Nataraja

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proper noun

The dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva, who performs his divine dance as a part of his activities of creation and destruction.

OriginSanskrit नटराज →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Natraj

  1. HinduismThe dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva, who performs his divine dance as a part of his activities of creation and destruction.

Origin

  1. Sanskritनटराज
  2. EnglishNataraja

From Sanskrit नटराज (naṭarāja), from नर्त (narta, “dancing”) + राजन् (rājan, “king”).

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Translations

Arabic نَاتَارَاجَا
  • نَاتَارَاجَا (nātārājā)dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Bengali নটরাজ
  • নটরাজ (noṭoraj)dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Hindi नटराज
  • नटराज (naṭrāj)dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Hungarian Natarádzsa
  • Natarádzsadancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Latvian Nataradža
  • Nataradžadancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Lithuanian Nataradža
  • Nataradžadancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Persian ناتاراجا
  • ناتاراجا (nâtârâjâ)dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Polish Nataradźa
  • Nataradźadancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Portuguese Shiva Nataraja
  • Shiva Natarajadancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Russian Натараджа
  • Натараджа (Nataradža)dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Spanish Nataraja
  • Natarajadancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Tamil நடராசர்
  • நடராசர் (naṭarācar)dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Thai ศิวนาฏราช
  • ศิวนาฏราช (sìwá nâatrâat)dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Ukrainian Натараджа
  • Натараджа (Nataradža)dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
Urdu نٹراج
  • نٹراج (naṭ-rāj)dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva
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