Prenkhana, Preṅkhaṇa, Premkhana: 9 definitions
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Prenkhana 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: The significance of the mūla-beras (natya)Preṅkhana (प्रेङ्खन) refers to one of the nine maṇḍala (postures of the feet) which represents one of the four “movements of the feet” (pāda) according to the Abhinayadarpaṇa. The fourth maṇḍala is the preṅkhana-maṇḍala where the side of the heel of one foot is placed away from the other foot. This posture is found in the dancing images on the walls and gopuras.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPreṅkhaṇa (प्रेङ्खण).—a. Wandering, moving, going towards, entering; वनान्तप्रेङ्खणः पापः (vanāntapreṅkhaṇaḥ pāpaḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 9.16.
-ṇam 1 Swinging.
2) A swing
3) A minor drama in one act, having no Sūtradhāra, hero &c; S. D. thus defines it :-गर्भाव- मर्शरहितं प्रेङ्खणं हीननायकम् । असूत्रधारमेकाङ्कमविष्कम्भप्रवेशकम् । नियुद्धसंफेट्युतं सर्ववृत्तिसमाश्रितम् (garbhāva- marśarahitaṃ preṅkhaṇaṃ hīnanāyakam | asūtradhāramekāṅkamaviṣkambhapraveśakam | niyuddhasaṃpheṭyutaṃ sarvavṛttisamāśritam) || 547; e. g. वालिवध (vālivadha). °कारिका (kārikā) a female dancer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPreṅkhaṇa (प्रेङ्खण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Going, wandering. 2. Entering. 3. Swinging. 4. A minor drama in one act. E. pra before, ikhi to go, aff. lyuṭ-ṇatvam .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPreṅkhaṇa (प्रेङ्खण).—[neuter] swinging.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Preṅkhaṇa (प्रेङ्खण):—[from preṅkh] mfn. (ifc.) moving towards, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]
2) [v.s. ...] n. swinging, [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]
3) [v.s. ...] a swing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a kind of minor drama (having no Sūtra-dhāra, hero etc.), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 472]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPreṅkhaṇa (प्रेङ्खण):—[pre+ṅkhaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Going; entering; drama in one act; swinging.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrēṃkhaṇa (ಪ್ರೇಂಖಣ):—
1) [noun] = ಪ್ರೇಂಖ - [premkha -] 1.
2) [noun] the act or a successesive instances of swinging from side to side or back to forth.
3) [noun] a play having onlyone act; a mono-act play.
4) [noun] the tree Michelia champaca of Magnoliaceae family (?).
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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Starts with: Prenkhanakarika.
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