1 Acting, gesticulation, any theatrical action (expressive of some sentiment, passion &c. by look, gesture, posture &c.); nṛtyābhi- nayakriyācyutaṃ Ku. 5. 79; abhinayān paricetumivodyatā R. 9. 33; nartakīrabhi- nayātilaṃghinīḥ 19. 14; Ki. 10. 42.

2 Dramatic representation, exhibi- tion on the stage; lalitābhinayaṃ tamadya bhartā marutāṃ draṣṭumanāḥ salokapālaḥ V. 2. 18. S. D. thus defines and classifies a-...