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Results for आमुखम्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आमुखम्āmukham1 Commencement.
1. 1 Commencement.
2. (In dramas) A prologue, prelude (प्रस्तावना); (every Sanskrit play is introduced by आमुख. It is thus defined in S. D. नटी विदू- षको वाऽपि पारिपार्श्वक एव वा । सूत्रधारेण सहिताः संलापं यत्र कुर्वते ॥ चित्रैर्वाक्यैः स्वकार्योत्थैः प्रस्तुताक्षेपिभिर्मिथः । आमुखं तत्तु विज्ञेयं नाम्ना प्रस्तावनाऽपि सा ॥ 287.
Derived forms and compounds
- -खम् Indeclinable To the face.
Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

आमुखम्āmukhamind. to the face.

indeclinable to the face.

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