Natarajan.

Brit.

/ˌnatəˈrɑːdʒə/, U.S.

/ˌnɑdəˈrɑ(d)ʒə/

Forms: 1800s– Nataraja, 1900s– Nataraj.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit Naṭarāja.

Etymology: < late Sanskrit Naṭarāja, lit. ‘prince of dancers’ < Sanskrit naṭa dancer, actor (see Nat n.²) + rājan prince, king (see raja n.¹).In form Nataraj reflecting elision of the final vowel in vernacular South Asian pronunciation.

The name for: Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and dissolution, in his role as lord of the dance, symbolizing cosmic energy. Also: a representation (esp. a statue or figure, etc.) depicting Shiva in this role.

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1892 E .Carpenter From Adam's Peak to Elephanta xii. 221 Siva is worshiped here under his most excellent name of Nátarája, lord of the dance.

1917 A. K. Coomaraswamy & G. K. Duggirala tr. Nandikesvara Mirror of Gesture 15 The image of Śiva as dancer (Naṭarāja, Naṭeśa) and actor is everywhere conspicuous in Śaiva literature.

1959 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 30 482 At Chidambaram we passed alongside one of the oldest temples in South India, dedicated to the god Siva as Nataraj or Lord of the Dance.

1968 Indian Mining & Engin. Jrnl. 5 40 God in his aspect of Naṭarāja, or Lord of the Dance.

1976 Sci. Amer. Nov. 132/3 He strode over to a large bronze nataraja, India's traditional statue of a dancing Shiva.

1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) xiii. 408 He leads Standish into a vast room with much on the walls that is of interest to this India-loving man:..small bronze Natarajas; Gandhara heads.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nataraja
释义	Natarajan. Brit. /ˌnatəˈrɑːdʒə/, U.S. /ˌnɑdəˈrɑ(d)ʒə/ Forms: 1800s– Nataraja, 1900s– Nataraj. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit Naṭarāja. Etymology: < late Sanskrit Naṭarāja, lit. ‘prince of dancers’ < Sanskrit naṭa dancer, actor (see Nat n.²) + rājan prince, king (see raja n.¹).In form Nataraj reflecting elision of the final vowel in vernacular South Asian pronunciation. The name for: Shiva, the Hindu god of creation and dissolution, in his role as lord of the dance, symbolizing cosmic energy. Also: a representation (esp. a statue or figure, etc.) depicting Shiva in this role. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [noun] > Indian or Hindu > Shiva Shiva1789 Nataraja1892 society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > non-Christian symbols or images > [noun] > representing Siva trisul1871 Nataraja1892 1892 E .Carpenter From Adam's Peak to Elephanta xii. 221 Siva is worshiped here under his most excellent name of Nátarája, lord of the dance. 1917 A. K. Coomaraswamy & G. K. Duggirala tr. Nandikesvara Mirror of Gesture 15 The image of Śiva as dancer (Naṭarāja, Naṭeśa) and actor is everywhere conspicuous in Śaiva literature. 1959 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 30 482 At Chidambaram we passed alongside one of the oldest temples in South India, dedicated to the god Siva as Nataraj or Lord of the Dance. 1968 Indian Mining & Engin. Jrnl. 5 40 God in his aspect of Naṭarāja, or Lord of the Dance. 1976 Sci. Amer. Nov. 132/3 He strode over to a large bronze nataraja, India's traditional statue of a dancing Shiva. 1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) xiii. 408 He leads Standish into a vast room with much on the walls that is of interest to this India-loving man:..small bronze Natarajas; Gandhara heads. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1892
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