Adhibala: 5 definitions

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Adhibala 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.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Adhibala (अधिबल, “outwitting”) refers to ‘outwitting’ through guile. Adhibala represents one of the thirteen garbhasandhi, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21. Garbhasandhi refers to the “segments (sandhi) of the development part (garbha)” and represents one of the five segments of the plot (itivṛtta or vastu) of a dramatic composition (nāṭaka).

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Adhibala (अधिबल).—One of the thirteen elements of the ‘development segment’ (garbhasandhi);—(Description:) Deception by means of a trick called Outwitting (adhibala).

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhibala (अधिबल).—An interlocution of high words in mutual defiance; S. D.526.

Derivable forms: adhibalam (अधिबलम्).

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

1) Adhibala (अधिबल):—[=adhi-bala] n. (in [dramatic language]) a violent altercation, [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra; Daśarūpa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] pursuing an aim by an indirect course, ibidem

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Adhibala 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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