Madhyasthana, Madhya-sthana, Madhyasthāna: 7 definitions
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Madhyasthāna (मध्यस्थान, “middle voice”) refers to one of three “voices” (sthāna). According to the Nāṭyaśāstra, these three voices are part of the ‘vocal representation’ (vācika), which is used in communicating the meaning of the drama and calling forth the sentiment (rasa). The term is used throughout nāṭyaśāstra literature.
The middle (madhya) voice is to be produced from the chest.
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
Madhyasthāna (मध्यस्थान).—
1) the middle station.
2) the middle space; i. e. air.
3) a neutral region.
Derivable forms: madhyasthānam (मध्यस्थानम्).
Madhyasthāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhya and sthāna (स्थान).
Madhyasthāna (मध्यस्थान).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. A Neutral soil. 2. A middle place.
Madhyasthāna (मध्यस्थान).—[neuter] the middle space i.e. the air.
1) Madhyasthāna (मध्यस्थान):—[=madhya-sthāna] [from madhya] n. the m° space id est. the air (-devatā f. a deity of the air, [Nirukta, by Yāska])
2) [v.s. ...] a neutral soil, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Madhyasthāna (मध्यस्थान):—[(ma + sthāna)] n. der mittlere Raum d. i. der Luftraum: devatā [Yāska’s Nirukta 7, 23. 10, 1. 11, 13. 22.]
Madhyasthāna (मध्यस्थान):—n. der Luftraum. devatā f. eines Gottheit des Luftraums.
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Partial matches (+0): Madhya, Sthana.
Starts with (+0): Madhyasthanadevata.
Full-text (+0): Madhyasthanadevata, Kendra.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 164 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 2]
Page 80 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 661 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 2]
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 21 - The deities of the three worlds in the descending series < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 17 - Deities of Rgveda V.79-87; Khilas < [Chapter 5 - Deities of Rigveda IV.33–VII.49]
Part 7-12a - The twenty-six names of Indra < [Chapter 2 - Introduction (continued)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 58 < [Volume 15 (1911)]
Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study) (by Padma Sugavanam)
Kohala and Gītā (4): The concept of Mūrcchanā < [Chapter 2 - Kohala as seen in citations]
The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
3.12. Temples at Becharaji (Mehsana) < [Chapter 4 - Structural temples of the Caulukyan period (942-1299 A.D.)]
Svalpa Matsya-purana (part 5) < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]
Conception of Sarasvati in the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]