Dancing, acting, a dance, pantomime, gesticulation, nṛttādasyāḥ sthitamatitarāṃ kāṃtaṃ M. 2. 7; [Page0648-a+ 55] nṛtyaṃ mayūrā vijahuḥ R. 14. 69; Me. 32, 36; R. 3. 19. Comp. priyaḥ 1. an epithet of Śiva.

2. a peacock. śālā a dancing hall. sthānaṃ a stage, dancing room.