Gunatipata, Guṇātipāta: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraGuṇātipāta (गुणातिपात, “contrast of virtues”) refers to one of the thirty-six “characteristic features” (lakṣaṇa) of perfect ‘poetic compositions’ (kāvyabandha) and ‘dramatic compositions’ (dṛśyakāvya, or simply kāvya). According to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 17, these thirty-six lakṣaṇas act as instructions for composing playwrights. The term is used throughout nāṭyaśāstra literature.
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraGuṇātipāta (गुणातिपात, “accusation of virtue”).—One of the thirty-six lakṣaṇa, or “excellent points of a dramatic composition”;—Description of guṇātipāta: When virtues are mentioned with sweet words of harsh import, which carry a contrary implication, it is an instance of Accusation of Virtues (guṇātīpāta, lit. “opposition of virtue”) .
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Guṇātipāta (गुणातिपात):—[from guṇa] m. detraction of acknowledged merits, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa vi, 173; 184.]
2) [=gu-ṇātipāta] [from guṇātipāta > guṇa] acting against nature, [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]
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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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