रङ्ग
English meaning: stage, colour, theatre
Definition
A stage or place of dramatic performance; also colour or dye. In drama the raṅga is where the play is enacted before spectators.
Example
“नटाः रङ्गे नाटकं दर्शयन्ति।”
In English: “The actors present the play on the stage.”
Another example: “नटाः रङ्गे नृत्यन्ति।”
Usage — When, Where & How
Classical term used in dramaturgy (the stage where a play is enacted) and in everyday/poetic speech for 'colour' or 'dye'. The theatrical sense dominates in compounds drawn from Nāṭyaśāstra literature.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the root √रञ्ज् (rañj) 'to colour, to be dyed, to delight' + suffix -अ; literally 'colouring, that which delights' — hence both 'colour' and 'place of delightful spectacle'.
Synonyms
- रङ्गभूमि
- वर्ण
- नाट्यशाला
- रागवर्ण
Related Words
Common Collocations
- रङ्गभूमि
- रङ्गमञ्च
- रङ्गशाला
- नीलरङ्ग
- रङ्गावली
Word Forms
m., a-stem; nom. रङ्गः, acc. रङ्गम्, instr. रङ्गेण, loc. रङ्गे
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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 information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
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