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How is Rasa Dhwani evoked?

AThrough direct description

BThrough indirect suggestion

CThrough rhetorical questions

DThrough grammatical structures

Answer:

B. Through indirect suggestion

Read Explanation:

  • Rasa Dhwani is a theory in Sanskrit poetics that uses suggestion to evoke a dominant emotion or feeling, or Rasa, in an audience. The theory is based on the idea that Rasa is conveyed through Dhvani, which is a linguistic potency that suggests the emotion rather than directly describing it. 


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