Kshiptaka, Kṣiptakā: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Kshiptaka 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 Kṣiptakā can be transliterated into English as Ksiptaka or Kshiptaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraKṣiptakā (क्षिप्तका) is the name of a meter belonging to the Dvipadā-tryasrā class of Dhruvā (songs) described in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 32:—“the metre which has in its feet of seventeen syllables the third, the fifth, the eighth, the eleventh, the seventeenth long, is kṣiptakā”.
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: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kṣiptaka (क्षिप्तक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Khittaya.
[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)
Ends with: Akshiptaka, Samkshiptaka, Utkshiptaka, Vikshiptaka, Vikshiptakshiptaka.
Full-text: Khittaya, Samkshiptaka, Vikshiptaka.
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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)