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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Varṇasaṃhāra (वर्णसंहार, “meeting of castes”) refers to ‘close association’, as when characters of different social classes intermingle. Varṇasaṃhāra represents one of the thirteen pratimukhasandhi, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 21. Pratimukhasandhi refers to the “segments (sandhi) of the progressing part (pratimukha)” and represents one of the five segments of the plot (itivṛtta or vastu) of a dramatic composition (nāṭaka).

Source: archive.org: Natya Shastra

Varṇasaṃhāra (वर्णसंहार).—One of the twelve elements of the ‘progression segment’ (pratimukhasandhi);—(Description:) Coming together of the four castes is called Meeting of Castes (varṇasaṃhāra).

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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

Varṇasaṃhāra (वर्णसंहार).—an assemblage of different castes.

Derivable forms: varṇasaṃhāraḥ (वर्णसंहारः).

Varṇasaṃhāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṇa and saṃhāra (संहार).

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

Varṇasaṃhāra (वर्णसंहार).—m.

(-raḥ) An assemblage or mixture of the four tribes. E. varṇa, saṃhāra assemblage.

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

Varṇasaṃhāra (वर्णसंहार):—[=varṇa-saṃhāra] [from varṇa > varṇ] m. an assemblage or mixture of different castes, an assembly in which all the four tribes are represented, [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra; Daśarūpa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

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

Varṇasaṃhāra (वर्णसंहार):—[varṇa-saṃhāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Assemblage or mixture of the four tribes.

[Sanskrit to German]

Varnasamhara 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.

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Partial matches: Varna, Samhara.

Full-text: Pratimukhasandhi.

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