The Sanskrit term Rāgalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Ragalaksana or Ragalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: archive.org: The Ragas Of Karnatic Music

Rāgalakṣaṇa (रागलक्षण).—In a work called Rāgalakṣaṇa (by Muddu Veṅkaṭamakhin) which is in the form of a dialogue between Mataṅga and Kohala ṣāḍava, auḍava, sampūrṇa-rāgas are given, as also their division into rāgāṅga, bhāṣāṅga and kriyāṅga and śuddha, sālaga and saṅkīrṇa.

Source: Sreenivasarao’s blog: Music of India

Rāgalakṣaṇa (रागलक्षण).—In Muddu Venkatamakhin’s Ragalakshana (early 18^th century) a drastic shift takes place in the Mela-concept. He synthetically creates Janya Ragas for the remaining 53 Melas that were earlier considered non-functional. Here for the first time the Raga-description is based purely on its Svara-sthanas. It is also at this stage that the Raga Grammar or its characteristic is described in terms of its Aroha and Avaroha Svaras.

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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).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Rāgalakṣaṇa (रागलक्षण) refers to the “essential character of passion”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[Characteristics of behavior of all beings] [...] The behaviour’s essence, essential character, the essential character of cause, the essential character of condition, the essential character of productive cause, the essential character of combination, the essential character of difference, the essential character of discordance, the essential character of passion (rāgalakṣaṇa), the essential character of aversion, the essential character of delusion, the essential character of the three together, the essential character of hell-beings, the essential character of animals [...]—he knows all the essential characters of behavior truly as they are, and there is no fault at all in his understanding”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Rāgalakṣaṇa (रागलक्षण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Burnell. 61^a. Oppert. 6166.

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

Rāgalakṣaṇa (रागलक्षण):—[=rāga-lakṣaṇa] [from rāga] n. Name of [work]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Lakshana, Raga.

Ends with: Samgitaragalakshana.

Full-text: Samgitaragalakshana, Ragaratnakara.

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