Angarakha, Aṅgārakha, Amgarakha: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Angarakha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

One of the Nava-graha (Hands that indicate the Nine Planets).—Aṅgārakha: left hand–Sūci, right hand–Muṣṭi.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Angarakha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

aṅgarakhā (अंगरखा) [or अंगराखा, aṅgarākhā].—m (aṅga & rākhaṇēṃ) The outer garment of males, a sort of frock. The four common fashions are named guṇḍīdāra, kaṇṭhīdāra, nīmakaṇṭhīdāra, pyālēdāra, q. v. in loc.

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āṅgarakhā (आंगरखा) [or आंगराखा, āṅgarākhā].—(Better aṅgarakhā) The outer garment of a male.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

aṅgarakhā (अंगरखा).—m The outer garment of males, a coat.

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āṅgarakhā (आंगरखा).—m The outer garment of a male, a coat.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Angarakha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aṃgarakhā (ಅಂಗರಖಾ):—[noun] = ಅಂಗರೇಕು [amgareku].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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