Kritapratikrita, Krita-pratikrita, Kṛtapratikṛta: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṛtapratikṛta can be transliterated into English as Krtapratikrta or Kritapratikrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra1) Kṛtapratikṛta (कृतप्रतिकृत) is the name of a karaṇa (aspect of strokes) in playing the vipañcī (musical instrument), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 29. The vipañcī refers to an instrument with nine strings played with a plectrum (koṇa).
According to the Nāṭyaśāstra, “when on the vīṇā, two heavy and two light syllables are played, it is the rūpa. And this rūpa performed in the pratibheda it is the kṛtapratikṛta”.
2) Kṛtapratikṛta (कृतप्रतिकृत) or Kṛtapratikṛtakaraṇa refers to one of the six karaṇas, comprising a set of rules used in the playing of drums (puṣkara) [with reference to Mṛdaṅga, Paṇava and Dardura] according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 33.
Accordingly, “Kṛtapratikṛta is when one karaṇa originates from the three puṣkaras. Example.—tham ghu khu ṇa khutham kramamthi vaggern raghaṭām ghaṭatthi gham tsām idu ghe kuhulāṇṇam da dno ṇa”.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṛtapratikṛta (कृतप्रतिकृत).—assault and counter-assault, attack and resistance; R.12.94.
Derivable forms: kṛtapratikṛtam (कृतप्रतिकृतम्).
Kṛtapratikṛta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛta and pratikṛta (प्रतिकृत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṛtapratikṛta (कृतप्रतिकृत):—[=kṛta-pratikṛta] [from kṛta > kṛ] n. assault and counter-assault, attack and resistance, [Mahābhārata iv, 351; Raghuvaṃśa xii, 94]
2) [v.s. ...] retaliation for an assault, [Rāmāyaṇa vi, 91, 10.]
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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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Partial matches: Pratikrita, Krita.
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