Vyabhugna, Vyābhugna: 4 definitions
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Vyabhugna 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.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraVyābhugna (लेहित, “curved”) is another name for Bhugna, a Sanskrit technical term referring to a specific gesture (āṅgika) made with the mouth (āsya), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 8.
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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyābhugna (व्याभुग्न).—[adjective] bent, curved.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyābhugna (व्याभुग्न):—[=vy-ā-bhugna] mfn. (√1. bhuj) bent down or awry, [Harivaṃśa; Prabodha-candrodaya] ([varia lectio] for -bhagna).
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 corpusVyābhugna (ವ್ಯಾಭುಗ್ನ):—[adjective] bent; crooked.
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Vyābhugna (ವ್ಯಾಭುಗ್ನ):—[noun] (dance.) a twisting of the mouth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
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