Nagabandha, Nāgabandha, Naga-bandha, Nagabamdha: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)Nāgabandha (नागबन्ध).—One of the saṃyutta-hastāni (Twenty-four combined Hands).—Nāga-bandha (serpent-tie): Sarpa-śīrṣa hands are crossed. Usage: nāga-bandha, pairs of snakes, bower, Atharva Veda spells.
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (natya)Nāgabandha (नागबन्ध) is one of the six divisions of sthānaka, one of the nine maṇḍala (postures of the feet) which in turn represents one of the four “movements of the feet” (pāda) according to the Abhinayadarpaṇa. Nāgabandha-sthānaka (the standing posture in which the two legs are intertwined and the two hands are likewise twisted) is found in images but there is no label or term given for that pose in iconography. In a few karaṇas of Śiva, this posture of the feet is found.
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 dictionaryNāgabandha (नागबन्ध).—
1) a snake as a chain.
2) Name of a metre, resembling the coilings of a snake.
Derivable forms: nāgabandhaḥ (नागबन्धः).
Nāgabandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nāga and bandha (बन्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nāgabandha (नागबन्ध):—[=nāga-bandha] [from nāga] m. a snake as a chain or fetter, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a metre resembling the coilings of a s°, [Pratāparudrīya] (cf. -pāśa).
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNāgabaṃdha (ನಾಗಬಂಧ):—
1) [noun] = ನಾಗಪಾಶಕರಣ [nagapashakarana].
2) [noun] a kind of lock in wrestling.
3) [noun] (fig.) a difficult condition escaping from which is very difficult.
4) [noun] (dance.) a sitting on the ground with the shank of the right foot placed on the thigh of the left foot.
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: Naga, Bandha.
Starts with: Nagabandhaka.
Full-text: Nalinipadmakosha, Nagapasha, Samyutta-hastani.
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Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Chapter 13 - Twenty-four Combined Hands
Chapter 26 - Hands denoting Animals
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Dwarf Gopura < [Chapter 4]
Adavalleswarar or Adavalleeswarar Temple (Architecture) < [Chapter 4]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Description of Gati as in Saṅgītamuktāvalī < [Chapter 2 - Concept and technique of Gati]
Description of Gati in Abhinayadarpaṇa < [Chapter 2 - Concept and technique of Gati]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
1-2: The number of Alaṃkāras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CI < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]