dance meaning in Sanskrit
नटनम् naṭanam
/dɑːns/
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dance in Sanskrit: नटनम् (naṭanam), नाट्यम् (nāṭyam), नृत्तम् (nṛttam), नट (naṭa). In English, dance means a sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
Sanskrit words for dance
- movements to music
- नटनम् naṭanam, नाट्यम् nāṭyam, नृत्तम् nṛttam, नट naṭa
- move rhythmically to music
- नृत्यति nṛtyati
English meaning of dance
- noun A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
- noun A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
- noun The art, profession, and study of dancing.
- noun A piece of music with a particular dance rhythm.
dance in a sentence
- I do a dance when she plays the drums!
- He does the Gangnam Style dance with his friends in school.
- The dance we had in August 2008 is one of the greatest moments of my life!
Synonyms of dance
dance in other languages
- dance in Hindi
- dance in Tamil
- dance in Marathi
- dance in Urdu
- dance in Bengali
- dance in Telugu
- dance in Malayalam
- dance in Kannada
- dance in Punjabi
- dance in Sinhala
- dance in Assamese
- dance in Pashto
- dance in Tagalog
- dance in Arabic
- dance in Malay
- dance in Indonesian
- dance in Persian
- dance in Thai
- dance in Vietnamese
- dance in Myanmar
Questions about dance in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of dance in Sanskrit?
- Dance in Sanskrit is नटनम् (naṭanam), नाट्यम् (nāṭyam), नृत्तम् (nṛttam), नट (naṭa).
- dance इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Dance: नटनम् (naṭanam), नाट्यम् (nāṭyam), नृत्तम् (nṛttam), नट (naṭa).
- What does dance mean in English?
- Dance means a sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dance (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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