The Sanskrit terms Nṛtyapriya and Nṛtyapriyā can be transliterated into English as Nrtyapriya or Nrityapriya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Nṛtyapriyā (नृत्यप्रिया) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.45.10). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Nṛtyapriyā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

context information

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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Nṛtyapriya (नृत्यप्रिय) (lit. “one who is fond of dance”) is a synonym (another name) for the Peacock (Mayūra), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

context information

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nṛtyapriya (नृत्यप्रिय).—

1) an epithet of Śiva.

2) a peacock.

Derivable forms: nṛtyapriyaḥ (नृत्यप्रियः).

Nṛtyapriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nṛtya and priya (प्रिय). See also (synonyms): nṛttapriya.

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

1) Nṛtyapriya (नृत्यप्रिय):—[=nṛtya-priya] [from nṛtya > nṛt] m. ‘fond of d°’, a peacock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Religious Thought and Life in India 84]

3) Nṛtyapriyā (नृत्यप्रिया):—[=nṛtya-priyā] [from nṛtya-priya > nṛtya > nṛt] f. Name of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nrityapriya 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: Nritya, Priya.

Full-text: Nrittapriya.

Relevant text

Search found 5 books and stories containing Nrityapriya, Nṛtyapriya, Nritya-priya, Nṛtya-priya, Nrtyapriya, Nrtya-priya, Nṛtyapriyā, Nṛtya-priyā; (plurals include: Nrityapriyas, Nṛtyapriyas, priyas, Nrtyapriyas, Nṛtyapriyās, priyās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)

Starting with N

show preview

Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section 46 < [Shalya Parva]

show preview

The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)

Chapter 22 - On vows (vrata) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]

show preview

The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)

Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]

show preview

The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)

Chapter 65 - Thousand names of Śiva (Rudra-sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]

show preview