Udghattita, Udghaṭṭita: 5 definitions

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

1) Udghaṭṭita (उद्घट्टित) is another name for Udghaṭṭa, one of the 108 karaṇas (minor dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4. It is also known by the name Udghaṭṭita.

A karaṇa represents a minor dance movements and combines sthāna (standing position), cārī (foot and leg movement) and nṛttahasta (hands in dancing position). a sequence of multiple karaṇas combine into an aṅgahara (major dance movement)

2) Udghaṭṭita (उद्घट्टित).—One of the 32 aṅgahāras (major dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4. The instructions for this udghaṭṭita-aṅgahāra is as follows, “moving Udveṣṭita and Apaviddha (Aviddha) hands and the two feet to be Nikuṭṭita, and again changing them to Uromaṇḍala gesture and then assuming successively Nitamba, Karihasta and Kaṭicchinna Karaṇas.”.

An aṅgahāra consist of a sequence of multiple karaṇas (minor dance movements).

3) Udghaṭṭita (उद्घट्टित) refers to a specific ‘movement of the feet’ (pāda), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 10. The feet are one of the six major limbs (aṅga) used to perform certain gestures (āṅgika). These gestures form a part of the histrionic representation (abhinaya).

(Instructions): “standing on the fore part of the feet and then touching the ground with the heels”. (Use): “in practice this is to follow the udghaṭṭita-karaṇa and this should be applied once or more in the high or medium speed”.

4) Udghaṭṭita (उद्घट्टित) refers to one of the thirty-three alaṃkāras (embellishments), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 29. These alaṃkāras, or, ‘embellishments of song’, depend upon the four types of varṇas, which refers to a specific order of musical notes (svara). They are attached to the songs of seven forms, although not generally used in the dhruvās.

According to the Nāṭyaśāstra, “udghaṭṭita containing eighteen kalās which ascend for two notes and then leaving out the next note ascend to the following one”.

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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).

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[«previous next»] — Udghattita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Udghaṭṭita (उद्घट्टित).—a.

1) Opened, unlocked.

2) Separated; अनुकृतिमनुवेलं घट्टितिद्घट्टितस्य (anukṛtimanuvelaṃ ghaṭṭitidghaṭṭitasya) Śiśupālavadha 11.42.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udghaṭṭita (उद्घट्टित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Opened, unlocked. E. ut up, and ghaṭṭita fastened.

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

Udghaṭṭita (उद्घट्टित):—[=ud-ghaṭṭita] [from ud-ghaṭṭ] mfn. opened, unlocked, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Udghaṭṭita (उद्घट्टित):—[ud-ghaṭṭita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Opened.

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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.

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