Nepathya: 18 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Nepathy.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
1) Nepathya (नेपथ्य) refers to the “tiring room” and forms part of a playhouse (raṅga), according to Nāṭyaśāstra 2.69. While building the stage of the playhouse,
“The tiring room (nepathya) should be furnished with two doors (dvāra). In filling up [the ground marked for the stage] the black earth should be used with great care. This earth is to be made free from stone chips (loṣṭa), gravel (śarkara) and grass (tṛṇa) by the use of a plough (lāṅgala) to which are to be yoked two white draught animals.”
2) Nepathya (नेपथ्य) refers to “costumes and make-up”, the main concern of the Āhāryābhinaya, or “extraneous representation” of a dramatic play, according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 23.
Nepathya is of four kinds:
- pusta (model work),
- alaṃkāra (decoration),
- aṅgaracanā (painting the limbs),
- sañjīva (the use of living creatures).
The tiring room (nepathya) was the place in which the actors and the actresses put on the costumes suited to the different roles, and from this place, the tumults, divine voices (daiva-vāṇī) and similar other acts proceeded. This part of the theatre was separated from the stage by two screens over its two doors, Between these two doors the members of the orchestra (kutapa) were to sit and the direction facing them was to be considered conventionally the east.
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).
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Nepathya (नेपथ्य) (Cf. Nepathyaprayoga) refers to “(the art of) scenic representations”, and represents one of the sixty-four arts (aṅgavidyā), according to the Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly, “[While defending the standpoint that women should be allowed to learn theoratical science] [...] A female should study alone in private the sixty-four practices, arts and sciences (such as making costumes—nepathya-prayoga), together with the Kama Sutra. [...] A public woman, endowed with a good disposition, beauty and other winning qualities, and also versed in such arts (e.g., nepathya-prayoga), obtains the name of a Gaṇikā (i.e., “a public woman of high quality”), and receives a seat of honour in an assemblage of men. She is, moreover, always respected by the king, and praised by learned men, and her favour being sought for by all, she becomes an object of universal regard”.
Nepathya (नेपथ्य) or Nepathyaprayoga refers to “dressing and decorating a body”, representing one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
nēpathya (नेपथ्य).—n S The part behind the scenes (on a stage); the tiring room &c. 2 Ornament, decoration, embellishment.
nēpathya (नेपथ्य).—n The part behind the scenes (on a stage); the tiring room. Ornament, decoration.
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
Nepathya (नेपथ्य).—
1) Decoration, an ornament.
2) Dress, apparel, costume, attire; उदारनेपथ्यभृत् (udāranepathyabhṛt) R.6.6; राजेन्द्रनेपथ्य- विधानशोभा (rājendranepathya- vidhānaśobhā) 14.9; उज्ज्वलनेपथ्यविरचना (ujjvalanepathyaviracanā) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1; Kumārasambhava 7.7; V.5; न पथ्यं नेपथ्यं बहुतरमनङ्गोत्सवविधौ (na pathyaṃ nepathyaṃ bahutaramanaṅgotsavavidhau) S. D.
3) Particularly, the costume of an actor; विरलनेपथ्ययोः पात्रयोः प्रवेशोऽस्तु (viralanepathyayoḥ pātrayoḥ praveśo'stu) M.1.
4) The tiring-room, the space where the actors attire themselves (which is always behind the curtain), the postscenium; नेपथ्ये (nepathye) 'behind the scene'.
Derivable forms: nepathyam (नेपथ्यम्).
Nepathya (नेपथ्य).—n.
(-thyaṃ) 1. A stage, or the part behind the scenes, the tiring room, &c. 2. Ornament, decoration, embellishment. E. ṇī to guide, vic aff. and the vowel changed, ne the eye, or a chief, pathya proper, agreeable, grateful.
Nepathya (नेपथ्य).— n. 1. Ornament, attire, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 6, 6. 2. The attire of an actor, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 3, 6. 3. The tiring room of a stage, the part behind the scenes, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 8, 20.
Nepathya (नेपथ्य).—[neuter] ornament, decoration, attire, dress, adj. —° dressed in, adorned with; also = seq., [locative] behind the scene.
