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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)

Sajjīva (सज्जीव) refers to one of the four kinds of “costume and make up” (in Indian Dramas) which are included under Āhāryābhinaya: one of the four divisions of Abhinaya or “ways to convey or represent one’s emotion to others”, according to 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 last variety of costume and make-up is sajjīva which denotes the entrance of animals on the stage in disguise. The Nāṭyaśāstra also talks about it in the same way. In Sanskrit drama to show the act of different animals, this type of costume and make up relates the wearing of masks of various animals by the characters on the stage.

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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).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sajjīva (सज्जीव).—(= Pali sājīva, which represents this, i.e. sat-jīva, by the ‘law of morae’), good (moral) life: bhava- sajjīva-tatve aparāmṛṣṭaśubhakarmāś ca bhavanti Mahāvastu i.134.6, grâce à (litt. dans) la régularité de leur vie dans les existences (qu'ils traversent), ils ont une conduite pure et affranchie (Senart). (But -tatve, -tattve, seems to me troublesome).

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sajjīva (ಸಜ್ಜೀವ):—[adjective] = ಸಜೀವ [sajiva].

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Sajjīva (ಸಜ್ಜೀವ):—

1) [noun] a noble soul; a noble man.

2) [noun] a particular kind of room or place behind the screen where actors make themselves ready with make-up, attires, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text: Animal, Entrance, Hour, Make-up, Costume.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Sajjiva, Sajjīva; (plurals include: Sajjivas, Sajjīvas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)

1.3. Elements of Drama (b): Costume and Make up < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]

1. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa and Modern Drama < [Chapter 6 - Modern Relevance of Different Art Forms and Architecture]

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