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nṛtनृत्cl. 4. P. ([Dhātup. xxvi, 9]) nṛ́tyati (ep. also °te; pf. nanarta, nanṛtur, [MBh.]; aor. anartiṣur, [RV.]; -nṛtur [cf. ā-√ nṛt]; p. nṛtámāna [?] [ib.] [v, 33, 6]; fut. nartiṣyati, [MBh.] &c.; nartsyati and nartitā Gr.; inf. nartitum and narttum, [MBh.] &c.; ind.p. nartitvā, [ib.], -nartam, [Br.]), to dance, [RV.] &c. &c.; to act on the stage, represent (acc.), [Hariv.] &c.; to dance about (acc.), [R.] : Caus. nartáyati, °te, to cause to dance, [RV.] &c. &c.: Desid. ninṛtsati and ninartiṣati, [Pāṇ. vii, 2, 57] : Intens. narinartti or narīnartti, [Var.]; [Kāv.] ; narīnṛtyate, °ti, [Kāv.]; narnartti, narnṛtīti, narinṛtīti or narīnṛtīti Gr., to dance about or cause to dance about (cf. naṭ).
nṛ́t f. dancing, gesticulation, [AV.]
nṛtāनृताnṛ—tā f. manhood, [Śiś.]
nṛtiनृतिnṛtí f. id., [RV.]
grand or solemn appearance, show, [ib.]
nṛtuनृतुnṛtú mfn. dancing, gesticulating, lively, active (said of Indra, the Aśvins, and the Maruts), [RV.]
nṛtú (ū́), m. (nom. ū́s) a dancer, an actor, [RV.] &c. &c.
a worm, [L.]
the earth, [L.]
nṛtú mfn. long, [L.]
nṛttaनृत्तnṛttá n. dancing, acting, gesticulation, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; &c.
nṛtyaनृत्यn. dancing, acting, gesticulation, pantomime, [MBh.]; [Var.]; [Kāv.] &c.
nṛtamaनृतमnṛ́—tama (nṛ́-), mf(A)n. most manly or strong, [RV. vi, 19, 10.]
nṛttajñaनृत्तज्ञnṛtta—jña mfn. knowing to dance, [Var.]
nṛttamayaनृत्तमयnṛtta—maya mf(I)n. consisting in dance, [Kathās.]
nṛtyaśālāनृत्यशालाnṛtya—śālā f. a dancing-room, [L.]
nṛtyagītaनृत्यगीतnṛtya—gīta n. du. dancing, and singing, [KaṭhUp.]
nṛtyādhyāyaनृत्याध्यायm. N. of wk.
nṛtyahastaनृत्यहस्तnṛtya—hasta m. the position of the hands in dancing, [Cat.]
nṛtyapriyāनृत्यप्रियाnṛtya—priyā f. N. of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [MBh.]
nṛtyapriyaनृत्यप्रियnṛtya—priya m. ‘fond of dancing’, a peacock, [L.]
N. of Śiva, [RTL. 84]
nṛtyasthānaनृत्यस्थानnṛtya—sthāna n. a place for dancing.
nṛtyekṣaṇaनृत्येक्षणn. looking at a dance or pantomime, [L.]
nṛtyaśāstraनृत्यशास्त्रnṛtya—śāstra n. the science or art of dancing, [Hcat.]
nṛtyavilāsaनृत्यविलासnṛtya—vilāsa m. N. of wk.
nṛttaprayogaनृत्तप्रयोगnṛtta—prayoga m. N. of wk.
nṛtyasarvasvaनृत्यसर्वस्वnṛtya—sarvasva n. N. of wk.
nṛtyagītavādyaनृत्यगीतवाद्यnṛtya—gīta—vādya n. pl. dancing, singing, and instrumental music, [MW.]