Mayuralalita, Mayūralalita, Mayura-lalita: 2 definitions

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Mayuralalita 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.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

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

Mayūralalita (मयूरललित).—One of the 108 karaṇas (minor dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4. The instructions for this mayūralalita-karaṇa is as follows, “after assuming the Vṛścika Cārī two hands to be Recita, and the Trika to be turned round [in the Bhramarī Cārī].”.

A karaṇa represents a minor dance movements and combines sthāna (standing position), cārī (foot and leg movement) and nṛttahasta (hands in dancing position).

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mayuralalita in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mayūralalita (ಮಯೂರಲಲಿತ):—[noun] (dance.) a turning standing on one leg, another being raised and bent a little with hips bent, and having raised both the elbows to chest-height, both the open palms brought to the chest.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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