Natta, Ñatta: 7 definitions
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Natta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Dictionarynatta : (nt.) a dance; a play. || naṭṭa (nt.), a dance; a play.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNatta, (nt.) (Sk. nakta, see nakkhatta) night, Acc. nattaṃ by night, in nattam-ahaṃ by day & by night Sn. 1070 (v. l. BB and Nd2 rattamahaṃ). (Page 346)
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Ñatta, (nt.) (nomen agentis from jānāti) the intellectual faculty, intelligence Dh. 72 (=DhA. II, 73: jānanasabhāva). (Page 287)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNaṭṭā (नट्टा).—name of a yakṣiṇī: (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 565.18 (Naṭṭāyā(ḥ), gen.; prose); in 564.25 (verse) the same name is printed Naṭa, read Naṭṭā (no metrical(ly) reason for short a). Or should Naṭā be adopted in both places?
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaṭṭa (नट्ट):—(or naṭṭaka), mf. (in music) Name of a Rāgiṇī.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Ṇaṭṭa (णट्ट) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Naṭ.
2) Ṇaṭṭa (णट्ट) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Naṭa.
3) Ṇaṭṭa (णट्ट) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Nṛtya.
4) Ṇatta (णत्त) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Nakta.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNaṭṭa (ನಟ್ಟ):—[adjective] an adjectival morpheme predicable before certain words as an intensifier in the sense 'the very centre'.
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Naṭṭa (ನಟ್ಟ):—[noun] = ನಟುವ - [natuva -]1.
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Naṭṭa (ನಟ್ಟ):—[noun] a losing or being lost; loss.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+95): Na-talai-mativili, Na-tankipecu, Na-tankivay, Natta-mutticintanai, Natta-muttimaruntu, Natta-natunal, Nattaa, Nattaa, Nattabaa, Nattacantiran, Nattacara, Nattacatakam, Nattaccarimuli, Nattaccuri, Nattacevi, Nattadavi, Nattaga, Nattagara, Nattagombu, Nattahambira.
Ends with (+24): Anatta, Annatta, Anubhuyamanatta, Bhinnatta, Bnatta, Chandananatta, Chayanatta, Cinnamanatta, Ciṇṇatta, Dakkhinatta, Dhanatta, Dhatunanatta, Dhuvapannatta, Dinatta, Juvvanatta, Kammananatta, Karanatta, Khinatta, Labbhamanatta, Linatta.
Full-text (+33): Nattapattagrama, Nata, Puyankanattam, Nattakalyana, Nattahambira, Nattaka, Nattamallarika, Nattavaratika, Nattanarayana, Natta-mutticintanai, Gatta, Nakta, Hambira, Culanattam, Nat, Shuddhanatta, Nritya, Hambiri, Ilapanattam, Nattamuttikal.
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