Nacca: 3 definitions
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Nacca means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynacca : (nt.) dancing; a play.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNacca, (nt.) (Ved. nṛtya=Anglo-Ind. nautch, etym. uncertain, cp. naccati & naṭati) (pantomimic) dancing; usually combined with singing (gīta, q. v.) & instrumental music (vādita).—nacca: A. I, 261; D. III, 183; J. I, 61, 207; DA. I, 77; PvA. 231.—nacca-gīta: J. I, 61; Pv IV. 72; DhA. III, 129; VvA. 131, 135.—nacca-gīta-vādita (+visūkadassana): Vin. I, 83; D. I, 5, 6; KhA 36; cp. Vv 8110 (naccagīte suvādite). (Page 345)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Ṇacca (णच्च) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nṛt.
2) Ṇacca (णच्च) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Jñatva.
3) Ṇacca (णच्च) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Nṛtya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Starts with (+6): Nacca Jataka, Nacca Sutta, Naccaga, Naccaka, Naccakilita, Naccampaccai, Naccampu, Naccana, Naccanamayura, Naccanavakki, Naccane, Naccani, Naccaniga, Naccanige, Naccanisu, Naccanta, Naccar, Naccarai, Naccaruppan, Naccaruppayncan.
Full-text: Panaccanta, Mayuranacca, Naccatthana, Naccakilita, Naccayogga, Patthapitanaccaka, Nrit, Nritya, Sanacca, Jnatva, Nacca Sutta, Gita, Naccati, Nacca Jataka, Mayura, Dhritarashtra, Devadhamma Jataka, Samasera, Sikkhapada.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 286 < [Volume 8 (1886)]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 1 - The Āṭānāṭiya Paritta < [Chapter 39 - How the Āṭānāṭiya Paritta came to be Taught]
Five, Eight and Ten Precepts < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 32: Nacca-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Ancient History of the City of the Delhi in the Epics and the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka (by A. G. S. Kariyawasam)
Our National Bird: The Peacock its Myths and Legends < [October 1966]
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