Nrityashastra, Nṛtyaśāstra, Nritya-shastra: 5 definitions
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Nrityashastra 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 Nṛtyaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Nrtyasastra or Nrityashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNṛtyaśāstra (नृत्यशास्त्र).—the science or art of dancing.
Derivable forms: nṛtyaśāstram (नृत्यशास्त्रम्).
Nṛtyaśāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nṛtya and śāstra (शास्त्र). See also (synonyms): nṛttaśāstra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumNṛtyaśāstra (नृत्यशास्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Bp. 276.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNṛtyaśāstra (नृत्यशास्त्र):—[=nṛtya-śāstra] [from nṛtya > nṛt] n. the science or art of d°, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNṛtyaśāstra (नृत्यशास्त्र):—n. orchestics;
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: Shastra, Nritya.
Full-text: Nrittashastra.
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