Narmagarbha, Narma-garbha, Narman-garbha: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Narmagarbha (नर्मगर्भ, “covert pleasure”) refers to one of the four varieties of the graceful style (kaiśikī), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 22. Kaiśikī represents one of the four styles (vṛtti) employed in a dramatic production.
Narmagarbha (नर्मगर्भ).—One of the four varieties of kaiśikī (graceful style);—When the Hero out of any necessity acts incognito through his qualities such as intelligence, good appearance and affection, it is called Covert Pleasure (narma-garbha).
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
Narmagarbha (नर्मगर्भ).—a. humorous, full of humour, witty. (-rbhaḥ) 1 a secret lover.
2) an action of the hero in an unrecognizable form.
Narmagarbha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms narman and garbha (गर्भ).
1) Narmagarbha (नर्मगर्भ):—[=narma-garbha] mfn. containing a joke, not meant seriously, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ([dramatic language]) an action of the hero in an unrecognizable form, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]
Narmagarbha (नर्मगर्भ):—[narma-garbha] (rbhaḥ) 1. m. A secret lover.
Narmagarbha (नर्मगर्भ):—[(narman + garbha)] m. in der Dramatik eine Unterart der Kaiśikī: eine Action des Helden in unkenntlicher Gestalt [Bharata] [NĀṬYAŚ. 20, 46. 51.] [Sāhityadarpana 411. 415.]
Narmagarbha (नर्मगर्भ):——
1) Adj. einen Spass enthaltend , nicht ernstlich gemeint [Bālarāmāyaṇa 38,13.] —
2) m. in der Dramatik eine Action des Helden in unkenntlicher Gestalt.
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: Garbha, Narman, Narma.
Full-text: Kaishiki.
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Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
Kaiśikī-vṛtti (delightful vivacity and charming expression) < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
4.1. Kaiśikī-vṛtti < [Chapter 5 - Adoption of Style and Language in Mudrārākṣasa]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 12 - The Viddhaśālabhañjikā of Rājaśekhara < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 3-6 - Vīthī rules < [Chapter 7 - Vīthī (critical study)]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)