Brihannata, Bṛhannaṭa, Brihat-nata: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Bṛhannaṭa can be transliterated into English as Brhannata or Brihannata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBṛhannaṭa (बृहन्नट).—the name assumed by Arjuna when residing as dancing and music master at the court of Virāṭa.
Derivable forms: bṛhannaṭaḥ (बृहन्नटः).
Bṛhannaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bṛhat and naṭa (नट). See also (synonyms): bṛhannala.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bṛhannaṭa (बृहन्नट):—[=bṛhan-naṭa] [from bṛhan > bṛṃh] m. Name of Arjuna, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Bṛhannāṭa (बृहन्नाट):—[=bṛhan-nāṭa] [from bṛhan > bṛṃh] m. (in music) a [particular] Rāga, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]
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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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Partial matches: Brihat, Nata, Brihan.
Starts with: Brihannataka.
Full-text: Brihannala.
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