Prastavana, Prastavanā, Prastāvanā: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraPrastavanā (स्थापना) refers to “prologue”. More specifically, it refers to the prologue of a Nāṭaka play. It is also known as Sthāpanā. The term is used throughout nāṭyaśāstra literature.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprastāvana (प्रस्तावन).—n S prastāvanā f S A dramatic prelude; an introductory dialogue. It is usually spoken by the manager and one of the actors. 2 The introductory portion of books, the preface or exordium.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishprastāvana (प्रस्तावन).—n prastāvanā f A dramatic prelude; an introductory dialogue. It is usual- ly spoken by the manager and one of the actors. The introduction, the preface.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrastāvanā (प्रस्तावना).—
1) Causing to be praised or mentioned, praising, praise.
2) Beginning, commencement; आर्य बालचरितप्रस्तावनाडिण्डिमः (ārya bālacaritaprastāvanāḍiṇḍimaḥ) Mv.1.54.
3) An introduction, preface, exordium (in general); प्रस्तावना इयं कपटनाटकस्य (prastāvanā iyaṃ kapaṭanāṭakasya) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2.
4) Sounding forth.
5) An introductory dialogue (the prologue) at the beginning of a drama between the manager and one of the actors, which, after giving an account of the author and his qualifications &c., introduces the audience to the incidents of the drama; (for definition, see āmukha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrastāvanā (प्रस्तावना).—f.
(-nā) 1. Commencement, introduction. 2. A dramatic prelude, an introductory dialogue, usually spoken by the manager and one of the actors. 3. Praising, praise. E. pra before, stu to praise, aff. lyuṭ; the commencement of books, &c. being usually the praise of gods or princes. It is thus defined by Bharata:—“naṭī vidūṣako vāpi pāripārśvika eva vā . sūtradhāreṇa sahitāḥ saṃlāpaṃ yatra kurvate . āmukhaṃ nāma tajjñeyaṃ saiva prastāvanā matā .”
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrastāvanā (प्रस्तावना).—i. e. pra-stu, [Causal.], + ana, f. 1. Causing to be praised, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Prastāvanā (प्रस्तावना).—[feminine] announcing, proclaiming; introduction, prologue (cf. [preceding]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prastāvanā (प्रस्तावना):—[=pra-stāvanā] [from pra-stāva > pra-stu] f. sounding forth, blazing abroad, [Daśakumāra-carita]
2) [v.s. ...] introduction, commencement, beginning, preface, exordium, [Mahābhārata; Mālavikāgnimitra; Mahāvīra-caritra]
3) [v.s. ...] a dramatic prologue, an introductory dialogue spoken by the manager and one of the actors (of which several varieties are enumerated, viz. the Udghāṭyaka, Kaṭhôdghāṭa, Prayogātiśaya, Pravartaka, and Avalagita), [Kālidāsa] [Ratnāvalī; Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Pratāparudrīya etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrastāvanā (प्रस्तावना):—[pra-stāvanā] (nā) 1. f. Commencement, introduction, dramatic prelude.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrastāvanā (प्रस्तावना):—(nf) a preamble; prologue; preface.
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Partial matches: Pra, Stavana.
Full-text: Avalogita, Prastavinem, Sthapana, Amukha, Parokshartha, Kathoddhata, Sutradhara, Prayogatishaya, Prastava, Nataka, Arambha.
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Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
3. Prastavana (introductory part) < [Chapter 4 - Dramatic Appraisal of Annadatri-carita]
2. Annadatri-Carita (classification and subject-matter) < [Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Annadatri-carita]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 3-6 - Nāṭaka rules < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭaka (critical study)]
Part 11 - The technical aspects of a Prahasana < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
Part 8 - Styles (vṛtti) of the Vyāyoga < [Chapter 5 - Vyāyoga (critical study)]
Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) (by Ganganatha Jha)
Section 2.14 (fourteenth khaṇḍa) (two texts) < [Chapter 2 - Second Adhyāya]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
An Advaitic Allegory: Nāndī and Prastāvanā < [Chapter 5 - Advaitic principles in Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Analysis of Prastāvanā < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Nāndī and Prastāvanā < [Chapter 4 - Āyurvedic principles in Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 340 - Description of diction and mode (rīti)
Chapter 338 - Description of the different types of Drama (nāṭaka)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Drama and the Elements of a Dramatic play < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]