Gitaprakasha, Gītaprakāśa: 4 definitions

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Gitaprakasha 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.

The Sanskrit term Gītaprakāśa can be transliterated into English as Gitaprakasa or Gitaprakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

[«previous next»] — Gitaprakasha in Natyashastra glossary
Source: archive.org: The Ragas Of Karnatic Music

Gītaprakāśa (गीतप्रकाश).—In the Gītaprakāśa (Oriya manuscript) the jātis as well as auḍava, ṣāḍava and sampūrṇa-rāgas are given.

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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gitaprakasha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Gītaprakāśa (गीतप्रकाश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—music. Quoted in Saṃgitanārāyaṇa Oxf. 201^a.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gitaprakasha 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.

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