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Sadness 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: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Sadness (expression) is associated with Mandālasa: one of the nine kinds of śayyāsthāna or “lying down postures” (in Indian Dramas), as conveyed through Āṅgikābhinaya: one of the four divisions of Abhinaya or “ways to convey or represent one’s emotion to others”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra and the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.— The word mandālasa is the amalgamation of two words viz., manda i.e., slow and ālasa i.e., lazyness. To show worry, sadness and separation as well as excitement, the actor should stretch one leg and sit on other and this position is called mandālasa posture.
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).
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Ends with: Tree of sadness.
Full-text (+101): Vaimanasya, Mlani, Dilagiri, Daurmanasya, Shoka, Madhi, Udasin, Indulging, Tree of sadness, Uratha, Nirvyasana, Nirvyakula, Ummalike, Khinna, Dainyabhava, Gama, Vimanaska, Ummala, Durmanasta, Gam.
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Search found 98 books and stories containing Sadness; (plurals include: Sadnesses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dim Light < [January – March, 1985]
Home-Thoughts from Abroad < [July 1950]
Philip Larkin, the Bard of Despair < [April – June, 2001]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.14.28 < [Chapter 14 - The Meeting of King Nanda and Uddhava]
Verse 1.10.4 < [Chapter 10 - Description of the Birth of Lord Balarāma]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
4. Third dhyāna < [Part 3 - Definition of the various dhyānas and samāpattis]
Story of Śakra’s question < [Chapter XXIV - The Virtue of Patience]
Introduction (obtaining the first dhyāna) < [Part 3 - Definition of the various dhyānas and samāpattis]
Song 27 < [Kaiśora-Līlā, Prabhura Dvitīya-vivāha (The Lord’s Second Wedding)]
Song 7 < [Grantharambha (the book begins)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.126 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.7.125 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Verse 2.4.125 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 45 - Rama commands Lakshmana to take Sita to the Hermitage < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Chapter 69 - Prince Bharata’s inauspicious dream < [Book 2 - Ayodhya-kanda]
Chapter 24 - Ravana carries off a number of Women and is cursed by them < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
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