Tirascina, Tirascīna, Tirashcina, Tiraścīna: 11 definitions
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Tirascina 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.
The Sanskrit term Tiraścīna can be transliterated into English as Tirascina or Tirashcina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Tirashchina.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)1) One of the Twenty-four Heads. Tirascīna: looking up on both sides. Usage: in dances showing modesty, and that called Mukhacārī, and such suitable occasions.
2) One of the four Necks: Tirascīna: an upward movement on both sides, like the gliding of a snake. Usage: brandishing a sword, serpentine progression.
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 dictionaryTiraścīna (तिरश्चीन).—a. [tiryageva svārthe kha]
1) Oblique, sideways, awry; गतं तिरश्चीनमनूरुसारथेः (gataṃ tiraścīnamanūrusāratheḥ) Śiśupālavadha 1.2; यथा तिरश्चीनमलात- शल्यम् (yathā tiraścīnamalāta- śalyam) Uttararāmacarita 3.35.
2) Irregular.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTiraścīna (तिरश्चीन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Sideways, awry, irregular. E. tiryac, and kha aff. tiryageva svārthe kha .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTiraścīna (तिरश्चीन).—i. e. tiras-añc + īna, adj. Oblique, awry, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 18, 15.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTiraścīna (तिरश्चीन).—[adjective] transverse, oblique.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTiraścīna (तिरश्चीन):—[from tiraḥ] mf(ā)n. transverse, horizontal, across, [Ṛg-veda x, 129, 5; Atharva-veda xix, 16, 2 (?); Taittirīya-saṃhitā etc.] (cf. ā.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTiraścīna (तिरश्चीन):—[tira-ścīna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Awry.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tiraścīna (तिरश्चीन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tiriccha.
[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 corpusTiraścīna (ತಿರಶ್ಚೀನ):—
1) [noun] a being crosswise.
2) [noun] anything that is lying or is put across.
3) [noun] (dance.) the position in which the outer part of the shank (of one leg) is made to touch the ground.
4) [noun] (dance.) a putting of the foot across (that is, turning slightly to one side).
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)
Partial matches: Tira.
Starts with: Tirashcinanidhana, Tirashcinaprishni, Tirashcinavamsha, Tirashcinavaya.
Ends with: Atirashcina.
Full-text: Atirashcina, Tirashcinavamsha, Tiriccha, Tirashcinaprishni, Tiracchana, Tirashcinanidhana, Tirashcinavaya, Tiricina, Griva, Tirashcya, Tiricchi, Tiraccinamukam, Twenty-four Heads, Pashcat, Nidhana.
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