Nartana, Narttana: 15 definitions
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Nartana 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 Nartan.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Nartana (नर्तन) refers to “dance”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.53 (“Description of Śiva’s return journey”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Then the ladies of the city indulged in the customary utterance of foul abusive words laughing, jingling and peeping at all of them. [...] On the fourth day, the rite of caturthīkarman was performed with due observance. Without this the marriage rites would have been incomplete. There was diverse jubilant festivity. Shouts of ‘well-done’, ‘victory’ etc were heard. There were exchanges of gifts, sweet music and different kinds of dances (nartana) [narttanamvividhantathā]. [...]”
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Narttana (नर्त्तन).—n S Dancing, gesticulating, acting, playing.
nartana (नर्तन).—n Dancing.
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
Nartana (नर्तन).—[nṛt-lyuṭ] A dancer; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12 63.4.
-nam Gesticulation, dancing, dance.
Derivable forms: nartanaḥ (नर्तनः).
Narttana (नर्त्तन).—n.
(-naṃ) Dancing, gesticulating, acting. E. nṛt to dance, &c. affix bhāve lyuṭ .
Nartana (नर्तन).—i. e. nṛt + ana. I. m. A dancer, Mahābhārata 4, 1217. Ii. n. Dancing, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 178.
Nartana (नर्तन).—[masculine] dancer; ([feminine] ā &) [neuter] dance.
1) Nartana (नर्तन):—[from narta] m. (initial n not changeable to ṇ [gana] kṣubhnādi) dancer, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] n. dancing, acting (metric. also f(ā). ; cf. nā-gṛha, below).
Narttana (नर्त्तन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Dancing, acting.
[Sanskrit to German]
Nartana (नर्तन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇaccaṇa, Ṇattaṇa.
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
Nartana (नर्तन) [Also spelled nartan]:—(nm) dancing, dance; ~[rtita] dancing; danced.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Nartana (ನರ್ತನ):—
1) [noun] the art of dance.
2) [noun] a performance of dance; a dancing.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Nartana (नर्तन):—n. dancing; dance; gesticulation;
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.
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Starts with: Nartana-vinayaka, Nartanabhru, Nartanabindu, Nartanagara, Nartanagarti, Nartanagati, Nartanagriha, Nartanaka, Nartanaka, Nartananirnaya, Nartanapriya, Nartanashala, Nartanashale, Nartanasthana, Nartanavidye.
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Search found 28 books and stories containing Nartana, Narttana; (plurals include: Nartanas, Narttanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 448 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 559 < [Malayalam-English-Kannada (1 volume)]
Page 24 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 2]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Technical treatises on Nāṭya (other works) < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]
Analysis of technical terms: Nāṭya, Nṛtta, Nṛtya < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]
Gati, as found in classical theatres of Kūḍiāṭṭam < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.69 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.5.1 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 360 - Synonyms denoting the celestial region and the nether world
Chapter 341 - Description of the actions and movements of the limbs
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)