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Dragging 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.
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Dragging (and fanning) is associated with Kapittha-hasta: one of the twenty-two Single-hand Gestures (in Indian Dramas) (known as asaṃyuktahastas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the Śabdakalpadruma, the word kapittha is explained as a kind of tree where kapi i.e., monkey comes due to the greed of fruit. The word kapittha again denotes the fruit called wood apple. [...] This posture is used to denote sacrifice, holding of an umbrella or a garland or rope, dragging and fanning.
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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Full-text (+121): Parikarsha, Vikarshana, Karsha, Viprakarsha, Karshin, Parikaddhana, Pravikarshana, Karshana, Odhunatanuna, Pharapata, Anukarsha, Vainitaka, Akrishti, Samakaddhana, Nikkaddhana, Khaharetana, Lacharai, Akaddhana, Kaddhana, Ghokrethyaka.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXI < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
Section XXIII < [Jarasandha-badha Parva]
Section 22 < [Stri-vilapa-parva]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 12 < [Chapter 4 - Caturtha-yāma-sādhana (Madhyāhna-kālīya-bhajana–ruci-bhajana)]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 25 - The Wicked King < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.344 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
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