Gunatishaya, Guṇātiśaya: 6 definitions
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Gunatishaya 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 Guṇātiśaya can be transliterated into English as Gunatisaya or Gunatishaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraGuṇātiśaya (गुणातिशय, “special 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 ShastraGuṇātiśaya (गुणातिशय, “excellence”).—One of the thirty-six lakṣaṇa, or “excellent points of a dramatic composition”;—Description of guṇātiśaya: When after enumerating the qualities available in common men, one mentions some special qualities, it is an instance of Excellence (atiśaya).
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 DictionaryGuṇātiśaya (गुणातिशय):—[from guṇa] m. (in [dramatic language]) heightening acknowledged merits, [ib.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryGuṇātiśaya (गुणातिशय):—n. Poetics. heightening acknowledged merits;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Full-text: Gunatishay, Gunatipata, Lakshana.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)