Natyashastra, Nāṭyaśāstra, Natya Shastra, Natya-shastra: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Nāṭyaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Natyasastra or Natyashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNāṭyaśāstra (नाट्यशास्त्र):—n. —
1) die Lehre vom Tanz , — von der Schauspielerkunst. pravaktar der Autor eines solchen Werkes. —
2) Titel eines best. Werkes [Private libraries (Gustav) 1.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Shastra, Natya.
Starts with: Natyashastrapravaktri.
Full-text (+2521): Uttamottamaka, Amreditayamaka, Udbhata, Shikhapasha, Vimarshanga, Narmagarbha, Gayiki, Dasharupa, Natyashastrapravaktri, Alunca, Gandhasevaka, Shilpakarini, Pushpagandika, Natyagara, Trimudhaka, Trimudha, Vishkambhaka, Pravibhavaka, Savidalambha, Veshayuvati.
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