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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Nakhakuṭṭa (नखकुट्ट) is the Sanskrit name of one of Bharata’s sons, mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra 1.26-33. After Brahmā created the Nāṭyaveda (nāṭyaśāstra), he ordered Bharata to teach the science to his (one hundred) sons. Bharata thus learned the Nāṭyaveda from Brahmā, and then made his sons study and learn its proper application. After their study, Bharata assigned his sons (eg., Nakhakuṭṭa) various roles suitable to them.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nakhakuṭṭa (नखकुट्ट).—a barber.

Derivable forms: nakhakuṭṭaḥ (नखकुट्टः).

Nakhakuṭṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nakha and kuṭṭa (कुट्ट).

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

Nakhakuṭṭa (नखकुट्ट).—m.

(-ṭṭaḥ) A barber. E. nakha a nail, and kuṭṭa who cuts, (barbers in India trim the nails, nakhaṃ kuṭṭati kuṭṭa-chede aṇ upa0 sa0 .

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

1) Nakhakuṭṭa (नखकुट्ट):—[=nakha-kuṭṭa] [from nakha] m. ‘nail-cutter’, barber, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of an author, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

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

Nakhakuṭṭa (नखकुट्ट):—[nakha-kuṭṭa] (ṭṭaḥ) 1. m. A barber.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nakhakutta in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Nakha, Kutta.

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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)

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