Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
4 P. (nṛtyati, praṇṛtyati, nṛtta) 1 To dance, move about; nṛtyati yuva- tijanena samaṃ sakhi Gīt. 1; lolormau payasi mahotpalaṃ nanarta Śi. 8. 23; Bk. 3. 43.
2 To act on the stage.
3 To gesticulate, play. Caus. (nartayati-te) 1 To cause to dance; tvamāśe moghāśe kimaparamato nartayasi māṃ Bh. 3. 6; tālaiḥ śiṃjāvalayasubhagairnartitaḥ kāṃtayā me Me. 79, U. 3. 19.
2 To cause to move. WITH ā (caus.) 1. to...
Source entryMonier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
cl.4 P. (Dha1tup. xxvi, 9) n/ṛtyati (ep. also te; pf. nanarta, nanṛtur MBh.; aor. anartiṣur RV.; -nṛtur [ cf. ā-nṛt ]; p. nṛt/amāna [ ? ] ib. v, 33, 6; fut. nartiṣyati MBh. &c; nartsyati and nartitā Gr.; inf. nartitum and narttum MBh. &c; ind.p. nartitvā ib.,... &c, see s.v. 071989 568,3 112032 &c, see s.v. 071990 568,3 112033 f. dancing, gesticulation AV. 071991 568,3 112034
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