Akashavacana, Akasha-vacana, Ākāśavacana: 4 definitions
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Akashavacana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Ākāśavacana can be transliterated into English as Akasavacana or Akashavacana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Akashavachana.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraĀkāśavacana (आकाशवचन).—Addressing someone staying at a distance or not appearing in person or indirectly addressing someone who is not close by, is called Speaking to the Sky (ākāśavacana). This mode of speaking will present the substance of a dialogue by means of replies related to various imaginary questions (lit. causes) which may arise out of the play.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀkāśavacana (आकाशवचन).—= °भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) q. v.
Derivable forms: ākāśavacanam (आकाशवचनम्).
Ākāśavacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ākāśa and vacana (वचन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkāśavacana (आकाशवचन):—[=ā-kāśa-vacana] [from ā-kāśa > ā-kāś] n. (in [dramatic language]) a voice from the sky, [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀkāśavacana (ಆಕಾಶವಚನ):—[noun] = ಆಕಾಶವಾಣಿ - [akashavani -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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