Gunatipata, ҳṇātٲ: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraҳṇātٲ (गुणातिपा�, “contrast of virtues�) refers to one of the thirty-six “characteristic features� (ṣaṇa) of perfect ‘poetic compositions� (屹ⲹԻ) and ‘dramatic compositions� (ṛśy屹ⲹ, or simply 屹ⲹ). According to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 17, these thirty-six ṣaṇas act as instructions for composing playwrights. The term is used throughout ṭyśٰ literature.
: archive.org: Natya Shastraҳṇātٲ (गुणातिपा�, “accusation of virtue�).—One of the thirty-six ṣaṇa, or “excellent points of a dramatic composition�;—Description of ṇātٲ: When virtues are mentioned with sweet words of harsh import, which carry a contrary implication, it is an instance of Accusation of Virtues (ṇātīٲ, lit. “opposition of virtue�) .

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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ҳṇātٲ (गुणातिपा�):—[from ṇa] m. detraction of acknowledged merits, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa vi, 173; 184.]
2) [=-ṇātٲ] [from ṇātٲ > ṇa] acting against nature, [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Alankara Sastra (English study) (by V. Raghavan)
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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 3 - Tritiya-anka (tritiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]