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Saluting means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Saluting someone is denoted by the Sanskrit term Nata: one of the “five kinds of side-movements” (in Sanskrit Dramas), as conveyed through Āṅgikābhinaya: one of the four divisions of Abhinaya or “ways to convey or represent one’s emotion to others”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra and the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The āṅgikābhinaya includes the histrionic representation of the limbs which is simply known as physical gestures. There are five kinds of side movements accepted in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa. The term nata denotes the action of saluting someone. According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa nata movement is adopted in approaching someone.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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Full-text (+51): Abhivandana, Padavandana, Kritapranama, Pranipatana, Pratipranama, Pranipatita, Abhivadaka, Vandana, Johara, Namasyu, Vandanta, Abhivada, Vandamana, Padavandan, Kaimugiha, Dhvajavamdane, Namaskriyavidhi, Namasyat, Daulacchada, Sapadavandanam.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.121 < [Section XXIII - Rules regarding Salutation]
Verse 2.123 < [Section XXIII - Rules regarding Salutation]
Verse 3.217 < [Section XIV - Method of Feeding]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 1.44 < [Book 1 - Śīkṣāvallī]
Verse 1.2 < [Book 1 - Śīkṣāvallī]
Verse 1.1 < [Book 1 - Śīkṣāvallī]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Gahapatis and Paribbajakas < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Vanna (social identification) < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Women in the Buddhist Discourse < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXX < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
Chapter XXXVI < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
Chapter LXXVII < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Act 10.1: Samantaraśmi arrives with gifts before Śākyamuni < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXXXIII < [Markandeya-Samasya Parva]
Section CLXXV < [Uluka Dutagamana Parva]
Section CXXII < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]