Prakarani, Prakaraṇī: 4 definitions

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Prakarani 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)

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

Prakaraṇī (प्रकरणी) refers to one of the twelve kinds of Rūpaka, which represents the dṛśyakāvya division of Kāvya (“poetry”), 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, prakaraṇī also should be imaginary like prakaraṇa and contain four acts. This is a new inclusion in the group.

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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»] — Prakarani in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Prakaraṇī (प्रकरणी).—A drama of the same character as the प्रकरण (prakaraṇa). The S. D. thus defines it:-- नाटिकैव प्रकरणिका सार्थवाहादिनायिका । समानवंशजा नेतुर्भवेद्यत्र च नायिका (nāṭikaiva prakaraṇikā sārthavāhādināyikā | samānavaṃśajā neturbhavedyatra ca nāyikā) || 554.

See also (synonyms): prakaraṇikā.

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

Prakaraṇī (प्रकरणी):—[=pra-karaṇī] [from pra-karaṇa > pra-kara > pra-kṛ] f. a drama of the same character as the Prakaraṇa but of less extent, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Prakaraṇi (ಪ್ರಕರಣಿ):—[noun] = ಪ್ರಕರಣ - [prakarana -] 10.

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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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