Pallavita: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Pallavita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pallavit.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Pallavita (पल्लवित) refers to one of the thirty Nṛttahastas or “dance hand gestures” (in Indian Dramas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The hasta-mudrās (lit. “hand-gestures”) are very essential to denote some particular action or state in dancing and these mudrās are formed with the help of hands and fingers. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, thirty kinds of nṛttahastas (“dance-hand gestures”) are mentioned. e.g., pallavita. The practice of these nṛttahastas is strictly prohibited in sickness of body, in old age, in fear, drunk and anxiety.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Pallavita, (adj.) (fr. pallava) having sprouts, burgeoning, budding Miln. 151; VvA. 288 (sa° full of sprouts). (Page 442)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
pallavita (पल्लवित).—a (S) Bearing new sprouts or tufts of foliage.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Pallavita (पल्लवित).—a.
1) Sprouting, having young shoots or sprouts.
2) Spread, extended; अलं पल्लवितेन (alaṃ pallavitena) 'enough of further amplification or expatiation'.
3) Dyed red with lac; अथ पल्लवितं लाक्षारक्ते (atha pallavitaṃ lākṣārakte) Medinī.
-taḥ Lac-dye.
Pallavita (पल्लवित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Having new sprouts. 2. Spread, extended. 3. Dyed red with Lac. m.
(-taḥ) The red dye of the lac insect. E. pallava a sprout, &c. itac aff.
Pallavita (पल्लवित).—i. e. pallava + ita, and pallavin pallavin, i. e. pallava + in adj. 1. Having young shoots, [Kumārasaṃbhava, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 54. 2. Possessing the red dye of lac, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 141 (prabhā-, having its own radiance instead of the red dye).
1) Pallavita (पल्लवित):—[from pallava] mfn. sprouted, having young shoots (taṃ vṛkṣaiḥ, ‘young shoots have been put forth by the trees’), [Kāvya literature]
2) [v.s. ...] spread, extended, [Inscriptions] (alaṃ pallavitena, ‘enough of further amplification’, A.)
3) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) filled, full of [Kādambarī]
4) [v.s. ...] dyed red with lac, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] m. the red dye of the lac insect, [Horace H. Wilson]
Pallavita (पल्लवित):—(taḥ) 1. m. The red dye of the lac insect. a. Having new sprouts; spread, extended.
Pallavita (पल्लवित):—(von pallava oder partic. praet. pass. von pallavay) adj.
1) mit jungen Schossen versehen gaṇa tārakādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 36.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 118.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 206.] —
2) nach allen Seiten verbreitet, = tata [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] yena trividhavīreṇa tridhā pallavitaṃ yaśaḥ Inschr. in [Journ. of the Am. Or. S. 7, 26,] [Śloka 19.] prabhā (maṇi) so v. a. stark funkelnd [Vikramorvaśī 141.] —
3) mit Lack roth gefärbt [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
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Pallavita (पल्लवित):—
2) kānti so v. a. von Liebreiz strahlend [Kathāsaritsāgara 103, 162.]
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Pallavita (पल्लवित):—
2) āśā hoffnungsreich [Spr. (II) 928.]
Pallavita (पल्लवित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pallavia.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Pallavita (पल्लवित) [Also spelled pallavit]:—(a) having/growing new leaves; flourishing; thriving; expanded; prospered; -[puṣpita] flourished and thrived; prospered all round.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Pallavita (ಪಲ್ಲವಿತ):—[adjective] having new leaves.
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Pallavita (ಪಲ್ಲವಿತ):—[noun] that which (as a plant) has putforth new leaves.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Pallavitahasta.
Full-text (+0): Pallavay, Prabhapallavita, Pallavia, Pallavit, Pallava, Pallavitahasta, Nrittahasta.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 225 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
Page 320 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Page 276 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 8 < [Volume 12 (1898)]
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
1.1. The story of the birth of Yasodhara < [Chapter 7 - Yasastilaka as an Anthology of Sanskrit verse]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2.2. Hand Postures (c): Nṛtta-hasta < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
7. Decorations in domestic and religious buildings < [Chapter 12 - Cultural Data]
6.2. Alankaras (4): Upama (simile) < [Chapter 15 - The Tilakamanjari as a Prose Poetic work]