Padantayamaka, Pādāntayamaka, Padanta-yamaka: 4 definitions

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Padantayamaka 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.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

[«previous next»] — Padantayamaka in Natyashastra glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Pādāntayamaka (पादान्तयमक), or simply pādānta, refers to one of the ten kinds of yamaka, according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 17. Yamaka is one of the four “figures of speech” (alaṃkāra), used when composing dramatic compositions (kāvya).

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Pādāntayamaka (पादान्तयमक).—One of the ten kinds of yamaka;—Description of pādāntayamaka: When similar syllables occur at the end of all the four feet, they constitute Pādānta-yamaka.

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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Padantayamaka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pādāntayamaka (पादान्तयमक):—[=pādānta-yamaka] [from pādānta > pāda > pād] n. paronomasia at the end of a verse (as, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya x, 3]).

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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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