Ingita, Imgita, Iṅgita: 23 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
A type of glance (or facial expression): Iṅgita: sidelong glances expressing joy. Usage: secret thought.
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).
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Iṅgita (इङ्गित) refers to “aspect”, as in, a visible trait or charecteristic of a human being. When a King (rājan) is investigating a suit in the court, he is to closely watch the variations (ākāra) of the subject. For the aspect (iṅgita) of a person, this means monitoring for perspiration, trembilng, thrilling hairs etc. The term is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Iṅgita (इङ्गित) refers to “phenomena” (e.g., related to elephants and horses), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “We shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a jyotiṣaka. [...] In Yātrā, he must know the fitness or unfitness of a tithi (lunar day), vāra (week day), karaṇa, nakṣatra, muhūrta, and lagna (a sign of zodiac) and yoga for particular purposes. He must be able to interpret natural gestures and dreams; he must be able to state when a prince ought to start for battle to secure success in war; he must be learned in rules relating to ablutions and sacred fire ceremonies in honour of the planets and offerings to evil spirits; he must be able to interpret phenomena connected with such sacred fires and with elephants and horses [i.e., hastin-aśva-iṅgita] while mounting the same”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Iṅgita (इङ्गित) refers to an “implied wish”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.9.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“On hearing these words of the lord of mountains, Mena was greatly delighted. She approached her daughter to advise her to take interest in penance. On seeing the tender limbs of her daughter, Menakā was greatly distressed. Her eyes welled up in tears immediately. The beloved of the lord of mountains was unable to advise her daughter to perform penance. Pārvatī understood the implied wish of her mother [i.e., jananī-iṅgita] quickly. Then the omniscient supreme goddess Pārvatī immediately spoke to her mother after consoling her again and again”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Iṅgita (इङ्गित) refers to “elephant gestures”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: [As sage Pālakāpya said to king Romapāda]: “19. And Pālakāpya played with the elephants, their cows, and the young elephants, roaming with them through rivers and torrents, on mountain tops and in pools of water, and on pleasant spots of ground, living as a hermit on leaves and water, through years numbering twice six thousand, learning all about the elephants, what they should and should not eat, their joys and griefs, their gestures (iṅgita) and what is good and bad for them and so forth”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Iṅgita (इङ्गित) refers to “feelings” (manifested by outward signs), according to the Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life; being written by Mallanāga Vātsyāyana in the 2nd century A.D. it belongs to the Kāmaśāstra branch of literature which deals with the ancient Indian science of love-making.—Topics of Book III (the acquisition of a wife) include: Courtship, and the manifestation of the feelings (iṅgita) by outward signs and deeds [bālāyā upakramāḥ | iṅgitākārasūcanam].
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
iṅgita : (nt.) gesture; sign.
Iṅgita, (nt.) (pp. of ingati = iñjati) movement, gesture, sign J. II, 195, 408; VI, 368, 459. (Page 117)
iṅgita (ဣင်္ဂိတ) [(na) (န)]—
[iṅga+ta]
[ဣင်္ဂ+တ]
[Pali to Burmese]
iṅgita—
(Burmese text): အခြင်းအရာ၊ အမူအရာ။
(Auto-Translation): Circumstance, behavior.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
iṅgita (इंगित).—n (S) A hint or sign; any indicative gesture or action. 2 Aim, intention, design, covered purpose. 3 (Corr. from vyaṅgita) Covert speech.
iṅgita (इंगित).—The pith or core of a thing. A hint. Aim, design. Covert speech.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Iṅgita (इङ्गित).—p. p. Moved, shaken.
-tam [bhāve-kta]
1) Palpitation, shaking.
2) Internal thought, inward thought or secret aim, intention, purpose; °आकारवेदिभिः (ākāravedibhiḥ) K.7; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.43; अगूढसद्भावमितीङ्गितज्ञया (agūḍhasadbhāvamitīṅgitajñayā) Kumārasambhava 5.62; तस्य संवृतमन्त्रस्य गूढाकारेङ्गितस्य च (tasya saṃvṛtamantrasya gūḍhākāreṅgitasya ca) R.1.2; Śiśupālavadha 9.69.
