RULE id: prasāda (295)
SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_I_p053, vol_I_p056, vol_I_p057, vol_I_p063)
SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE)
CONCEPT: prasāda
STATUS: empirical

ASSERTIONS:
  - [definition] Prasāda is an alankāra meaning clarity, brightness, or graciousness
    -- p.vol_I_p053 "(16) Prasāda (clarity or brightness or graciousness)"
  - [relation] Prasada is the inverse or opposite configuration of Prastāra
    -- p.vol_I_p056 "Prasada is the opposite of prastara."
  - [definition] prasāda is a musical pattern formed by pairs of svaras moving in ascent and descent order
    -- p.vol_I_p057 "sanidhapamagaririgamapadhanisa, sanidhapamagarisasarigamapadhanisa. Or, saninisa, nidhadhani, dhapapadha, pamamapa, magagama gaririga risasari. Thus (16) is (en"
  - [relation] Prasāda is prastāra that is gradually held back or descends
    -- p.vol_I_p063 "Prastāra may become prasāda when it is gradually held back (i.e. comes down)."

CITED_RULES:
  - alaṅkāra  (definition)
  - prastāra  (relation)
  - svaras  (definition)

CONFIDENCE: empirical
PROTECT: false