Nrittashastra, Nṛttaśāstra, Nritta-shastra: 1 definition
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Nrittashastra 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.
The Sanskrit term Nṛttaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Nrttasastra or Nrittashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNṛttaśāstra (नृत्तशास्त्र).—the science or art of dancing.
Derivable forms: nṛttaśāstram (नृत्तशास्त्रम्).
Nṛttaśāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nṛtta and śāstra (शास्त्र). See also (synonyms): nṛtyaśāstra.
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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Partial matches: Nritta, Shastra.
Full-text: Nrityashastra.
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