Ingita, ṅgٲ, Imgita: 22 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)A type of glance (or facial expression): ṅgٲ: sidelong glances expressing joy. Usage: secret thought.

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).
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraṅgٲ (इङ्गित) refers to “aspect�, as in, a visible trait or charecteristic of a human being. When a King (Ჹ) is investigating a suit in the court, he is to closely watch the variations () of the subject. For the aspect (ṅgٲ) of a person, this means monitoring for perspiration, trembilng, thrilling hairs etc. The term is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the ѲԳܲṛt.

Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihiraṅgٲ (इङ्गित) refers to “phenomena� (e.g., related to elephants and horses), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “We shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a dzپṣa첹. [...] In Yātrā, he must know the fitness or unfitness of a tithi (lunar day), (week day), 첹ṇa, Բṣaٰ, ܳūٲ, and lagna (a sign of zodiac) and yoga for particular purposes. He must be able to interpret natural gestures and dreams; he must be able to state when a prince ought to start for battle to secure success in war; he must be learned in rules relating to ablutions and sacred fire ceremonies in honour of the planets and offerings to evil spirits; he must be able to interpret phenomena connected with such sacred fires and with elephants and horses [i.e., hastin-aśva-ṅgٲ] while mounting the same�.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationṅgٲ (इङ्गित) refers to an “implied wish�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.9.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“On hearing these words of the lord of mountains, Mena was greatly delighted. She approached her daughter to advise her to take interest in penance. On seeing the tender limbs of her daughter, Menakā was greatly distressed. Her eyes welled up in tears immediately. The beloved of the lord of mountains was unable to advise her daughter to perform penance. Pārvatī understood the implied wish of her mother [i.e., jananī-ṅgٲ] quickly. Then the omniscient supreme goddess Pārvatī immediately spoke to her mother after consoling her again and again�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindusṅgٲ (इङ्गित) refers to “elephant gestures�, according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: [As sage Pālakāpya said to king Romapāda]: �19. And Pālakāpya played with the elephants, their cows, and the young elephants, roaming with them through rivers and torrents, on mountain tops and in pools of water, and on pleasant spots of ground, living as a hermit on leaves and water, through years numbering twice six thousand, learning all about the elephants, what they should and should not eat, their joys and griefs, their gestures (ṅgٲ) and what is good and bad for them and so forth�.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryṅgٲ : (nt.) gesture; sign.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionaryṅgٲ, (nt.) (pp. of ingati = iñjati) movement, gesture, sign J. II, 195, 408; VI, 368, 459. (Page 117)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryṅgٲ (ဣင်္ဂိ�) [(na) (�)]�
ھṅg+ٲ
ဣĄĺĹ�+တ]

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṅgٲ (इंगि�).—n (S) A hint or sign; any indicative gesture or action. 2 Aim, intention, design, covered purpose. 3 (Corr. from ⲹṅgٲ) Covert speech.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṅgٲ (इंगि�).—The pith or core of a thing. A hint. Aim, design. Covert speech.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṅgٲ (इङ्गित).�p. p. Moved, shaken.
-tam [屹-ٲ]
1) Palpitation, shaking.
2) Internal thought, inward thought or secret aim, intention, purpose; °आकारवेदिभि� (vedibhi�) K.7; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.43; अगूढसद्भावमितीङ्गितज्ञया (ūḍh屹īṅgٲñ) Kumārasambhava 5.62; तस्य संवृतमन्त्रस्य गूढाकारेङ्गितस्य � (tasya saṃvṛtamantrasya gūḍhākāreṅgitasya ca) R.1.2; Śiśupālavadha 9.69.
3) A hint, sign, gesture; आकारैरिङ्गितैर्गत्या (irṅgٲirgatyā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.44.
4) Particularly, the gesture or motion of the various limbs of the body indicating one's intentions; gesture suited to betray internal feelings; आकारैरिङ्गितैर्गत्या गृह्यतेऽन्तर्गतं मन� (irṅgٲirgatyā gṛhyate'ntargata� mana�) ѲԳܲṛt 8. 26. cf. इङ्गित� हृद्गत� भावो बहिराकार आकृतिः � सज्जनः (ṅgٲ� hṛdgato bhāvo bahir ākṛti� | sajjana�)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅgٲ (इङ्गित).—n.
(-ٲ�) 1. Hint, sign, gesture. 2. Going, motion. 3. Intention, purpose. E. igi to go, affix kta.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅgٲ (इङ्गित).—[neuter] gesture, intention.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṅgٲ (इङ्गित):—[from ṅg] n. palpitation
2) [v.s. ...] change of the voice, internal motion, motion of various parts of the body as indicating the intentions
3) [v.s. ...] hint, sign, gesture
4) [v.s. ...] aim, intention, real but covert purpose, [Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa; Mahābhārata; Suśruta; Hitopadeśa; Raghuvaṃśa etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṅgٲ (इङ्गित):�(ٲ�) 1. n. Hint; inquiry.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṅgٲ (इङ्गित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ṃg.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryIṃgita (इंगि�) [Also spelled ingit]:�(nm) an indication, hint, sign; gesture; (a) indicated.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusIṃgita (ಇಂಗಿ�):�
1) [noun] anything intended or planned; an intention; an implied purpose.
2) [noun] a hint, sign of one’s intention given to others (by bodily gesture, inexplicit words, etc.).
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 Dictionaryṅgٲ (इङ्गित):—n. 1. gesture; 2. hint; signal; pointing; 3. suggestion; 4. inner impulse;
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.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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