Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for नेपथ्य

2 dictionaries · exact headword

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

नेपथ्यnepathyan. (and m. L.) an ornament, decoration, costume (esp. of an actor), attire (ifc. f(आ).) MBh. Ka1v. &c.…
1. neuter gender (and masculine gender Lexicographers) an ornament, decoration, costume (especially of an actor), attire (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) MBh. Ka1v. etc. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedथ्यं-√कृ, or ग्रह् or रच् or वि-धा, "to make the toilet")
2. neuter gender (in dramatic language) the place behind the stage (separated by the curtain from the रङ्ग), the postscenium, the tiring-room
Source: Monier-Williams

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

नेपथ्यnepathya[ne-pathya] n. [suitable for acting: naya], ornament, attire; stage costume; tiring-room, space behind the…

[ne-pathya] neuter [suitable for acting: naya], ornament, attire; stage costume; tiring-room, space behind the scenes: locative behind the scenes; -griha, neuter tiring-room.

Source: Macdonell

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