Ankavatara, 础峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补, Anka-avatara, Amkavatara: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra础峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补 (啶呧啷嵿啶距さ啶むぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渢ransitional scene鈥�. According to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra, it is one of the five explanatory devices (Arthopak峁paka). These 鈥榚xplanatory devies鈥� were adopted by the playwright for clarifying the obscurities that were liable to occur due to his extreme condensation of the subject-matter. The term is used throughout 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 literature.
: archive.org: Natya Shastra础峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补 (啶呧啷嵿啶距さ啶むぞ啶�).鈥擮ne of the five explanatory devices (补谤迟丑辞辫补办峁辫补办补);鈥� As in practice it falls between two Acts, or within an Act, and relates to the purpose of the Seed (产墨箩补), it is called a Transitional Scene (补峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补).
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, 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).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism础峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补 (啶呧啷嵿啶距さ啶むぞ啶�) means the 鈥淭ransitional Scene鈥�, and is one of the Five Explanatory Devices (补谤迟丑辞辫补办峁辫补办补) of dramatic play (苍腻峁瓂补), according to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 21.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary础峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补 (啶呧啷嵿啶距さ啶むぞ啶�).鈥攚hen an act, hinted by persons at the end of the preceding act, is brought in continuity with the latter, it is called 啶呧啷嵿啶距さ啶むぞ啶� (补峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补) (descent of an act), as the sixth act of 艢膩kuntala or second of M膩lavik膩gnimitra (a峁卥膩nte s奴cita岣� p膩traistad补峁卥补- sy膩vibh膩gata岣� | yatr膩峁卆kovataratye峁'峁卥膩vat膩ra iti sm峁泃a岣� S. D.311). The Da艣ar奴pa defines it differently; 啶呧啷嵿啶距さ啶むぞ啶班じ啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶權啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶む 啶ぞ啶む啶洁啷嵿啶膏啶ぞ啶掂た啶ぞ啶椸い啶� 啷� 啶忇き啶苦 啶膏啶膏啶氞く啷囙い啷嵿じ啷傕啷嵿く啶� 啶︵啶多啶ぎ啶權啶曕啶� 啶啶班う啶班啶多く啷囙い啷� (补峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补stva峁卥膩nte p膩to'峁卥asy膩vibh膩gata岣� | ebhi岣� sa峁僺奴cayets奴cya峁� d峁浥泍am补峁卥补i岣� pradar艣ayet) 3.56.
Derivable forms: 补峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补岣� (啶呧啷嵿啶距さ啶むぞ啶班).
础峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 补峁卥补 and 补惫补迟腻谤补 (啶呧さ啶むぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary础峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补 (啶呧啷嵿啶距さ啶むぞ啶�):鈥擺from 补峁卥补 > a峁卥] m. the close of a dramatic act (preparing the audience for the following one).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English Dictionary础峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补 (啶呧啷嵿啶距さ啶むぞ啶�):鈥擺tatpurusha compound] m.
(-谤补岣�) That part of the end of an act which introduces or prepares for the following act of a drama. E. 补峁卥补 and 补惫补迟腻谤补.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusA峁僰膩vat膩ra (嗖呧矀嗖曕簿嗖掂菠嗖距舶):鈥擺noun] continuation of next act of a play with same theme with which the previous act ended.
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: Avatara.
Starts with: Ankavatarana.
Full-text: Arthopakshepaka, Ankavatarana.
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