Devadasi, 顿别惫补诲腻蝉墨, Deva-dasi: 9 definitions
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: archive.org: Natya Shastra顿别惫补诲腻蝉墨 (啶︵啶掂う啶距じ啷�) or 鈥榤aid-servants to gods鈥� seem to have been not only dancers, but also actresses assuming male roles also.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, 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).
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts顿别惫补诲腻蝉墨 (啶︵啶掂う啶距じ啷�) refers to 鈥渓adies鈥� (carrying the D墨pa-pots from the kitchen to the shrine), as discussed in chapter 5 (Cary膩p膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [苍颈迟测辞迟蝉补惫补-蝉补尘腻谤腻诲丑补苍补办腻濒补-惫颈诲丑腻苍补]: [...] P奴j膩-offerings may be attended to several times each day, depending on the resources of the temple-either 4, 5, 6 or 12 times a day (54b-60). The preferable kind of 辫奴箩腻 is with utsava-processions; but it may also be done more simply with homa-offerings only, or even merely with 诲丑奴辫补, 诲墨辫补, etc. ( 6l-62a ). The durations of certain parts of the daily routines鈥�蝉苍腻苍补, flower offerings, homa, etc鈥攁re suggested ( 62b-69 ). The chapter ends with miscellaneous rules for how 诲墨辫补-pots may be carried from the side of the kitchen to the front of the shrine by ladies (诲别惫补诲腻蝉墨蝉) forming into a row accompanied by music and dance; how midnight and morning 辫奴箩腻s are to be done, etc. (70-83a).
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryDeva-诲腻蝉墨.鈥�(EI 22, 33; LL), a dancing girl attached to a temple; a female temple-servant. See vil膩sin墨, ga峁噄k膩, mah膩r墨. Note: 诲别惫补-诲腻蝉墨 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryd膿va诲腻蝉墨 (啶︵啶掂う啶距じ啷�).鈥攆 (S) A female dancer and courtesan attached to a temple.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishd膿va诲腻蝉墨 (啶︵啶掂う啶距じ啷�).鈥�f A female dancer and court- ezan attached to a temple.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫补诲腻蝉墨 (啶︵啶掂う啶距じ啷�).鈥攆. (-蝉墨) A courtezan, especially one employed as a dancer, &c. in a temple. E. deva a deity, and 诲腻蝉墨 a female slave.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 顿别惫补诲腻蝉墨 (啶︵啶掂う啶距じ啷�):鈥擺=诲别惫补-诲腻蝉墨] [from deva-d膩sa > deva] f. a temple N膩ch-girl, [Religious Thought and Life in India 451]
2) [v.s. ...] the wild citron tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫补诲腻蝉墨 (啶︵啶掂う啶距じ啷�):鈥擺诲别惫补-诲腻蝉墨] (蝉墨) 3. f. A courtezan.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusD膿vad膩si (嗖︵硣嗖掂拨嗖距哺嗖�):鈥擺noun] a prostitute attached to a temple as a dancer.
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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Starts with: Devadasipaddhati, Devadasisampradaya.
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