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Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Mahānaṭa (महानट) refers to a name of Śiva, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 22.7.—Cf. Vāsavadattā.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mahānaṭa (महानट).—an epithet of Śiva; महानटः किं नु (mahānaṭaḥ kiṃ nu) ...... तनोति (tanoti) ...... साम्प्रतमङ्गहारम् (sāmpratamaṅgahāram) N.22.7; महानटबाहुनेव बद्धभुजाङ्केन (mahānaṭabāhuneva baddhabhujāṅkena) Vās.

Derivable forms: mahānaṭaḥ (महानटः).

Mahānaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and naṭa (नट).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahānaṭa (महानट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) Siva. E. mahā great, and naṭa a dancer.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahānaṭa (महानट).—m. Śiva.

Mahānaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahā and naṭa (नट).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahānaṭa (महानट):—[=mahā-naṭa] [from mahā > mah] m. ‘gr° actor’, Name of Śiva, [Catalogue(s)]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mahānaṭa (महानट):—[mahā+naṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. Shiva.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Mahānaṭa (महानट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mahāṇaḍa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mahanata in German

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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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Partial matches: Nata, Maha.

Starts with: Mahanataka, Mahanatakasuktisudhanidhi.

Full-text: Mahanada, Nateshvara.

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