Uttamottamaka, Uttama-uttamaka: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraUttamottamaka (उत्तमोत्तमक) refers to one of the twelve types of lāsya, or “gentle form of dance” according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 20. These various lāsya are presented as a specific type of dramatic play (nāṭya) similar to that of the Bhāṇa type
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraUttamottamaka (उत्तमोत्तमक).—One of the twelve types of lāsya;—The Uttamottamaka is composed in various kinds of Ślokas; it includes various Sentimentts and is adorned with the condition of Passion (helā).
Source: svAbhinava: Abhinavagupta’s Treatment of the lāsyāṅgasUttamottamaka (उत्तमोत्तमक).—One of the ten type of lāsyāṅga, or ‘elements of the gentle dance’;—It has many sentiments and striking verse compositions, rendered variegated by hela and hava. Abhinava says the lāsyāṅgas in general are the best ones as they become helpful in evoking rasas in the nāṭya. This lāsyāṅga is the most excellent among them. Hence it is called uttamottamaka (excellent among the best ones). It has various extraordinary sentiments. The strikingness of the arrangement (of incidents) is stated here to be due to the manifold character and novelty of the dominant states
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUttamottamaka (उत्तमोत्तमक):—[=utta-mottamaka] [from ut-tama] n. a kind of song or conversation in a play, [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Utta, Uttamaka, Uttama.
Full-text: Lasyanga, Natyangani, Lasya.
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Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati performed in Lāsyāṅgas < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)