3) A hint, sign, gesture; आकारैरिङ्गितैर्गत्या (ākārairiṅgitairgatyā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.44.
4) Particularly, the gesture or motion of the various limbs of the body indicating one's intentions; gesture suited to betray internal feelings; आकारैरिङ्गितैर्गत्या गृह्यतेऽन्तर्गतं मनः (ākārairiṅgitairgatyā gṛhyate'ntargataṃ manaḥ) Manusmṛti 8. 26. cf. इङ्गितं हृद्गतो भावो बहिराकार आकृतिः । सज्जनः (iṅgitaṃ hṛdgato bhāvo bahirākāra ākṛtiḥ | sajjanaḥ)
Iṅgita (इङ्गित).—n.
(-taṃ) 1. Hint, sign, gesture. 2. Going, motion. 3. Intention, purpose. E. igi to go, affix kta.
Iṅgita (इङ्गित).—[neuter] gesture, intention.
1) Iṅgita (इङ्गित):—[from iṅg] n. palpitation
2) [v.s. ...] change of the voice, internal motion, motion of various parts of the body as indicating the intentions
3) [v.s. ...] hint, sign, gesture
4) [v.s. ...] aim, intention, real but covert purpose, [Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa; Mahābhārata; Suśruta; Hitopadeśa; Raghuvaṃśa etc.]
Iṅgita (इङ्गित):—(taṃ) 1. n. Hint; inquiry.
Iṅgita (इङ्गित):—(partic. von iṅg) n. das Zucken, die Bewegungen verschiedener Theile des Körpers, als Verräther des innern Menschen; Gebärde [Amarakoṣa 3, 3, 15] (auch m.!). [4, 164.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1513.] sa vidyādasya kṛtyeṣu nigūḍheṅgitaceṣṭitaiḥ . ākāramiṅgitaṃ ceṣṭāṃ bhṛtyeṣu ca cikīrṣitam .. [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 67. 63.] bāhyairvibhāvayelliṅgairbhāvamantargataṃ nṛṇām . svaravarṇeṅgitākāraiścakṣuṣā ceṣṭitena ca .. [8, 25. 26.] [Mahābhārata 3, 14669. 16068.] [Nalopākhyāna (BOPP) 2, 5.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 7, 4. 48, 5.] [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 1, 22.29. 5, 12, 4.] [Suśruta 2, 244, 20.] [Pañcatantra I, 49.] [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 20.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 7, 20.] = gamana und ceṣṭā [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 250.]
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Iṅgita (इङ्गित):—= abhiprāya [?(Mallinātha) Kirātārjunīya 14, 2.]
Iṅgita (इङ्गित):—n. —
1) Gebärde , Miene. —
2) Absicht.
Iṅgita (इङ्गित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Iṃgia.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Iṃgita (इंगित) [Also spelled ingit]:—(nm) an indication, hint, sign; gesture; (a) indicated.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Iṃgita (ಇಂಗಿತ):—
1) [noun] anything intended or planned; an intention; an implied purpose.
2) [noun] a hint, sign of one’s intention given to others (by bodily gesture, inexplicit words, etc.).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Iṅgita (इङ्गित):—n. 1. gesture; 2. hint; signal; pointing; 3. suggestion; 4. inner impulse;
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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Partial matches (+0): Inga, Luo, Da, Ta.
Starts with (+0): Imgitagudu, Imgitajnana, Imgitajnate, Imgitajne, Imgitakara, Imgitakodu, Imgitavyamgya, Ingita-garnu, Ingitadhyasita, Ingitajna, Ingitakobida, Ingitakovida, Ingitalakshya, Ingitamarana, Ingitasanna.
Full-text (+2): Ingitajna, Imgitakara, Ingitasanna, Ingitakovida, Ingitalakshya, Ingitamarana, Ingitakobida, Ingita-garnu, Ingit, Niringita, Ing, Ingitadhyasita, Imgia, Ingit-garnu, Inkitam, Anuragengita, Anuraga, Inkitakkalippu, Saci, Linga.
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