It was nearly two thousand and five hundred years back that RAS THEORY became an integral part of NATYASHASTRA and since then it has been the basic guideline for all artists.
These nine RASAS are SHRINGAR RAS , KARUNA RAS , HAASYA RAS , VEER RAS , RAUDRA RAS , ADBHUT RAS , BHAYANAK RAS , VIBHATSA RAS AND SHAANT RAS .
UNDERSTANDING NAV RASA [NINE MAJOR EMOTIONS ]

It was nearly two thousand and five hundred years back that RAS THEORY became an integral part of NATYASHASTRA and since then it has been the basic guideline for all artists.
These nine RASAS are SHRINGAR RAS , KARUNA RAS , HAASYA RAS , VEER RAS , RAUDRA RAS , ADBHUT RAS , BHAYANAK RAS , VIBHATSA RAS AND SHAANT RAS .