Verse Text
bhaven mukhyo ’tha vā gauṇo raso ’ṅgī kila yatra yaḥ |
kartavyaṁ tatra tasyāṅgaṁ suhṛd eva raso budhaiḥ ||18||
Translation
When either a primary or secondary rasa becomes most prominent (aṅgī), all the friendly rasas become subordinate (aṅga).
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Expert literary scholars have analyzed the rasas which are compatible with one another by contrasting the various rasas in a particular mixture under the names whole and part. According to this method, the prominent feeling is called the whole, and the subordinate feeling is called the part.