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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .5.57

atha utsāha-ratiḥ –
[atha utsaaha-ratih –]
stheyasī sādhubhiḥ ślāghya-phale yuddhādi-karmaṇi |
[stheyasee saadhubhih shlaaghya-phale yuddhaadi-karmani |]
satvarā mānasāsaktir utsāha iti kīrtyate ||57||
[satvaraa maanasaasaktir utsaaha iti keertyate ||57||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha utsāha-ratiḥ –
stheyasī sādhubhiḥ ślāghya-phale yuddhādi-karmaṇi |
satvarā mānasāsaktir utsāha iti kīrtyate ||57||
Utsāha-rati: Firm and immediate attachment of the mind to activities such as battle, charity, compassion and dharma, whose results are praised by the saintly people, is called utsāha.

Chivalry

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Yuddhādi means fighting, charity, compassion and righteous acts. [Note: These different types of utsāha are explained in the section dealing with secondary rasas (4.3).] Instead of yuddhādi, svābhīṣṭa (cherished) is sometimes seen.

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