Bhadramukha, Bhadra-mukha: 7 definitions
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Bhadramukha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraBhadramukha (भद्रमुख, “auspicious-looking one”) refers to a specific “mode of address” (nāman) used in drama (nāṭya), according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 19. Bhadramukha is used to address inferior persons. A similair address to be used in this situation would be Saumya.
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).
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryBhadra-mukha.—(EI 16), an honorific used with personal names. Note: bhadra-mukha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhadramukha (भद्रमुख).—a. 'of an auspicious face', used as a polite address, 'good sir', 'gentle sir'; Ś.7; ततो भद्रमुखात्राहं स्थास्ये स्थाणु- रिवाचलः (tato bhadramukhātrāhaṃ sthāsye sthāṇu- rivācalaḥ) Mark. P.
-khī good lady; V.2.
Bhadramukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhadra and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhadramukha (भद्रमुख).—[adjective] whose face causes prosperity (in [vocative] as reverential address).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhadramukha (भद्रमुख):—[=bhadra-mukha] [from bhadra > bhand] mfn. one whose face (or whose look) confers prosperity, [Kālidāsa; Daśakumāra-carita; Kādambarī] etc. (only used in the [vocative case] or in the [nominative case] with the meaning of a 2nd [person] = ‘good or gentle sir’ [plural] ‘good people’; [according to] to [Sāhitya-darpaṇa] a prince is so to be addressed by the inferior characters in plays; in the [Divyāvadāna] it is a term of address to inferior persons).
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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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Search found 7 books and stories containing Bhadramukha, Bhadra-mukha; (plurals include: Bhadramukhas, mukhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Analysis of Vidūṣaka < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning (by D. N. Shukla)
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Chapter XIX - Modes of Address (nāman) and Intonation (kāku)
Part 8 - The Date of the Nāṭyaśāstra < [Introduction, part 1]
Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
Modes of Addess in a Drama < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Psychiatry < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
Dermatology (a): Itching Lesions < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
Ophthalmology (Sālākiya) < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
6.5.1. Minor Male characters of Mudrārākṣasa < [Chapter 6 - Other Literary Estimates of Mudrārākṣasa]