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Parshvakranta, śԳٲ, śԳٲ, Parshvakramta, Parshva-kranta: 4 definitions

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Parshvakranta 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.

The Sanskrit terms śԳٲ and śԳٲ can be transliterated into English as Parsvakranta or Parshvakranta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Parshvakranta in Natyashastra glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

1) śԳٲ (पार्श्वक्रान्त).—One of the 108 첹ṇa (minor dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4. The instructions for this śԳٲ-첹ṇa is as follows, “observing the Parśvakrānta Cārī, throwing out hands towards the front, and moving them in a manner befitting the dance.�.

A 첹ṇa represents a minor dance movements and combines ٳԲ (standing position), ī (foot and leg movement) and ṛtٲ󲹲ٲ (hands in dancing position).

2) śԳ (पार्श्वक्रान्त�) refers to a one of the thirty-two īs, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 11. The śԳ-ī is classified as a śī, or “aerial�, of which there are sixteen in total. The term ī refers to a “dance-step� and refers to the simultaneous movement of the feet (), shanks (Ჹṅg) and the hip (ū). From these īs proceed dance as well as movements in general.

: archive.org: Natya Shastra

śԳ (पार्श्वक्रान्त�).—A type of aerial (śī) dance-step (ī);—Instructions: one foot Kuñcita and another thrown up and brought near the side.

: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)

śԳٲ (पार्श्वाक्रान्�) refers to one of the 108 kinds of Karaṇa (“coordination of precise movements of legs and hands�), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, 첹ṇa are the coordination of precise movements of legs and hands performed in a particular posture. The Nāṭyaśāstra also gives its view point in the same spirit. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, one hundred and eight kinds of 첹ṇa are accepted, e.g., śԳٲ.

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context information

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

Kannada-English dictionary

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

Pārśvakrāṃta (ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಕ್ರಾಂ�):—[noun] (dance.) standing on one foot, and raising the heel of the other as to make it rest only on toes, raising the later foot and stamping the ground with its heel.

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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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