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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Moṭaka (मोटक) refers to a type of syllabic metre (vṛtta), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 16. In this metre, the first two, the fifth, the eighth, and the eleventh syllables of a foot (pāda) are heavy (guru), while the rest of the syllables are light (laghu). It is also known by the name Moṭanaka.

⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⏑⎼¦¦⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⏑⎼¦¦
⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⏑⎼¦¦⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⏑⎼¦¦

Moṭaka falls in the Triṣṭup (Triṣṭubh) class of chandas (rhythm-type), which implies that verses constructed with this metre have four pādas (‘foot’ or ‘quarter-verse’) containing eleven syllables each.

context information

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: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Moṭaka (मोटक).—[muṭ-ṇvul] A pill.

-kam A couple of broken blades of Kuśa grass given at a Śrāddha (bhagnakuśapatradvayam).

Derivable forms: moṭakaḥ (मोटकः), moṭakam (मोटकम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Moṭaka (मोटक) or Muṭa or Mūḍha or Moṭa.—and see s.v. moṭikā (m. ? compare Vedic mūta, mūtaka; late Sanskrit mūṭaka, [Boehtlingk]; Prakrit mūḍa, mūḍha, ‘a large measure of grain’; and s.v. mūtoḍī, which may be related), some sort of basket, bag, or large container; chiefly in an identical cliché, a list of containers and means of transporting goods: śaka- ṭair bhārair muṭaiḥ (etc.) piṭakaiḥ (this word is once or twice transposed before m°; in Kāraṇḍavvūha it is spelled piṭhakair, [Page434-b+ 71] once pī°), so, with muṭaiḥ, Kāraṇḍavvūha 28.17; 71.8; one ms. at Divyāvadāna 524.16 (and ed. by em. 501.27); mūṭaiḥ Avadāna-śataka i.199.14; Kāraṇḍavvūha 52.23; and ed. em. Divyāvadāna 524.16; mūḍhaiḥ, all mss. Divyāvadāna 332.5 (kept in ed.); 501.27 (ed. em. muṭaiḥ), and 3 of 4 mss. 524.16 (ed. em. mūṭaiḥ); moṭaiḥ Divyāvadāna 5.8; kuśa-moṭakaṃ baddhvā Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.100.6.

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Moṭaka (मोटक) or Moṭikā.—see muṭa and putra-moṭikā- putra.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Moṭaka (मोटक).—mn.

(-kaḥ-kaṃ) A pill. n.

(-kaṃ) Two broken blades of kuśa grass.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Moṭaka (मोटक).—[masculine] [neuter] globule, pill.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Moṭaka (मोटक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. Padyāvalī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Moṭaka (मोटक):—mn. (√muṭ) a globule or pill to be used as a remedy against ([genitive case]), [Catalogue(s)] (cf. modaka)

2) m. Name of an author, [Catalogue(s)]

3) n. a broken or crushed leaf, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Moṭaka (मोटक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Moḍaga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Motaka in German

context information

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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Moṭaka (मोटक):—n. (Hinduism) a ring of twisted scared kush grass needed for the performance of obsequial rites;

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Motakakkentai, Motakakkontai, Motakalem, Motakam, Motakamaram, Motakappiriyan, Motakari, Motakarmal, Motakarmbal, Motakattekku, Motakattekkumaram, Motakavalli.

Ends with: Amotaka, Valimotaka.

Full-text: Motanaka, Mut, Motika, Motamana, Modaga, Motaki, Mudha, Mota, Motana, Muta, Modaka.

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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)

Chapter XVI - Metrical Patterns (chandas)

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