Arthaprakriti, Artha-prakriti, Arthaprakṛti: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Arthaprakṛti can be transliterated into English as Arthaprakrti or Arthaprakriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraArthaprakṛti (अर्थप्रकृति) refers to the “five elements of the plot” representing the five means of attaining objects of the Plot, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21.
These are the five elements of the plot (arthaprakṛti):
- bīja (the seed),
- bindu (the vital drop),
- patākā (the episode),
- prakarī (the episodical incident),
- kārya (the action).
These five elements are connected with the five avasthā, or ‘five stages of the action’.

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).
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical studyArthaprakṛti (अर्थप्रकृति) refers to the “five elements” of the plot of an epic poem.—The five Arthaprakṛtis are: Bīja, Bindu, Patākā; and Kārya.

Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArthaprakṛti (अर्थप्रकृति).—f. the leading source or occasion of the grand object in a drama; (the number of these 'sources' is five :-bījaṃ binduḥ patākā ca prakarī kāryameva ca | arthaprakṛtayaḥ pañca jñātvā yojyā yathāvidhi S. D.317.)
Derivable forms: arthaprakṛtiḥ (अर्थप्रकृतिः).
Arthaprakṛti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms artha and prakṛti (प्रकृति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryArthaprakṛti (अर्थप्रकृति):—[=artha-prakṛti] [from artha] f. ‘the principal thing required for a special aim’, Name of the five constituent elements of a drama, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Daśarūpa]
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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 corpusArthaprakṛti (ಅರ್ಥಪ್ರಕೃತಿ):—[noun] the leading source or occasion of the grand object in a drama.
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: Artha, Prakriti.
Full-text: Karya, Bija, Prayatna, Praptisambhava, Niyataprapti, Prarambha, Phalayoga, Avastha, Prakari, Bindu, Prakara, Pataka.
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Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
3. Arthaprakṛtis of Mudrārākṣasa < [Chapter 6 - Other Literary Estimates of Mudrārākṣasa]
5. Deliberation of the Pañcasandhi in Mudrārākṣasa < [Chapter 6 - Other Literary Estimates of Mudrārākṣasa]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
Sanskrit dramas by Kerala authors (Study) (by S. Subramania Iyer)
7. Technique of the Candrikakalapida < [Chapter 9: Candrikakalapida (Chandrika-Kalapida) (Study)]
6. Technique of the Ramavarmavilasa < [Chapter 11: Ramavarmavilasa (Study)]
7. Technique of the Purnapurusarthacandrodaya < [Chapter 14: Purnapurusarthacandrodaya (Purna-Purusartha-Chandrodaya)]
Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
Artha-Prakṛtis (five elements of plot) < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
Description of Vīthī < [Chapter 2 - Nature and Classification of Sanskrit Drama]
Description of Apavārita and Janāntika < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
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Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
2. The subject matter (vastu) of the Tilakamanjari < [Chapter 15 - The Tilakamanjari as a Prose Poetic work]