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Natakiya, ṭaīⲹ, ṭaī: 12 definitions

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Natakiya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Natakiy.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nṭya-śstra

1) ṭaī (नाटकीया, “actresses�) refers to one of the classes of “women� (ٰī) who have dealings with the king, according to the Nṭyaśstra chapter 34. Accordingly, “women who have physical beauty, good qualities, generosity, feminine charm, patience, and good manners, and who possess soft, sweet and charming voice, and varying notes in her throat, and who are experts in the representation of Passion (), and Feeling (), know well of representation of the Temperament (sattva), have sweetness of manners, are skilled in playing musical instruments, have a knowledge of notes, and yati, and are associated with the master of the dramatic art, clever, skilled in acting, capable of using reasoning positive and negative (ūdz), and have youthful age with beauty, are known as actresses (ṭaī)�.

According to verse 78-79, “women (the ṭaīs) in the royal harem who attend all the movements of the king, should be employed, when they are proficient in performing all classes of dance, in the royal theatre under the authority of the harem�.

2) ṭaī (नाटकीया, “actresses�) refers to a member of a theatrical party, according to the Nṭyaśstra chapter 35. Accordingly, “a woman who knows all about the playing of drums, laya (tempo) and and is conversant with sentiments, and is beautiful in all her limbs, should be made an actress (ṭaī)�.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) 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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Natakiya in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�).�a. [ṭa첹-] Pertaining to a drama, dramatic; पूर्वरङ्गः प्रसंगाय नाटकीयस्य वस्तुन� (pūrvaraṅga� prasaṃgya nṭakīyasya vastun) Śiśuplavadha 2.8.

- An actress or dancing girl.

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

ṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�).—mfn.

(-ya�--ya�) Dramatic. E. ṭa첹, and cha aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�).—[adjective] dramatic; [feminine] actress.

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

1) ṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�):—[from nṭa] mfn. dramatic, [Śiśupla-vadha ii, 8]

2) ṭaī (नाटकीया):—[from nṭakīya > nṭa] f. an actress or dancing girl, [Bharata-nṭya-śstra; Daśakumra-carita]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�):—[(ya�--ya�) a.] Dramatic.

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

ṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇḍaijja.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Natakiya in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�) [Also spelled natakiy]:�(a) dramatic; his. trionic; ~[t] dramatic element/character; —[pra屹] stage effect,

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Natakiya in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṭaīⲹ (ನಾಟಕೀ�):�

1) [adjective] of or connected with drama; dramatic.

2) [adjective] not real; imaginary; pretended; false.

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ṭaīⲹ (ನಾಟಕೀ�):�

1) [noun] an acting (as in a play, cinema, etc.).

2) [noun] a presentation having dramatic qualities and characters.

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Natakiya in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�):—adj. dramatic;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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