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Nalinipadmakosha, Nalini-padmakosha, ī貹峾ś: 6 definitions

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Nalinipadmakosha 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 term ī貹峾ś can be transliterated into English as Nalinipadmakosa or Nalinipadmakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

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

ī貹峾ś (नलिनीपद्मको�) refers to a gesture (ṅg첹) made with ‘dance hands� (ṛtٲ󲹲ٲ), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 8. The hands (hasta) form a part of the human body which represents one of the six major limbs (ṅg) used in dramatic performance. With these limbs are made the various gestures (ṅg첹), which form a part of the histrionic representation (abhinaya).

: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

One of the ṃyܳٳٲ-󲹲Ծ (Twenty-six combined Hands).—Nalinī-padmakośa: Padmakośa hands are outward-turned and crossed. Patron deity Śeṣa. Usage: 岵-Ի, buds, making equal distribution, cluster of flowers, the number ten, Gaṇḍa-bheruṇḍa. (Identical with Nalina-padmakośa; Introduction, pp. 4, 5.)

: archive.org: Natya Shastra

ī貹峾ś (नलिनीपद्मको�).—A type of gesture (ṅg첹) made with dance-hands (ṛtٲ󲹲ٲ);�(Instructions): The hands to be moved by turns with Vyavartita and Parivartita Karaṇa. The Dance-hands are to be used in forming Karaṇas.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nalinipadmakosha in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ī貹峾ś (नलिनीपद्मको�):—[=Բī-貹峾-ś] [from nalinī > nala] m. Name of a [particular] position of the hands, [Catalogue(s)]

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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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