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nātaḥ

naṭ ( Prākṛ. for nṛt, q.v. ) cl. 1. P. naṭati ( Dhātup. xix, 19 ; ix, 23 ) to dance, Kāv. ; to hurt or injure, Vop. ( cf. unnaṭ) : Caus. nāṭayati ( Dhātup. xxxii, 12 ) to represent anything ( acc. ) dramatically, act, perform, imitate, Mṛcch. ; Śak. &c.; to fall ( cf. √ naḍ); to shine, Vop.

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. naṭ

naṭ ( Prākṛ. for nṛt, q.v. ) cl. 1. P. naṭati ( Dhātup. xix, 19 ; ix, 23 ) to dance, Kāv. ; to hurt or injure, Vop. ( cf. unnaṭ) : Caus. nāṭayati ( Dhātup. xxxii, 12 ) to represent anything ( acc. ) dramatically, act, perform, imitate, Mṛcch. ; Śak. &c.; to fall ( cf. √ naḍ); to shine, Vop.

2. نَت

nat mfn. (√ nam) bowing, bowing one's self ( ifc. ), MW.

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Where it came from

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. nat (vol. 2, scan pp. 61-62; entry #893).

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