Bhujangatrasita, Bhujaṅgatrāsita, Bhujanga-trasita, Bhujamgatrasita: 4 definitions
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra1) Bhujaṅgatrāsita (भुजङ्गत्रासित).—One of the 108 karaṇas (minor dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4. The instructions for this bhujaṅgatrāsita-karaṇa is as follows, “the Kuñcita feet to be thrown up, the thighs to have an oblique Nivartana (Nivṛtta) movement, the hip and the thigh also to have the same movement.”.
A karaṇa represents a minor dance movements and combines sthāna (standing position), cārī (foot and leg movement) and nṛttahasta (hands in dancing position).
2) Bhujaṅgatrāsitā (भुजङ्गत्रासिता) refers to a one of the thirty-two cārīs, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 11. The Bhujaṅgatrāsitā-cārī is classified as a ākāśikī, or “aerial”, of which there are sixteen in total. The term cārī refers to a “dance-step” and refers to the simultaneous movement of the feet (pāda), shanks (jaṅghā) and the hip (ūru). From these cārīs proceed dance as well as movements in general.
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraBhujaṅgatrasitā (भुजङ्गत्रसिता).—A type of aerial (ākāśikī) dance-step (cārī);—Instructions: one Kuñcita foot thrown up and the waist and the knee being turned round and the thigh [of the remaining foot] to be turned round too.
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Bhujaṅgatrāsita (भुजङ्गत्रासित) refers to one of the 108 kinds of Karaṇa (“coordination of precise movements of legs and hands”), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, karaṇas are the coordination of precise movements of legs and hands performed in a particular posture. The Nāṭyaśāstra also gives its view point in the same spirit. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, one hundred and eight kinds of karaṇas are accepted, e.g., Bhujaṅgatrāsita.
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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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhujaṃgatrāsita (ಭುಜಂಗತ್ರಾಸಿತ):—[noun] (dance.) one of the co-ordinated movements of hands and feet.
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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Partial matches: Trasita, Bhujanga.
Full-text: Pishtakutta, Bhujangancita, Mattakrida, Vicitra, Vishkambhapasrita, Paricchinna, Vihrita, Parivrittarecita, Aparajita, Vaishakharecita, Vishkambha, Carin, Recita, Lalita.
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
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Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Elucidation of Karaṇas related to Gati < [Chapter 2 - Concept and technique of Gati]
Performance of Cārī < [Chapter 2 - Concept and technique of Gati]
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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
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Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
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