Tracing Bhavna (Feeling Emotion) and Vichar (Thought) in Indian and Western Poetics

By : Anupamratanshanker Nagar

Page No: 8-21

Abstract
This research paper investigates the nuanced concepts of bhavna (feeling/emotion) and vichar (thought) in Indian and Western literature and poetics. Drawing upon classical Indian writings of Abhinavgupta, Bhartruhari, Mamata, Bharat Muni and canonical poems by William Wordsworth, Coleridge, John Keats, Matthew Arnold, and Robert Browning, the paper analyzes how these two cultural traditions approach the portrayal and integration of emotion and thought in artistic expression. By examining representative excerpts from these Western poets alongside examples from classical Indian texts, this study aims to elucidate the similarities, differences, and unique characteristics of bhavna and vichar in shaping the aesthetic experience across cultural traditions.

Author
Dr. Anupamratanshanker Nagar, Principal, Gurukul Mahila Arts and Commerce College, Porbandar, Gujarat (India). Member, Executive Council, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh. Former Member, Board of Governance, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh, India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.2