1. ರಸಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ

    ♪ rasa śastra
      noun
    1. = ರಸವಾದ.
    2. the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter; chemistry.
    3. that part of the study of rhetorics which deals with the aesthetic beauty, appropriateness of sentiments, etc.