Parshvakranta, Pārśvakrānta, Pārśvākrānta, Parshvakramta, Parshva-kranta: 4 definitions

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Parshvakranta 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 terms Pārśvakrānta and Pārśvākrānta can be transliterated into English as Parsvakranta or Parshvakranta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

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

1) Pārśvakrānta (पार्श्वक्रान्त).—One of the 108 karaṇas (minor dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4. The instructions for this pārśvakrānta-karaṇa is as follows, “observing the Parśvakrānta Cārī, throwing out hands towards the front, and moving them in a manner befitting the dance.”.

A karaṇa represents a minor dance movements and combines sthāna (standing position), cārī (foot and leg movement) and nṛttahasta (hands in dancing position).

2) Pārśvakrāntā (पार्श्वक्रान्ता) refers to a one of the thirty-two cārīs, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 11. The Pārśvakrāntā-cārī is classified as a ākāśikī, or “aerial”, of which there are sixteen in total. The term cārī  refers to a “dance-step” and refers to the simultaneous movement of the feet (pāda), shanks (jaṅghā) and the hip (ūru). From these cārīs proceed dance as well as movements in general.

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Pārśvakrāntā (पार्श्वक्रान्ता).—A type of aerial (ākāśikī) dance-step (cārī);—Instructions: one foot Kuñcita and another thrown up and brought near the side.

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)

Pārśvākrānta (पार्श्वाक्रान्त) refers to one of the 108 kinds of Karaṇa (“coordination of precise movements of legs and hands”), 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.—According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, karaṇas are the coordination of precise movements of legs and hands performed in a particular posture. The Nāṭyaśāstra also gives its view point in the same spirit. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, one hundred and eight kinds of karaṇas are accepted, e.g., Pārśvākrānta.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Parshvakranta in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pārśvakrāṃta (ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಕ್ರಾಂತ):—[noun] (dance.) standing on one foot, and raising the heel of the other as to make it rest only on toes, raising the later foot and stamping the ground with its heel.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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