Natakiya, ṭaīⲹ, ṭaī: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nṭya-śstra1) 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 (屹), 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)�.

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).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṭaīⲹ (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 Dictionaryṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�).—mfn.
(-ya�--ya�) Dramatic. E. ṭa첹, and cha aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�).—[adjective] dramatic; [feminine] actress.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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 Dictionaryṭaīⲹ (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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�) [Also spelled natakiy]:�(a) dramatic; his. trionic; ~[t] dramatic element/character; —[pra屹] stage effect,
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṭaīⲹ (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.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryṭaīⲹ (नाटकी�):—adj. dramatic;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Natakiyar, Natakiyate, Natakiyavyamgya.
Full-text: Natakiyavyamgya, Natakiy, Nadaijja, Nataki, Stri.
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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Chapter XXXIV - Types of Characters (prakṛti)
Part 8 - The Date of the Nṭyaśstra < [Introduction, part 1]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 145 < [Volume 9 (1888)]
Vasudevahindi (cultural history) (by A. P. Jamkhedkar)
7. The inmates of a Palace (in ancient India) < [Chapter 2 - Political conditions]
35. Festivals and Entertainment in ancient India (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Social Conditions]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Prastavana (Prologue) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]