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Results for हल्लीश

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Apte Dictionary

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

हल्लीशhallīśaस [s] कः [kḥ], (स) कः Dancing in a ring; घोषवासस्यानुरूपोऽयं हल्लीसकनृत्तबन्धं उपयुज्यताम् Bālacharitam 3…

स s कः kḥ, (स) कः Dancing in a ring; घोषवासस्यानुरूपोऽयं हल्लीसकनृत्तबन्धं उपयुज्यताम् Bālacharitam 3; हल्लसिकं सललितं रुचिरं वहामि Tbe same.4.6.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

हल्लीशhallīśa[hallîsa] m. kind of one-act drama per- formed by one man and seven or eight women; n. dance performed by…

[hallîsa] masculine kind of one-act drama per- formed by one man and seven or eight women; neuter dance performed by women led by a man.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

हल्लीशhallīśam. one of the eighteen Upa-ru1pakas उप-रूपक s or minor dramatic entertainments (described as a piece in one…
1. masculine gender one of the eighteen Upa-ru1pakas उप-रूपक s or minor dramatic entertainments (described as a piece in one act, consisting chiefly of singing and dancing by one male and 7, 8, or 10 female performers; perhaps a kind of ballet) Sa1h.
2. neuter gender a circular dance (performed by women under the direction of a man) Ka1vya7d.
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हल्लीशकhallīśakam. n. a kind of dance (= prec.) Ka1vya7d.

masculine gender neuter gender a kind of dance (Equivalent to preceding) Ka1vya7d.

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