Kanakalata, Kanakalatā, Kanaka-lata: 4 definitions
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Kanakalata 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.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraKanakalatā (कनकलता) is the name of a meter described in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 32:—“the metre which has in its feet of nineteen syllables the thirteenth, the fourteenth and the last long, is kanakalatā”.
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 DictionaryKanakalatā (कनकलता):—[=kanaka-latā] [from kanaka > kan] f. Name of a plant (to which the slender figure of a woman is compared), [Kuvalayānanda]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Lata, Kanaka.
Starts with: Kanakalatakshipta.
Full-text: Kanaka.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Kanakalata, Kanakalatā, Kanaka-lata, Kanaka-latā; (plurals include: Kanakalatas, Kanakalatās, latas, latās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 7 - The characters of the Ubhayābhisārikā < [Chapter 2 - Bhāṇa (critical study)]
Part 10 - Application of the Junctures (sandhi) in a Bhāṇa < [Chapter 2 - Bhāṇa (critical study)]
Part 2a - Summary of the Ubhayābhisārikā < [Chapter 2 - Bhāṇa (critical study)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 4: Former births of Induṣeṇa and Binduṣeṇa < [Chapter I - Five previous incarnations]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)