Bharatanatyam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भरतनाट्यम् (bharatanāṭyam), from भरत (bharata, “name of Bharata Muni”) + नाट्य (nāṭya, “dance”).

Proper noun

Bharatanatyam

1. (dance) A form of classical dance originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
   • 2015 August 30, Alastair Macaulay, “Review: At Indian Dance Festival, Subtleties in the Sway of a Torso”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Bharatanatyam is the most geometrically multidirectional of the Indian genres — in the nritta sections, Ms. Balasubramanian turned in quick succession to address right, left, behind, ahead, above and below, as well as various diagonals — and the sharp transitions are often not just exciting but also powerfully expressive of the dancer’s setting herself within a larger context.

Translations

form of classical dance

• Hindi: भरतनाट्यम् (bharatnāṭyam)
• Malayalam: ഭരതനാട്യം (ml) (bharatanāṭyaṁ)
• Tamil: பரதநாட்டியம் (ta) (paratanāṭṭiyam)
• Telugu: భరతనాట్యం (bharatanāṭyaṁ)

References

• “Bharatanatyam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.