1) Nepathya (नेपथ्य):—n. (and m., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) an ornament, decoration, costume ([especially] of an actor), attire (ifc. f(ā). ), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (thyaṃ-√kṛ, or grah or rac or vi-dhā, ‘to make the toilet’)
2) n. (in [dramatic language]) the place behind the stage (separated by the curtain from the raṅga), the postscenium, the tiring-room
Nepathya (नेपथ्य):—[ne-pathya] (thyaṃ) 1. n. A stage; the dressing or tiring room; an ornament.
Nepathya (नेपथ्य):—
1) Putz, Schmuck, Toilette, das Costum des Schauspielers, n. [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 3, 1.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 635.] [Halāyudha 2, 384.] m. [Medinīkoṣa y. 87.] rakta [Mahābhārata 4, 592.] baddhanepathyā [Harivaṃśa 8687.] [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 19, 49.] udāranepathyabhṛt [Raghuvaṃśa 6, 6.] rājendranepathyavidhāna [14, 9.] grahaṇa [17, 21.] [RATNĀV. 3, 5.] abhyaṅga [Kumārasaṃbhava 7, 7. 36.] yadi nepathyavidhānamavasitam [Śākuntala 3, 6.] vigatanepathyayoḥ pātrayoḥ praveśo stu [Mālavikāgnimitra 17, 9.] gṛha 22. savana [22, 22.] trailokyamaulīsthalīnepathyocitanīlaratna [Gītagovinda 5, 20.] na pathyaṃ nepathyaṃ bahutaramanaṅgotsavavidhau [Sāhityadarpana 49, 5.] —
2) n. Ankleidegemach, der Raum hinter der Bühne: nepathyaṃ bhūṣaṇasthāna miti koṣaḥ . raṅgādvahistu nepathyamiti muniḥ (d. i. bharataḥ) [Scholiast] zu [Śākuntala 3, 6.] = raṅgajyā [Medinīkoṣa] nepathye hinter der Bühne [Śākuntala 8, 20.] vākyasyārthatayā yatra pātraṃ naiva praveśyate . nepathya iti prākāśye prayojyaṃ tatra nāṭake .. [BHARATA] beim Schol. zu [Śākuntala a. a. O.] nepathyābhimukhamavalokya [Dhūrtasamāgama 68. 5.]
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Nepathya (नेपथ्य):—
1) [MĀLATĪM. 103, 15.] sunepathyā adj. [Sāhityadarpana 552.] saṃprayogāḥ unter den 64 Kalā [Oxforder Handschriften 217,a,5.] yogāḥ [Scholiast] zu [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 45, 36]; vgl. auch u. kalā [11]).
Nepathya (नेपथ्य):——
1) (*m. ) n. Putz , Schmuck , Toilette , das Costum des Schauspielers. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā. —
2) n. Ankleidegemach , der Raum hinter der Bühne. Loc. hinter der Bühne.
Nepathya (नेपथ्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇevattha.
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
Nepathya (नेपथ्य) [Also spelled nepathy]:—(nm) back of the stage, green room; -[saṃgīta] playback music.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Nēpathya (ನೇಪಥ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] that which lends beauty or grace; an ornament.
2) [noun] a room or place behind the screen where actors make themselves ready with make-up, attires, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Nepathya (नेपथ्य):—n. 1. the part of the stage invisible to the audience; back-stage; 2. costume (of an actor); decoration;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pathya, Ne, Na.
Starts with: Nepathyabhimukham, Nepathyabhrit, Nepathyagita, Nepathyagrahana, Nepathyagriha, Nepathyaprayoga, Nepathyasamprayoga, Nepathyasavana, Nepathyavidhana.
Full-text (+168): Nepathyagriha, Nepathyaprayoga, Vivahanepathya, Nepathyasavana, Nepathyavidhana, Baddhanepathya, Nepathyagita, Nepathy, Nepathyabhrit, Nepathyagrahana, Nepathyasamprayoga, Ranga, Sunepathya, Naipathyasavana, Nepathyabhimukham, Nevattha, Angaracana, Naipathya, Nepathye, Nepattha.
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Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
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Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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