Durgaya, Durgayā: 3 definitions
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Durgaya 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.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Durgayā (दुर्गया) refers to one of the twenty-one divisions of the Mārga-Rūpaka compositions in ancient Indian art of dance and theater.—Puruṣottama Miśrā, while defining the terms mārga and deśī quotes the Saṅgītanārāyaṇa (Vol. II, pp.406-410) which he says has been taken from Kohala (the work of Kohala). He says that mārga is that which was shown to Śiva and Pārvatī by Brahma after performing penance. He says the mārgarūpakas are twenty in number [e.g., durgayā]. [...] But when listing out the names, there appear twenty-one rūpakas. [...]
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
1) Durgaya (दुर्गय) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Vasudeva: Dāyadaśaślokīṭīkā.
2) Durgaya (दुर्गय):—surnamed Sindhusvāmin, son of Vāsudeva: Dāyasaṃgrahaślokadaśakavyākhyā.
Durgaya (दुर्गय):—[=dur-gaya] [from dur] m. (√ji?) Name of an author.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Dur, Gaya, Tur.
Starts with (+0): Durgayaga, Durgayantra.
Full-text (+0): Dayadashashloki, Dayasamgrahashlokadashakavyakhya, Marga.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Durgaya, Durgayā, Dur-gaya, Dur-gayā; (plurals include: Durgayas, Durgayās, gayas, gayās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study) (by Padma Sugavanam)
Kohala and Nāṭya (7): The concept of Uparūpakas < [Chapter 2 - Kohala as seen in citations]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
A critical review of antiquity, authorship and contents of Haramekhala: A medieval work on humanities < [Volume 32 (4); 2011 (Oct-Dec)]
Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence (by P. V. Rajee)
Conception of Sarasvati in the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]