Natanga, Nata-anga, Naṭaṅga, Natāṅga: 8 definitions
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Natanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNatāṅga (नताङ्ग) refers to “bowing” (the body in reverence), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.19 (“Kāma’s destruction by Śiva”).—Accordingly, after Śiva spoke to the Gods: “On hearing these words of Śiva, the gods heaved a sigh of relief. Joining their palms in reverence and bowing [i.e., natāṅga] to Him they said:—[...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynaṭaṅga (नटंग) [or नटंगें, naṭaṅgēṃ].—n P The knee. Hence naṭaṅgāvara nēsaṇēṃ To wear the dhōtara or lugaḍēṃ just as far as the knee, i. e. to be indecent or immodest. Note. These words, together with naḍagī, naḍaghā, naḍagēṃ, have been laboriously investigated. The three latter are affirmed to mean Tibia or shank, and a corresponding phrase (naḍagyāvara nēsaṇēṃ) with corresponding variation of import is in equal currency; but it cannot be that these mere diversifications of form bear such diversity of sense. The five words (all of local use, although the phrases are general,) agree probably in signifying Knee. Hence naḍagyāvara lāgaṇēṃ To fall on or touch the quick. naḍagēṃ & naḍagī are further affirmed to mean Any terminating or prominent bone; as ḍhōparācēṃ- kōparācēṃ-bōṭācēṃ na0.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNatāṅga (नताङ्ग).—a.
1) bending the body.
2) stooping, bowed. (-ṅgī) 1 a woman with stooping limbs; नताङ्गी मातङ्गी रुचिरगतिभङ्गी भगवती । सती शम्भोरम्भो- रुहचटुलचक्षुर्विजयते (natāṅgī mātaṅgī ruciragatibhaṅgī bhagavatī | satī śambhorambho- ruhacaṭulacakṣurvijayate) || Ā. L.4.
2) a woman in general; तामीषत्प्रचलविलोचनां नताङ्गीमालिङ्गन्पवन मम स्पृशाङ्गमङ्गम् (tāmīṣatpracalavilocanāṃ natāṅgīmāliṅganpavana mama spṛśāṅgamaṅgam) Māl. 1.38.
Derivable forms: natāṅgaḥ (नताङ्गः).
Natāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nata and aṅga (अङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNatāṅga (नताङ्ग).—mfn.
(-ṅgaḥ-ṅgī-ṅgaṃ) Bent, curved, bowed, stooping. f. (-ṅgī A woman E. nata, and aṅga the body.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNatāṅga (नताङ्ग).—i. e. nata-aṅga (vb. nam), I. adj., f. gī, Bent. Ii. f. gī, A woman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNatāṅgā (नताङ्गा).—[feminine] a beautiful (lit. round-limbed) woman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNatāṅga (नताङ्ग):—[from nata > nat] mf(ī)n. bent, curved, bowed, stooping, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNatāṅga (नताङ्ग):—[natā+ṅga] (ṅgaḥ-ṅgī-ṅgaṃ) a. Bent. f. Woman.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Avanatanga, Samnatanga.
Full-text: Natangi, Samnatanga, Nadaga, Vrisha.
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