Kushilava, Kuśīlava: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kuśīlava can be transliterated into English as Kusilava or Kushilava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraKuśīlava (कुशीलव) refers a member of a theatrical party, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 35. Accordingly, “he who can apply the principles of instrumental music and is himself an expert in playing instruments, is called a Kuśīlava because of his being kuśala (clever) and avadāta (refined) and free from agitation (avyathita)”
Note: the real etymology (of kuśīlava) is obscure. This is only a folk-etymology of the word. There are however reasons to believe that it originally meant ballad-singers. The names of Rāma’s twin sons probably had its origin in kuśīlava.
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 dictionaryKuśīlava (कुशीलव).—
1) A bard, singer; Manusmṛti 8.65,12; cf. also ... कारूकाश्च कुशीलवाः (kārūkāśca kuśīlavāḥ) | Śiva. B.31.18; also Kau. A.1.12.
2) An actor; तत्सर्वे कुशीलवाः संगीतप्रयोगेण मत्समीहितसंपादनाय प्रवर्तन्ताम् (tatsarve kuśīlavāḥ saṃgītaprayogeṇa matsamīhitasaṃpādanāya pravartantām) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1; तत्किमिति नारम्भयसि कुशीलवैः सह संगीतकम् (tatkimiti nārambhayasi kuśīlavaiḥ saha saṃgītakam) Ve.1.
3) A newsmonger.
4) An epithet of Vālmīki.
-vau (du.) The two sons of Rāma.
Derivable forms: kuśīlavaḥ (कुशीलवः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśīlava (कुशीलव).—m.
(-vaḥ) 1. An actor, a dancer, a mime. 2. A bard, a herald. 3. A newsmonger. E. ku bad, śīla practice, and va affix, from vā to go, &c. with ka affix, du. m. (vau) The two sons of Rama: see kuśalava.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśīlava (कुशीलव).—[ku-śīla + va] (va is mutilated vant), 1. m. An actor, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 155. 2. du. Kuśa and Lava, the sons of Rāma, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 4, 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśīlava (कुशीलव).—[masculine] bard, herald, actor; [dual] [Name] of the two sons of Rāma.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kuśīlava (कुशीलव):—[=kuśī-lava] [from kuśa] 1. kuśī-lava m. [dual number] = kuśa-lava, [Rāmāyaṇa i.]
2) 2. kuśīlava m. ([from] ku-śīla?), a bard, herald, actor, mime, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Mṛcchakaṭikā; Mālatīmādhava]
3) a newsmonger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Name of Vālmīki (cf. kuśin), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśīlava (कुशीलव):—[kuśī-lava] (vaḥ) 1. n. An actor; a bard.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kuśīlava (कुशीलव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kusīlava.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKusīlava (कुसीलव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kuśīlava.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKuśīlava (ಕುಶೀಲವ):—
1) [noun] a writer or poet who writes formally praising another; a panegyrist.
2) [noun] an actor; a dancer.
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)
Partial matches: Kushi, Lava, Kuci.
Starts with: Kushilavau.
Full-text: Kaushilavya, Kushivasha, Kushilavau, Kaushilava, Lava, Kusha.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.155 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Verse 8.65 < [Section XII (A) - Evidence]
Verse 10.6 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 3 - Concerning Subsistence to Government Servants < [Book 5 - The Conduct of Courtiers]
Chapter 7 - Distinction Between Sons < [Book 3 - Concerning Law]
Chapter 1 - Formation of Villages < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
References to drama, dance and music in Sanskrit literature < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]
On Ancient Greek and Ancient Indian Drama < [January – March, 1990]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Foreword to volume 7 < [Forewords]