Bhramaraka: 8 definitions
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Bhramaraka 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.
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraBhramaraka (भ्रमरक).—One of the 108 karaṇas (minor dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4. The instructions for this bhramaraka-karaṇa is as follows, “hands Svastika feet in Āskipta Cārī, hands in Udveṣṭita movement, and Trika turned round [in the Bhramarī Cārī].”.
A karaṇa represents a minor dance movements and combines sthāna (standing position), cārī (foot and leg movement) and nṛttahasta (hands in dancing position).
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).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhramaraka (भ्रमरक).—[bhramara svārthe ka]
1) A bee.
2) A whirlpool, an eddy.
-kaḥ, -kam 1 A lock of hair or curl hanging down on the forehead.
2) A ball for playing with.
3) A humming top,
Derivable forms: bhramarakaḥ (भ्रमरकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhramaraka (भ्रमरक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. Hair curled upon the forehead. 2. A bee. 3. A ball for playing with. 4. A whirlpool. E. bhramara a bee, &c. kan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhramaraka (भ्रमरक):—[from bhram] mn. a curl on the forehead, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. bhramarālaka)
2) [v.s. ...] m. a bee, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a ball for playing with, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a whirlpool, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [from bhram] n. a humming-top (-bhrāmam with [Causal] of √bhram, to cause to spin like a humming-top, [Bālarāmāyaṇa])
6) [v.s. ...] honey of the large black bee, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhramaraka (भ्रमरक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Hair curled on the forehead; a bee; a whirlpool.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusBhramaraka (ಭ್ರಮರಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಭ್ರಮರ - [bhramara -] 1.
2) [noun] the curly hair dangling on the forehead.
3) [noun] water moving rapidly in a circle so as to produce a depression in the center into which floating objects may be drawn; a whirlpool.
4) [noun] a top (a conical toy) that makes continuous jarring sound, while spinning.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bhramarakabhramam, Bhramarakarandaka, Bhramarakati.
Full-text: Latva, Bhramarikadrishti, Bhramarika, Dimba, Laladimba, Vishkambha.
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Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati used for the delineation of Bhāva and Rasa < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]
Relevance of Gati in Rūpakas < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
3.4. Hair Dressing: Styles and Care < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]