释义 |
‖ sahitya|ˈsaːhitja| [Skr., association, agreement; composition, literature; lyrical verse.] The lyrical verse which forms part of an Indian dance-song (see quots.).
1953F. Bowers Dance in India 46 Three types of singing, determined by the nature of the dance, are performed in Bharata Natya: (1) Ordinary poetic songs with words for abhinaya portions, called sahitya. 1965E. Bhavnani Dance in India v. 34 Then comes the rendering in gesture language and emotional acting, the explanation of a song or Sahitya which are devotional sentiments in lyrical verse form and are the text to be interpreted. 1968Jrnl. Mus. Acad. Madras XXXIX. 8 The Raga chosen for the song aptly conveys the sentiment expressed by the Sahitya. 1971Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 18 Apr. 24/1 One of the sisters was out to prove that they could tackle the swaraprasthara to coincide terminally with the point of commencement of the sahitya. |