The Sanskrit term Nicṛt can be transliterated into English as Nicrt or Nicrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Nichrit.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Nicṛt (निचृत्) refers to a syllabic metre (vṛtta) in which a foot (pāda) has a single syllable in excess, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 15. It can also be spelled as Nivṛt. When instead it lacks a single syllable, it is called Bhurij.

context information

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).

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Nicṛt (निचृत्).—Less by one syllable; the word is used as an adjective to the name of a Vedic metre which has got one syllable less than the normal; cf. एकद्-व्यूनाधिकः सैव निचृदूनाधिका भुरिक् (ekad-vyūnādhikaḥ saiva nicṛdūnādhikā bhurik) R.Pr.XVII.1.

context information

Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nicṛt (निचृत्).—[feminine] a defective metre.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Nicṛt (निचृत्):—[=ni-cṛt] 1. ni-√cṛt [Parasmaipada] -cṛtati, to infix, insert, [Kauśika-sūtra]

2) [v.s. ...] 2. ni-cṛt f. a defective metre, [Nidāna-sūtra] ([wrong reading] ni-vṛt).

[Sanskrit to German]

Nicrit in German

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Crit, Ni.

Ends with: Atinicrit, Atipadanicrit, Padanicrit.

Full-text: Nivrit, Atinicrit, Bhurij, Nyankushiras, Atipadanicrit, Padanicrit, Unaka, Atinivrit.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Nicrit, Nicṛt, Nicrt, Ni-crit, Ni-cṛt, Ni-crt; (plurals include: Nicrits, Nicṛts, Nicrts, crits, cṛts, crts). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)

Chapter 330 - An abridgement of the rules of metres

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Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)

1. List of Hymns pertaining to Women < [Chapter 2 - The Strīkarmāṇi Hymns of the Atharvaveda]

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