Natavara, Naṭavara, Nata-vara: 5 definitions
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Natavara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNaṭavara (नटवर).—'the chief actor', the Sūtradhāra of a drama.
Derivable forms: naṭavaraḥ (नटवरः).
Naṭavara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms naṭa and vara (वर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaṭavara (नटवर).—m.
(-raḥ) A chief dancer or actor. E. naṭa, and vara best.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaṭavara (नटवर):—[=naṭa-vara] [from naṭa > naṭ] ([Horace H. Wilson]) ([Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]) m. chief a° or dancer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaṭavara (नटवर):—[naṭa-vara] (raḥ) 1. m. A chief actor.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNaṭavara (ನಟವರ):—
1) [noun] an actor who arranges the plot of a drama and takes a leading part in the prelude.
2) [noun] (masc.) an excellent actor.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Ends with: Janatavara, Minatavara, Minnatavara.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 16 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.316 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.4.8 < [Chapter 4 - Revelation of Nityānanda’s Glories]
Verse 1.9.65 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 21 - The Song of Gopīs (cowherd-women) < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]