लास्य (lAsya)

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शब्दसागरः

English

 लास्य n.
  (-स्यं)
	 1. Dancing in general.
	 2. Symphony,  or union of song, 
dance,  and instrumental music.
	 3. A mode of dance in which
the emotions of love are represented mimically,  the Nāutch
of India,  or dance practised by women chiefly,  and confined to
attitude and gesticulation,  with a shuffling motion of the feet
seldom lifted from the ground
 this style is said to have been
invented by PĀRVATĪ,  and communicated by her to the daughter
of VĀṆASURA,  by whom her female friends and companions were
instructed in it
 as a species,  it is opposed to the TĀNDAVA,  the
most boisterous dance of ŚIVA,  and his followers or men. 
	 4. A
part or embellishment of dramatic composition,  the occasional
introduction of music and singing
 also abrupt transition from
Prākrita to Sanskrit and from Sanskrit to Prākrita,  &c.
	 m.
  (-स्यः)
A dancer.
	 f.
  (-स्या) A female dancer.
 E.
  लस् to be skilled in the art
of dancing,  ण्यत् aff.
  

Capeller Eng

English

 लास्य n.
  dance
 m.
  dancer. 

Yates

English

 लास्य (स्यं) 1.
n.
  Dancing
 union of
song,  dance,  &c.
m.
  f.
  A dancer.

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

लास्य 	-	 lAsya 	-	 m.
  	-	  dancer
लास्य 	-	 lAsya 	-	 n.
  	-	  dance representing the emotions of love dramatically
लास्य 	-	 lAsya 	-	 n.
  	-	  dancing
लास्य 	-	 lAsya 	-	 n.
  	-	  dance

Wilson

English

 लास्य
n.
  (-स्यं) Dancing in general.
2 Symphony,  or union of song,  dance,  and instrumental music.
3 A mode of dancing
 the Nāc of India,  or dance practised by women
chiefly,  and confined to attitude and gesticulation,  with a shuffling motion of
the feet seldom lifted from the ground
 this style is said to have been invented
by PĀRVATĪ,  and communicated by her to the daughter of Vāṇāsura,  by whom
her female friends and companions were instructed in it
 as a species,  it is
opposed to the Tāṇḍava,  the more boisterous dance of ŚIVA,  and his
followers or men. 
4 A part or embellishment of dramatic composition,  the occasional introduction
of music and singing
 also abrupt transition from Prākṛta to Sanscrit and
Sanscrit to Prākṛta,  &c.
m.
  (-स्यः) A dancer.
f.
  (-स्या) A female dancer.
E.
  लम to be skilled in the art of dancing,  ण्यत् aff.
  

Apte

English

लास्यम् [lāsyam],  [लस्-ण्यत्]

Dancing
 a dance
 आस्ये धास्यति कस्य लास्यमधुना ... वाचां विपाको मम Bv.*
  4.42
 R.*
  16.14.

A dance accompanied with singing and instrumental music.

A dance in which the emotions of love are represented by means of various gesticulations and attitudes
 अरुणाधरकिरणबालकिसलयलास्यहेतुभिः Dk.*
  2.5. -स्य- A dancer,  an actor. -स्या A dancing girl.

Apte 1890

English

 लास्यं [लस्-ण्यत्] 1 Dancing
 a dance
 आस्ये धास्यति कस्य लास्यमधुना… वाचां विपाको मम Bv. 4. 42
 R. 16. 14. 
2 A dance accompanied with singing and instrumental music. 
3 A dance in which the emotions of love are represented by means of various gesticulations and attitudes. 
स्यः A dancer,  an actor. 
स्या A dancing girl. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 लास्य n.
  dancing,  a dance (esp.   accompanied with instrumental music and singing),  a dance representing the emotions of love dramatically (this was at one time a principal part of the drama,  and as such accord.
  to Bharata and the Daśa-rūpa consisted of 10 divisions or Aṅgas,  viz. गेय-पद,  स्थित-पाठ्य,  आसीन,  पुष्प-गण्डिका,  प्रच्छेदक,  त्रि-गूढ or त्रि-मूढक,  सैन्धव,  द्विगूढक or विमूढक,  उत्तमो॑त्तमक,  and उक्त-प्रत्युक्त
including also a style of dramatic composition in which there is abrupt transition from Sanskṛt to Prākṛt and from Prākṛt to Sanskṛt
the term लास्य is also applied to the Nāch [Nautch] dance of the Indian dancing girls,  consisting chiefly of gesticulation with a shuffling movement of the feet forwards and backwards,  as invented by Pārvati and opposed to the boisterous masculine dance called Tāṇḍava practised by Śiva and his followers
cf.
   IW.
   467),  MBh.
  
Kāv.
  &c.
  

 लास्य m.
  a dancer,  MārkP.
  

