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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नटnaṭaA dancer; न नटा न विटा न गायकाः Bh.3.27.

    [नट्-अच्]

    1. A dancer; न नटा न विटा न गायकाः Bh.3.27.
    2. An actor; कुर्वन्नयं प्रहसनस्य नटः कृतोऽसि Bh. 3.126,112; नटवद् व्यवतिष्ठते लिङ्गम् Sāṅ. K.42.
    3. The son of a degraded Kṣatriya; Ms.1.22.
    4. The Aśoka tree.
    5. A kind of reed.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अन्तिका shame, modesty.

    • -ईश्वरः an epithet of Śiva.

    • -चर्या the performance of an actor.

    • -भूषणः, -मण़्डनः (yellow) orpiment.

    • -रङ्गः

      1. a theatrical stage.
      2. anything illusory.

    • -वरः 'the chief actor', the Sūtradhāra of a drama.

    • -संज्ञकम् yellow orpiment. (-कः) an actor, dancer.

    • -सूत्रम् directions or rules for actors. पाराशर्य- शिलालिभ्यां भिक्षुनटसूत्रयोः ParasmaipadaIV.3.11.

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  2. कनटीkanaṭīRed arsenic.

    Red arsenic.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नटnaṭa[nat-a] m. dancer, actor, mime; -î, f. actress; -ana, n. dancing; dance, acting; -anîya, fp. impl. one must…

    [nat-a] masculine dancer, actor, mime; -î, feminine; also equal for actress; -ana, neuter dancing; dance, acting; -anîya, future participle passive impl. one must dance.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नटnaṭam. (fr. prec.; but cf. Un2. iv, 104) actor, dancer, mime MBh. Ka1v. &c.
    1. masculine gender (from preceding; but confer, compare Un2. iv, 104) actor, dancer, mime MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    2. masculine gender Name of a particular caste (sons of degraded Kshatriyas क्षत्रिय s Mn. x, 22)
    3. masculine gender Colosanthes Indica Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender Jonesia Asoka Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender a sort of reed (Equivalent to किष्कु-पर्वन्) Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender (in music) Name of a Ra1ga राग
    7. masculine gender Name of a man (who with his brother Bhat2a भट built a Viha1ra विहार) Buddh.
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  2. उन्नट्unnaṭCaus. -नाटयति, to jump towards; to injure (with gen.) Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 2-3, 56.

    Causal -नाटयति, to jump towards; to injure (with genitive case) Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 2-3, 56.

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  3. एकनटekanaṭam. the principal actor in a drama, the manager (who recites the prologue) L.

    masculine gender the principal actor in a drama, the manager (who recites the prologue) Lexicographers

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  4. कनटीkanaṭīf. red arsenic (= कुनटी).

    feminine red arsenic (Equivalent to कुनटी).

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  5. कुटन्नटkuṭannaṭam. the fragrant grass Cyperus rotundus Bhpr.
    1. masculine gender the fragrant grass Cyperus rotundus Bhpr.
    2. masculine gender Calosanthes indica Sus3r.
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  6. कुनटkunaṭam. a sort of trumpet flower (Bignonia, श्योनाक) L.
    1. masculine gender a sort of trumpet flower (Bignonia, श्योनाक) Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender plural Name of a people VarBr2S. (varia lectio कुनथ)
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  7. कुनटीkunaṭīf. a kind of coriander (Coriandrum sativum) L.
    1. feminine a kind of coriander (Coriandrum sativum) Lexicographers
    2. feminine red arsenic Bhpr.
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