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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नर्तकnartakaA dancer; sometimes a dancing preceptor.

    [नृत्-कर्तरि ष्वुन्]

    1. A dancer; sometimes a dancing preceptor.
    2. An actor, mime, mummer; नाराजके जनपदे प्रहृष्टनटनर्तकः Rām.2.67.15.
    3. A bard, herald.
    4. An elephant.
    5. A king.
    6. A peacock.
    7. An epithet of Śiva.
    8. Name of a mixed tribe (वेश्यायां रजकाज्जातो नर्तको गायको भवेत्).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -की

      1. A female dancer, a singing girl, an actress; रङ्गस्य दर्शयित्वा निवर्तते नर्तकी यथा नृत्यात् Sāṅ. K.59; Ki.1.41; R.19.14,19.
      2. A female elephant.
      3. A pea-hen. (Marâthî लांडोर).
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  2. आनर्तकānartakaa.Belonging to Ānarta.
    1. Belonging to Ānarta.
    2. Dancing about.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नर्तकnartaka[narta-ka] a. causing to dance; m. dancer; î, f. female dancer.

    [narta-ka] adjective causing to dance; masculine dancer; î, feminine; also equal for female dancer.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नर्तकnartakamfn. causing to dance (fr. Caus.), Sa1h साह्
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective causing to dance (from Causal), Sa1h साह्
    2. masculine gender dancer, singer, actor (often with नट) MBh. Var. Ka1v. Pur. etc.
    3. masculine gender a dancing-master (from Causal) MBh.
    4. masculine gender a bard, herald W.
    5. masculine gender an elephant Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender a peacock W.
    7. masculine gender a kind of reed Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender a female elephant Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender a peahen W.
    10. masculine gender a kind of perfume Lexicographers
    11. neuter gender a particular mythology weapon MBh.
    12. etc. see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order
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  2. आनर्तकānartakamfn. dancing towards T.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective dancing towards T.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective belonging to the inhabitants of A1narta आनर्त, (gaRa धूमा*दि Pa1n2. 4-2, 127.)
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  3. धूर्तनर्तकdhūrtanartakan. N. of a drama.

    neuter gender Name of a drama.

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  4. नर्तककnartakakam.

    masculine gender

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  5. नर्तककिकाnartakakikāf. dimin. fr. नर्तक Pat.

    feminine diminutive from नर्तक Pat.

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  6. नर्तकीnartakīf. (cf. Pa1n2. 3-1, 145 Ka1s3.) a female dancer, actress, singing girl Ka1v. Pur. &c. (604283 -त्व n. Vcar.)

    feminine (confer, compare Pa1n2. 3-1, 145 Ka1s3.) a female dancer, actress, singing girl Ka1v. Pur. etc. (604283 -त्व neuter gender Vcar.)

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  7. नर्तकीत्वnartakītvan. 104283

    neuter gender 104283

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