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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (natya)

Utplavana (उत्प्लवन) refers to “leaping movements” and represents one of the four “movements of the feet” (pāda) according to the Abhinayadarpaṇa. The second division, the utplavana-bheda, refers to jumps and leaps.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Utplavana (उत्प्लवन).—

1) Jumping or leaping up, springing upon.

2) Skimming off impure oil or ghee or any dirt floating upon a liquid by passing a blade of Kuśa grass over it.

Derivable forms: utplavanam (उत्प्लवनम्).

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

Utplāvana (उत्प्लावन).—(nt.) and °nā (connected with utplava, utplāva, qq.v.), joy: Daśabhūmikasūtra 12.9 prīti-bahula utplāvanā- bahula; 24.16 manautplāvana-karī manaḥprahlādanakarī.

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

Utplavana (उत्प्लवन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Taking up oil or ghee when it has been defiled in any way, by dipping a blade of Kusa grass into it, and dropping it from them upon the fire. 2. Jumping, springing upon. E. ut over, plavana jumping.

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

Utplavana (उत्प्लवन).—i. e. ud-plu + ana, n. Taking off (?) [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 115, v. r.

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

1) Utplavana (उत्प्लवन):—[=ut-plavana] [from ut-plu] n. jumping or leaping up, springing upon, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] skimming off (impure, oil or ghee, or any dirt floating on a fluid by passing two blades of Kuśa grass over it, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti]), [Manu-smṛti v, 115.]

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

Utplavana (उत्प्लवन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Jumping over.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Utplavana (उत्प्लवन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uppayaṇa, Uppilaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Utplavana in German

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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

Utplavana (ಉತ್ಪ್ಲವನ):—

1) [noun] a jumping up; a springing up; a leap or leaping.

2) [noun] a skimming off impurities floating on the surface of liquid by passing the blade of the grass (Kuśa) that is used in religious ceremonies.

3) [noun] an upward push or thrust; an up-thrust.

context information

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: Ut, Plavana.

Full-text: Uppilana, Uppayana, Skund, Upalanem, Aplavana, Utpavana, Upala, Pada, Plava.

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