 N.
  of a king,  VP.
  

Monier Williams 1872

English

 लास्य,  अम्,  n. a dance,  dancing
 a dance accom-
panied with instrumental music and singing
 a dance
in which the emotions of love are mimically repre-
sented,  the dance of the Indian dancing girls,  a Nach
dance (confined to attitude and gesticulation,  with a
shuffling motion of the feet seldom lifted from the
ground
 this style is said to have been invented by
Pārvatī and communicated by her to the daughter
of Vāṇāsura,  by whom her female friends and com-
panions were instructed in it
 it is opposed to the
Tāṇḍava,  the more boisterous dance of Śiva and his
followers)
 a part or particular kind of drama or dra-
matic representation (said to be the occasional intro-
duction of music and singing
 also a style of dramatic
composition in which there is abrupt transition from
Prākṛt to Sanskrit and from Sanskrit to Prākṛt, 
&c.)
 (अस्),  m. a dancer
 (आ),  f. a female dancer, 
dancing girl.
—लास्याङ्ग (°य-अङ्°),  अम्,  n. that
part of a drama in which the Lāsya described above
is introduced.

Benfey

English

 लास्य लास्य,  i. e. लास + य, 
 I. m.
  A
dancer.
 II. f.
  या,  A female dancer.
 III. n.
 
 1. Dancing.
 2. Union of dance
and music,  Mārk. P. 68,  26.
 3. The
dance of the Indian dancing girls.

Apte Hindi

Hindi

लास्यम्
नपुं*
   - लस्+ण्यत्
"नाचना,  नृत्य"

लास्यम्
नपुं*
   - लस्+ण्यत्
गाने बजाने के साथ नाच

लास्यम्
नपुं*
   - लस्+ण्यत्
वह नृत्य जिसमें प्रेम की भावनाएँ विभिन्न हाव भाव तथा अंगविन्यासों द्वारा प्रकट की जाती हैं

लास्यः
पुं*
  - -
"नट,  नर्तक,  अभिनेता"

L R Vaidya

English

 lAsya {% (I) n. %} 1. Dancing,  a dauce,  R.xvi.14
 2. a dance. accompanied with singing and instrumental music
 3. a dance in which the emotions of love are represented mimically.

 lAsya {% (II) m. %} A lancer.

Sanskrit Tibetan

Tibetan

sgeg pa
१) रम २) लाडित ३) लावण्य ४) लासिन् ५) लास्य ६) लास्या ७) विलास ८) शृंगार

jo
१) लास्य २)

अभिधानचिन्तामणिः

Sanskrit

--source--
 
गीतं गानं गेयं गीतिर्गान्धर्वमथ नर्तनम् ।
नटनं नृत्यं नृत्तं च लास्यं नाट्यं च ताण्डवम् ॥ २८० ॥
-wordlist-
 
गीत (क्ली),  गान (क्ली),  गेय (क्ली),  गीति (स्त्री),  गान्धर्व (क्ली),  नर्तन (क्ली),  नटन (क्ली),  नृत्य (क्ली),  नृत्त (क्ली),  लास्य (क्ली),  नाट्य (क्ली),  ताण्डव (पुंक्ली)

अभिधानरत्नमाला

Sanskrit

नृत्य
नृत्य,  ताण्डव,  लास्य
नृत्यं तु ताण्डवं लास्यं त्रितयं नाट्यमुच्यते ॥ ९३ ॥
verse 1.1.1.93
page 0012

शब्दकल्पद्रुमः

Sanskrit

 लास्यं,  क्ली,
   (लस् + “ॠहलोर्ण्यत् ।” ३ । १ । १२४ ।इति ण्यत् ।) नृत्यम् । इत्यमरः ॥
 तौर्य्यत्रिकम् ।इति मेदिनी ॥
 भावाश्रयं नृत्यम् । ताललयाश्रयंनृत्यम् । इति भरतः ॥
“पुंनृत्यं ताण्डवं प्राहुः स्त्रीनृत्यं लास्यमुच्यते ।”इति सङ्गीतनारायणे नारदसंहिता ॥
(यथा,  महाभारते । १ । ९८ । १० ।“सम्भोगस्नेहचातुर्य्यैर्हावलास्यमनोहरैः ।राजानं रमयामास तथा रेमे तथैव सः ॥
”)

 लास्यः,  पुं,
   (लास्यमस्त्यस्येति । लास्य + अच् ।)नर्त्तकः । इति शब्दरत्नावली ॥

वाचस्पत्यम्

Sanskrit

 लास्य न०
  लस--ण्यत् । १ नृत्ये अमरः । २ वाद्यनृत्यगीति-त्रिके मेदि० । “स्त्रीनृत्यं लास्यमुच्यते” इत्युक्ते ३ स्त्री-तृत्ये च । स्वार्थे अ । तत्रैव ।

Capeller

German

 लास्य n.
  Tanz
 m.
  = vor. m.
 
(लक्ष u.) लिक्षा f.
  Niss (= Lausei).

Stchoupak

French

 लास्य-
 nt. n.
  d'une danse dramatique représentant les émotions de
l'amour 
 danse en général.

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