The Sanskrit term Sācikṛta can be transliterated into English as Sacikrta or Sacikrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Sachikrita.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Sācikṛta (साचिकृत) refers to one of the twenty prakāras: rules used in the playing of drums (puṣkara) [with reference to Mṛdaṅga, Paṇava and Dardura] according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 33. Accordingly, “when various karaṇas are played in one instrument to follow a dance with aṅgahāras, it is called Sācikṛta”.

context information

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).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sācīkṛta (साचीकृत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Made crooked. 2. Seen crookedly or tortuously, distorted, misrepresented. n.

(-taṃ) Prejudice, distortion or perversion of mind. E. sāci, cvi aff., kṛta made.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sācīkṛta (साचीकृत):—[=sācī-kṛta] [from sācī > sāci] mfn. made crooked, bent sideways, distorted, averted (am ind. ‘crookedly’), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (-dṛś mfn. having averted eyes, [Kathāsaritsāgara]; tānana mfn. having an averted face, looking sideways, [Mahābhārata])

2) [v.s. ...] n. distortion, perversion, prejudice, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sācīkṛta (साचीकृत):—[sācī-kṛta] (taṃ) 1. n. Prejudice. a. Made or seen crooked; distorted.

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sācīkṛta (ಸಾಚೀಕೃತ):—

1) [adjective] turned; caused to become crooked.

2) [adjective] twisted out of shape.

3) [adjective] misinterpreted; misstated; misrepresented.

4) [adjective] deviated; turned from one’s course.

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Sācīkṛta (ಸಾಚೀಕೃತ):—[noun] a preconceived idea or opinion.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Krita, Saci.

Starts with: Sacikritadrish, Sacikritam, Sacikritanana.

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Full-text: Sacikritam, Sacikritadrish, Sacikritanana, Prakara.

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Search found 4 books and stories containing Sacikrita, Sācikṛta, Saci-krita, Sāci-kṛta, Sacikrta, Saci-krta, Sācīkṛta, Sācī-kṛta; (plurals include: Sacikritas, Sācikṛtas, kritas, kṛtas, Sacikrtas, krtas, Sācīkṛtas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)

8. Movements of the Eye, Eyelids, Eyebrows < [Chapter 2 - Dance in the Puranas]

7. The technique of Indian Painting < [Chapter 5 - Painting in the Puranas]

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Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)

Gati performed in Nṛtta < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in Dṛśya-kāvyas]

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Mural painting in Kerala (Study) (by K. I. Treesa)

1. Drawing of forms < [Chapter 4 - Mural tradition in Kerala]

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Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)

Chapter XXXIII - On Covered Instruments (avanaddha)

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