Ragini, Rāginī: 8 definitions
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Ragini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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: WikiPedia: NatyashastraRāginī (रागिनी) is a term for the “feminine” counterpart of a “masculine” rāga. These are envisioned to parallel the god-goddess themes in Hinduism, and described variously by different medieval Indian music scholars. For example, the Sangita-darpana text of 15th-century Damodara Misra proposes six raga with thirty ragini, creating a system of thirty six, a system that became popular in Rajasthan
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).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaRāgiṇī (रागिणी).—A celestial woman, daughter of Himavān and elder sister of Pārvatī. (For details see under Pārvatī).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrāgiṇī (रागिणी).—f (S) A miśrarāga or modification of a musical mode. Six or five are assigned to each rāga or mode. In mythology it is personified as the wife of a rāga q. v. 2 A wanton or impassioned woman.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrāgiṇī (रागिणी).—f A modification of a musical mode.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rāgiṇī (रागिणी):—[from rāgin > rāga] f. a modification of the musical mode called Rāga (q.v.; 35 or 36 Rāgiṇīs are enumerated), [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha; Pañcarātra; Śukasaptati]
2) [v.s. ...] a wanton and intriguing woman, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of the eldest daughter of Menakā, [Purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a form of Lakṣmī, [ib.]
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 dictionaryRāginī (रागिनी):—(nf) a musical mode or a variation/modification thereof.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRāgiṇi (ರಾಗಿಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a woman in love.
2) [noun] a class of rāgas, classified as female ones, in Hindūstāni system.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryRāginī (रागिनी):—n. a modification of a musical mode (raga) of which thirty or thirty-six kinds are enumerated;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+176): Hemaragini, Anuragini, Pamsuragini, Dhanashri, Kukubha, Deshakari, Cevi, Pathamanjari, Ramakari, Malashri, Devakiri, Gujjari, Kamoda, Pathasamanjari, Jhumari, Asavari, Raktahamsa, Mallari, Gondakiri, Devagandhari.
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
5. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa and the Modern Paintings < [Chapter 6 - Modern Relevance of Different Art Forms and Architecture]
Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
Studies in Rajput Painting: I. Raga-Ragini Series < [May-June, 1929]
Reviews < [May 1949]
Ragini Devi and Indian Dance < [November-December 1931]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 254 - Tāṇḍava Dance of Śaṅkara < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 74 - The Greatness of Oṃkāra (Continued) < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 251 - Curse to Viṣṇu < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.107 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verses 5.21.47-49 < [Chapter 21 - The Story of Śrī Nārada]
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)