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Vatavalli, ṭāv, Vāṭāvaḷḷi: 2 definitions

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Vatavalli means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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)

: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (natya)

ṭāv refers to a kind of dance that was practised in ancient Tamil society.—Caṅkam (Saṅgam) literature provides the information that the members of the royal family, along with the poets, practised the art of dancing. The dance forms referred to in Caṅkam literature are ṭāv (a kind of dance), [... etc.]. The above references point to the fact that different dance forms existed and were prevalent in Tamil society during the Caṅkam period.

ṭāv is defined in the Tolkāppiyam (2nd century BC): a source book on linguistic and grammatical study, social anthropology, psychology and cultural ecology, representing an important piece of Tamil literature.—ṭāv is a ūٳٳ danced non-stop by women for their country to win the battle.

Natyashastra book cover
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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

Tamil dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vatavalli in Tamil glossary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vāṭāvaḷḷi (வாடாவள்ள�) [ṭ�-ḷḷ] noun < idem. + idem. +.

1. A kind of dance; ஒருவகைக் கூத்து. வாடா வள்ளலார்சாத்திரம�ியின� வளம்பல தரூஉ நாடுபல [oruvagaig kuthu. vada valliyin valambala tharuu nadupala] (பத்துப்பாட்ட�: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்பட� [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 370).

2. Painting, picture; சித்திரம�. (அகராதி நிகண்ட�) [sithiram. (agarathi nigandu)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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