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abhinaya: masculine vocative singular stem: abhinaya

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

vyañjakaḥ		Masculine	Singular	abhinayaḥ	gesture

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abhinaya

See 1. abhi-nī-.

abhinaya

m. (indication of a passion or purpose by look, gesture, etc.) acting, dramatic action (expressive of sentiment)

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abhinayaḥ

अभिनयः 1 Acting, gesticulation, any theatrical action (expressive of some sentiment, passion &c.); नृत्याभिनयक्रियाच्युतम् Ku.5.79; अभिनयान् परिचेतुमिवोद्यता R.9.33; नर्तकीरभिनयातिलङ्घिनीः 19.14; Ki.1.42. -2 Dramatic representation, exhibition on the stage; ललिताभिनयं तमद्य भर्ता मरुतां द्रष्टुमनाः सलोकपालः V.2.18. S.D. thus defines and classifies अभिनय :- भवेदभिनयो$वस्थानुकारः स चतुर्विधः । आङ्गिको वाचिकश्चैवमाहार्यः सात्त्विकस्तथा ॥ 274, 'acting is the imitation of condition', it is of four kinds:- (1) gestural, conveyed by bodily actions; (2) vocal, conveyed by words; (3) extraneous, conveyed by dress, ornaments, decoration &c.; (4) internal, conveyed by the manifestation of internal feeling such as perspiration, thrilling &c. -Comp. -आचार्यः a dancing preceptor; उभावभिनयाचार्यो त्वां द्रुष्टमिच्छतः M.1.1 -विद्या science of acting or dramatic representation; art of dancing; मया तीर्थादभिनयविद्या शिक्षिता M.1.

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abhinaya	dramatic movement	CC Madhya 13.117

abhinaya	the dramatic performance	CC Antya 5.23

abhinaya karāilā	taught how to express by dramatic performances	CC Antya 5.22

abhinaya karāilā	taught how to express by dramatic performances	CC Antya 5.22

abhinayan	imitating by acting out	SB 11.27.44

abhinayan	reliving through dramatical performances, etc.	SB 11.11.23-24

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abhinaya	noun (masculine) acting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) dramatic action (expressive of sentiment) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) [dram.] representation (of a feeling etc. in words) Frequency rank 10019/72933

abhinayana	noun (neuter) [dram.] representation Frequency rank 44168/72933

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abhinaya

abhinayaḥ, naṭanam, nāṭyam, nāṭaḥ, nāṭanam, vyañjakaḥ

anyasya krodhādibhāvābhivyañjakasya anukaraṇam।

asmin raṅge rāmasya abhinayaḥ praśaṃsanīyaḥ।

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