Kalahantarita, Kalahāntaritā, Kalaha-antarita: 10 definitions

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In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

[«previous next»] — Kalahantarita in Natyashastra glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Kalahāntaritā (कलहान्तरिता) refers to a “young woman who is separated” according to the Nāṭyaśāstra 4.315. Accordingly, “But dance (nṛtta) should not be applied to the part of a young woman who is enraged (khaṇḍitā), deceived (vipralabdhā); or separated [from her lover] by a quarrel (kalahāntaritā)”.

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Kalahāntaritā (कलहान्तरिता) refers to “one separated from her lover by a quarrel” and represents a type of mistress (nāyikā), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24. The different nāyikās, or ‘heroines’ of dramatic plays (nāṭaka) are defined according to the rules of king’s etiquette to women.

Accordingly, “when woman is impatient for her lover having gone away due to a quarrel, or jealousy, and not returning, she is a heroine (nāyikā) separated by quarrel (kalahāntaritā)”.

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (natya)

Kalahāntaritā (कलहान्तरिता) refers to a “[heroine] estranged due to quarrel with the lover” and represents one of the “eight heroines” (aṣṭanāyikā) in a dramatic representation, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24 and the Abhinaya-sāra-saṃputa chapter 2.—The aṣṭanāyikās (eight heroines) who are separately described in eight ways according to their different emotional states or moods towards the hero. Chapter 24 of the Nāṭyaśāstra and chapter II of Abhinaya-sara-samputa speak of these aṣṭanāyikās [viz., Kalahāntaritā] in detail.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kalahantarita in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kalahāntaritā (कलहांतरिता).—f S (Whose quarreling is removed or covered.) A pacified or composed wife. Understood by the pseudosavans, who use the word, in the sense of Wife separated from her husband on account of disagreement; and, hence, in the sense of Virago, vixen, or shrew.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kalahantarita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kalahāntaritā (कलहान्तरिता).—a woman separated from her lover in consequence of a quarrel with him (one who is angry and yet sorry for it); she is thus defined in S. D.117. --चाटुकारमपि प्राणनाथं रोषादपास्य या । पश्चात्तापमवाप्नोति कलहान्तरिता तु सा (cāṭukāramapi prāṇanāthaṃ roṣādapāsya yā | paścāttāpamavāpnoti kalahāntaritā tu sā) ||

Kalahāntaritā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kalaha and antaritā (अन्तरिता).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kalahāntaritā (कलहान्तरिता).—f.

(-tā) An appeased wife, one who has been angry and is sorry for it. E. kalaha strife, antarita covered, &c. fem. affix ṭāp.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kalahāntaritā (कलहान्तरिता):—[from kalaha] f. a heroine separated from her lover in consequence of a quarrel, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Gīta-govinda etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kalahāntaritā (कलहान्तरिता):—[kalahā-ntaritā] (tā) 1. f. An angry wife who has become appeased.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kalahantarita 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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