नृत्यम्
English meaning: dance, classical dance performance
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)अङ्गसञ्चालनेन भावाभिव्यक्तिपूर्णः कलात्मकः अभिनयः।
English Definition
Expressive classical dance combining gesture, movement, rhythm, and emotional expression.
Example
“भरतनाट्यम् भारतस्य प्राचीनतमं नृत्यरूपम् अस्ति।”
In English: “Bharatanatyam is one of the oldest dance forms of India.”
Synonyms
- नाट्यम्
- तांडवम्
- लास्यम्
Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
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- Indo-Aryan
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