The Sanskrit term Nṛt can be transliterated into English as Nrt or Nrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Google Books: Cultural History from the Vāyu Purāna

Pāṇini, in his comments upon the root nṛt—to dance—mentions two persons named Śilālin and Kṛśāśvin as the authors of two sets of sūtras on dancing.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nṛt (नृत्).—4 P. (nṛtyati, praṇṛtyati, nṛtta)

1) To dance, move about; नृत्यति युवतिजनेन समं सखि (nṛtyati yuvatijanena samaṃ sakhi) Gītagovinda 1; लोलोर्मौ पयसि महोत्पलं ननर्त (lolormau payasi mahotpalaṃ nanarta) Śiśupālavadha 8.23; Bhaṭṭikāvya 3.43.

2) To act on the stage.

3) To gesticulate, play. -Caus. (nartayati-te)

1) To cause to dance; त्वमाशे मोघाशे किमपरमतो नर्तयसि माम् (tvamāśe moghāśe kimaparamato nartayasi mām) Bhartṛhari 3.6; तालैः शिञ्जावलयसुभगैर्नर्तितः कान्तया मे (tālaiḥ śiñjāvalayasubhagairnartitaḥ kāntayā me) Meghadūta 81; Uttararāmacarita 3.19.

2) To cause to move. -With आ (ā) (caus.)

1) to cause to dance.

2) to cause to dance or move quickly, shake; मरुद्भिरानर्तितनक्तमाले (marudbhirānartitanaktamāle) R.5.42; मा मा मुञ्च शठेति कोपवचनै- रानर्तितभ्रूलता (mā mā muñca śaṭheti kopavacanai- rānartitabhrūlatā) Amaruśataka 36; Ṛtusaṃhāra 3.1.

-pra° to dance &c.

-prati° to ridicule by dancing in return.

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Nṛt (नृत्).—f. Ved. Dancing.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nṛt (नृत्).—[(ī) nṛtī] r. 4th cl. (nṛtyati) To dance, to dance as an actor, to gesticulate, to act. divā0 pa0 aka0 seṭ .

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

Nṛt (नृत्).—i. 4, [Parasmaipada.] (in poetry also [Ātmanepada.], Mahābhārata 7, 2913), 1. To dance, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 64. 2. To represent, (as actor), [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 8496. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. nṛtta, n. Dancing, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 9, 40. Ptcple. of the fut. pass. nṛtya, n. Dancing, acting, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 37. [Causal.] nartaya, To cause to dance. Mahābhārata 4, 307. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. nartita, n. Dancing, 7, 177. Frequent. narīnṛt and narīnṛtya, To dance to and fro, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 84, 9; 67, 7.

— With the prep. anu anu, 1. To dance after (acc.), [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 79, 15. 2. To dance before somebody (acc.), Mahābhārata 9, 2468.

— With ā ā, [Causal.] To cause to move softly, [Amaruśataka, (ed. Calcutt.)] 32.

— With upa upa, 1. To dance before somebody (acc.), [Rāmāyaṇa] 6 92, 71. 2. To mock somebody by dancing before him (acc.), Mahābhārata 9, 3315. Ptcple. of the fut. pass. upanṛtya, used to be danced in, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 6, 3.

— With pari pari, To dance round somebody (acc.), Mahābhārata 2, 2532.

— With pra pra, 1. To dance forward, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 45, 26 Gorr. 2. To begin to dance, Mahābhārata 3, 6087 (read pranṛttavān). 3. To dance, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 2, 14. 4. To mock somebody by dancing before him (acc.), Mahābhārata 8, 4250. pranṛtta, Having begun to dance, dancing, Mahābhārata 3, 1844.

— With saṃpra sam-pra, To begin to dance, 3, 6093.

— With prati prati, To mock somebody in one’s turn by dancing, (acc.), 8, 4251.

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

Nṛt (नृत्).—1. nṛtyati (nṛtyate) [participle] nṛtta dance; play, act, represent ([drama]). [Causative] nartayati (te) cause to dance or to move to and fro. [Intensive] narinartti, narīnartti, narīnṛtyati, te (cause to) dance about or to and fro.

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Nṛt (नृत्).—2. [feminine] gesture, gesticulation.

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

1) Nṛt (नृत्):—1. nṛt [class] 4. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxvi, 9]) nṛtyati ([Epic] also te; [perfect tense] nanarta, nanṛtur, [Mahābhārata]; [Aorist] anartiṣur, [Ṛg-veda]; -nṛtur cf. ā-√nṛt; p. nṛtamāna [?] [ib. v, 33, 6]; [future] nartiṣyati, [Mahābhārata] etc.; nartsyati and nartitā [grammar]; [infinitive mood] nartitum and narttum, [Mahābhārata] etc.; [indeclinable participle] nartitvā, [ib.], -nartam, [Brāhmaṇa]),

—to dance, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

—to act on the stage, represent ([accusative]), [Harivaṃśa] etc.;

—to dance about ([accusative]), [Rāmāyaṇa] :—[Causal] nartayati, te, to cause to dance, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.:—[Desiderative] ninṛtsati and ninartiṣati, [Pāṇini 7-2, 57] :—[Intensive] narInartti, [Varāha-mihira; Kāvya literature] ;—narīnṛtyate, ti, [Kāvya literature];

— narnartti, narnṛtīti, narInftIti [grammar], to dance about or cause to dance about (cf. naṭ).

2) 2. nṛt f. dancing, gesticulation, [Atharva-veda]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Nṛt (नृत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇacca.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nrit in German

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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.

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Starts with (+39): Nrita, Nritaila, Nritama, Nritattva, Nritejas, Nriti, Nritta, Nrittahasta, Nrittajna, Nrittamandapa, Nrittamaya, Nrittamurti, Nrittamurtisthapana, Nrittaprayoga, Nrittapriya, Nrittarupa, Nrittarupaka, Nrittarupakamurti, Nrittarupamurti, Nrittashala.

Ends with: Abhinrit, Abhyanrit, Adhinrit, Anrit, Anunrit, Ninrit, Parinrit, Pranrit, Pratinrit, Samnrit, Sanrit, Upanrit, Vinrit, Yanrit.

Full-text (+47): Nacca, Narta, Nartana, Nritta, Nrittamaya, Parinrit, Nriti, Nritya, Anunrit, Upanrit, Asamgitakam, Nritu, Anrit, Pranrit, Nartaka, Nat, Ninartisha, Parinartana, Nrityat, Pranarttana.

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Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)

Knowledge of Nāṭyaśāstra in the Śiśupālavadha < [Introduction]

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Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)

References to drama, dance and music in Sanskrit literature < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]

Analysis of technical terms: Nāṭya, Nṛtta, Nṛtya < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]

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