Verse Text
ṣoḍhā hāsa-ratiḥ syāt smita-hasite vihasitāvahasite ca |
apahasitātihasitake jyeṣṭhādīnāṁ kramād dve dve ||14||
Translation
There are six types of hāsya-rati: smita, hasita, vihasa, avahasita, apahasita, and atihasita. The first two appear in superiors (such as sages or confidential friends), the second two appear in persons of medium status (messengers or servants) and the third two appear in those of lowest status (such as children).
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
According to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s calculation, laughter in ecstatic love can be broken down into six divisions. These divisions, according to different degrees of smiling, are called in the Sanskrit language smita, hasita, vihasita, avahasita, apahasita and atihasita. These six classes of smiling can be classified as major and minor. The major division includes smita, hasita and vihasita smiling, and the minor division includes avahasita, apahasita and atihasita smiling.