Naca, Nāca: 5 definitions
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Naca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Nacha.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynāca (नाच).—m (nāṭya S) A dance, dancing. nāca nācāvā lāgaṇēṃ To have to dance about; to be obliged to bustle about briskly. nāca māṇḍaṇēṃ To skip and caper about tumultuously.
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nācā (नाचा) [or नाचापोऱ्या, nācāpōṛyā].—m (nāca & pōra) A boy that dances in girl's attire.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnāca (नाच).—m A dance, dancing. nāca nācāvā lāgaṇēṃ To have to dance about; to be obliged to bustle about briskly. nāca māṇḍaṇēṃ To skip and caper about tumultuously.
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nācā (नाचा) [or nācāpōṛyā, or नाचापोऱ्या].—m A boy that dances in girl's attire.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNaca (नच).—(as in Sanskrit, see [Boehtlingk] s.v. 3 vara, 2, e; Speyer Sanskrit Synt. § 250; but here used in a rather peculiar way which has misled Burnouf, Kern, and Lüders ap. Hoernle [Manuscript Remains of Buddhist literature found in Eastern Turkestan] 154), than, after composition: (śīghrataraṃ) samyaksaṃbodhim abhisaṃbudhyeyaṃ na cāsya maṇeḥ pratigrāhakaḥ syāt Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 265.3 (prose), may I attain perfect enlightenment more quickly than there could be a receiver of (i.e. than one could accept) this jewel.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Naca (नच) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇaya.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNāca (नाच) [Also spelled nach]:—(nf) dance; -[kūda] festivity, dancing and fun-making; -[gānā] dance and music; ~[ghara] a dancing hall; -[raṃga] merry-making, entertainment; —[uṭhanā] to dance through joy; to burst forth into a dance; —[nacānā] to lead person a pretty dance, to make somebody dance to one’s tune; to cause harassment, to harass; —[na jāne āṃgana ṭeḍhā] a bad workman quarrels with his tools.
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Starts with (+37): Naca Pada, Naca-pada, Nacaghara, Nacai, Nacaikunar, Nacainar, Nacaivinai, Nacaivu, Nacaiyunar, Nacaiyurai, Nacaka, Nacakalam, Nacakanda, Nacakari, Nacakem, Nacakeralam, Nacakka, Nacakki, Nacakkiram, Nacal.
Ends with (+8): Adala-kanaca, Adavarnaca, Ala de chinaca, Canaca, Dhananaca, Doranaca, Jhijhiyanaca, Kateharanaca, Konaca, Lakhenaca, Lokanaca, Manaca, Maruni-naca, Menaca, Nacanaca, Nakakanaca, Nanga-naca, Nanunaca, Nidanaca, Nirganaca.
Full-text (+410): Naya, Ca, Nacanaca, Naca-pada, Naca Pada, Nacapicenal, Nacamocam, Thaithai, Apasamharati, Upanashyati, Varam, Carci, Irshy, Nacananu, Nacakari, Khedana, Nacayokam, Abhyavaman, Nau, Apanaya.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.6.17 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord Begins Studying and His Childhood Mischief]
Verse 1.2.158 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Verse 2.125 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Śrīvāsa and the Inauguration of Saṅkīrtana]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1449 < [Chapter 18 - Inference]
Verse 2111-2116 < [Chapter 24a - The case for the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Verse 2355 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 10.10.3 < [Section 10 - Tenth Tiruvaymoli (Muniye! nanmukane!)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.27 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 10.133 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.143 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
The Doctrine of Paticcasamuppada (by U Than Daing)