. remembrance, recollection (smRti)

3. bashfulness, shame (vrIDA

4. destraction, delusion (moha / tandrA)

5. strength, fortitude (dhRti / kSamA)

6. apprehension (zaNkA)

7. drooping, weakness (glAni)

8. depression, wretchedness (dainya)

9. worry, anxiety (cintA)

10. intoxication (mada)

11. weariness (zrama)

12. arrogance (garva)

13. sleep (nidrA)

14. intelligence, insight (mati)

15. sickness (vyAdhi)

16. fright, being startled (trAsa)

17. dreaming (supta)

18. awakening (vibodha / prabodha)

19. indignation (amarSa)

20. dissimulation (avahittha)

21. cruelty (ugratA / augrya)

22. madness, delerium (unmAda)

23. death (maraNa)

24. speculation, deliberation (vitarka)

25. despair (viSAda)

26. eagerness, anticipation (autsukya)

27. agitation, distress (vega [aka sabhrama])

28. blankness, dumbfoundedness (jaDatA / jADya)

29. languor (Alasya)

30. envy (asUyA)

31. possession, seizure (apasmAra)

32. fickleness, indecision (capalatA)

 

best,

Tim Cahill

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INDOLOGY, "Timothy C. Cahill" <tccahill@l...> wrote:

>

> More on how traditional Indians understood emotions can be

found in the

> definitions of the "vyabhicari-bhaavas". These 33 (or 34) feelings

are

> given fairly precise definitions by various literary critics. The

last

> word on this definitional enterprise belongs to Jagannatha

Panditaraja

> who succeeded in characterising these quite succinctly. I list

them

> below. Jagannatha's definition of harSa (joy), for example, is

quite

> straightforward:

>

> Joy (harsa) is a particular type of happiness produced by such

things as

> attaining something desired.

 

 

Why ananda is not one of them? is it considered a synonym of harsa?

can't they be used (almost) interchangebly