Pratimukhasandhi, Pratimukha-sandhi: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraPratimukhasandhi (प्रतिमुखसन्धि) refers to the “segments (sandhi) of the progression part (pratimukha)”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21. It can also be spelled as Pratimukhasaṃdhi and is also known by the name Pratimukhāṅga. These elements are essential for a successful dramatic play (nāṭya). The progression part represents one of the five segments (sandhi) of the plot (itivṛtta or vastu) of a dramatic composition (nāṭaka).
There are thirteen elements of the progression segment (pratimukhasandhi) defined:
- vilāsa (amorousness),
- parisarpa (pursuit),
- vidhūta (refusal),
- tāpana (pessimism),
- narma (joke),
- narmadyuti (flash of joke),
- pragamana (moving forward),
- nirodha (hindrance),
- paryupāsana (pacification),
- puṣpa (sweet words),
- vajra (thunderbolt),
- upanyāsa (reference),
- varṇasaṃhāra (meeting of castes),
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).
In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
Source: Google Books: The Treasury of Knowledge: Book six, parts one and two (philosophy)Pratimukhasandhi (प्रतिमुखसन्धि).—The “dramatic juncture of the progression or epitasis” in which a multitude of causes provoke a dialogue of proposals and rejoinders. The progression comprises the following thirteen aspects:
- samīhā (‘longing’) or vilāsa (‘amorousness’),
- parisarpa (‘pursuit’ of the desired object),
- vidhūta (‘trembling’ due to rejection),
- tāpana (‘toleration’ of anguish with regard to the desired object),
- narman (‘amorous playfulness’),
- narmadyuti (‘amusement’ or deliberate concealment arising from amorous playfulness),
- pragamana (‘progress’ towards the desired objective, achieved through dialogue),
- virodha (‘frustration’ or impediment to the successful progression of the plot),
- upāsana (‘propitiation’ or pacification of an angered person),
- puṣpa (‘sweet words’ of gallantry),
- vajra (‘an adamant’, blunt response made to the face),
- upanyāsa (‘strategic appeasement’),
- varṇasaṃhāra (‘close association’, as when characters of different social classes intermingle)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pratimukha, Sandhi.
Full-text: Upanyasa, Narman, Nirodha, Varnasamhara, Tapana, Narmadyuti, Paryupasana, Parisarpa, Pragamana, Pushpa, Vilasa, Sandhyanga, Samiha, Upasana, Virodha, Pratimukhanga, Vidhuta, Vajra.
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Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
5. Deliberation of the Pañcasandhi in Mudrārākṣasa < [Chapter 6 - Other Literary Estimates of Mudrārākṣasa]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Analysis of Pratimukha Sandhi < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Sandhis and Sandhyaṅgas < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
Sandhi (the combination of different phases) < [Chapter 4 - Dramaturgy in Veṇīsaṃhāra]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 10 - Application of the Junctures (sandhi) in a Īhāmṛga < [Chapter 9 - Īhāmṛga (critical study)]
Part 10 - Application of the Junctures (sandhi) in a Prakaraṇa < [Chapter 10 - Prakaraṇa (critical study)]
Part 10 - Application of the Junctures (sandhi) in a Vyāyoga < [Chapter 5 - Vyāyoga (critical study)]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Śiśupālavadha is an epic < [Introduction]