Pracchedaka: 6 definitions
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Pracchedaka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Prachchhedaka.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraPracchedaka (प्रच्छेदक) refers to one of the twelve types of lāsya, or “gentle form of dance” according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 20. These various lāsya are presented as a specific type of dramatic play (nāṭya) similar to that of the Bhāṇa type
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraPracchedaka (प्रच्छेदक).—One of the twelve types of lāsya;—When a separated woman pained by the moonlight prepares to go to her beloved, even if he has done her wrong, it is an instance of the Pracchedaka.
Source: svAbhinava: Abhinavagupta’s Treatment of the lāsyāṅgasPracchedaka (प्रच्छेदक).—One of the ten type of lāsyāṅga, or ‘elements of the gentle dance’;—In it the women struck by moon-shine cling to their lovers, though they have done wrong to them. The variant reading in place of ‘sajjante’ is ‘rajyante’ which means become attached or devoted. In pracchedaka, says Abhinava , there is the great joy of the beloved, when in the moon-shine she sees the reflection of her lover in wine (when there is the drinking party), in a mirror (while doing her toilet), or in the water (during water-sports). Moonlight is particularly helpful in bringing about pacification, when the lover has offended the beloved. The description of the moon-rise found often in the play Ratnāvalī is the element taken from the pracchedaka. In popular life, moonrise is not possible all the while.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPracchedaka (प्रच्छेदक):—[=pra-cchedaka] [from pra-cchid] m. a song sung by a wife who thinks her husband false to her, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa] (cf. pra-cchādaka).
[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.
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Partial matches: Pra.
Full-text: Lasyanga, Pracchadaka, Lasya, Natyangani.
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Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati performed in Lāsyāṅgas < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)