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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

One of the Twenty-four Heads. Ārātrika: turning the head to both sides, just touching the shoulders. Usage: astonishment, inferring the opinions of others.

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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).

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Ārātrika (आरात्रिक) or Ārati is the name of a ceremony of “circular waving of lights before idols” [Cf. Nīrājana].—The Nīrājana ceremony was essentially a Śānti or a rite to counteract evil influences. Gradually it lost its military character, but continued as a propitiatory rite. Cf. Rucipati in his commentary on Anargharāghava 2.10. The circular waving of lights was a special feature of the Nīrājana ritual, and that before idols is also known as Ārātrika, popularly called Ārati. In Kāvya poetry the word is often used in the sense of “illumination” or “adoration as with waving lights”.

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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’.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Ārātrika.—(SII 1), same as nīrājana; cf. maṅgal-ārātrika (EI 4), ‘a lamp used in waving before an idol’; also the rite. Note: ārātrika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ārātrika (आरात्रिक).—[arātrāvapi nirvṛttaṃ ṭhañ]

1) Waving a light (or the vessel containing it) at night before an idol (Mar. āratī oṃvāḷaṇeṃ); सर्वेषु चाङ्गेषु च सप्तवारान् आरात्रिकं भक्त- जनस्तु कुर्यात् (sarveṣu cāṅgeṣu ca saptavārān ārātrikaṃ bhakta- janastu kuryāt).

2) The light so waved; शिरसि निहितभारं पात्रमारात्रिकस्य भ्रमयति मयि भूयस्ते कृपार्द्रः कटाक्षः (śirasi nihitabhāraṃ pātramārātrikasya bhramayati mayi bhūyaste kṛpārdraḥ kaṭākṣaḥ) Śaṅkara.

Derivable forms: ārātrikam (आरात्रिकम्).

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

Ārātrika (आरात्रिक).—n.

(-kaṃ) Waving lamps at night before an image. E. āṅ before rātri night, kan added.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Ārātrika (आरात्रिक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the sixth Pariśiṣṭa of the Av. W. p. 90.

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

1) Ārātrika (आरात्रिक):—[=ā-rātrika] n. the light (or the vessel containing it) which is waved at night before an idol

2) [v.s. ...] Name of this ceremony.

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

Ārātrika (आरात्रिक):—[ā-rātrika] (kaṃ) 1. n. Waving lamps in the presence of an image.

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

Ārātrika (आरात्रिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ārattiya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Aratrika 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ārātrika (ಆರಾತ್ರಿಕ):—

1) [noun] a waving of lights before a person or an idol of a deity.

2) [noun] the lights used for the purpose or camphor burned so.

3) [noun] (dance.) the bending of the head as to touch both the shoulders alternatively to express amazement, inferring others' opinion, etc.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ratrika, A.

Starts with: Aratrikakriye.

Ends with: Aikaratrika, Ardharatrika, Dairgharatrika, Dairghyaratrika, Dasharatrika, Dirgharatrika, Ekaratrika, Navaratrika, Pancaratrika, Pancharatrika, Paratrika, Saptaratrika, Sarvaratrika, Saukharatrika, Shataratrika, Sukharatrika.

Full-text: Nirajana, Arati, Aratrivivasam, Tiparatti, Karppuraratti, Arattiya, Ekalattiyam, Twenty-four Heads, Arti, Mahanirajanadipa.

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