sahityan.
/ˈsɑːhɪtjə//sɑːˈhɪtjə/ The lyrical verse which forms part of an Indian dance-song (see quots.).
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1953 F. Bowers Dance in India 46 Three types of singing, determined by the nature of the dance, are performed in Bharata Natya: (1) Ordinary poetic songs with words for abhinaya portions, called sahitya.
1965 E. Bhavnani Dance in India v. 34 Then comes the rendering in gesture language and emotional acting, the explanation of a song or Sahitya which are devotional sentiments in lyrical verse form and are the text to be interpreted.
1968 Jrnl. Music Acad. Madras 39 8 The Raga chosen for the song aptly conveys the sentiment expressed by the Sahitya.
1971 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 18 Apr. 24/1 One of the sisters was out to prove that they could tackle the swaraprasthara to coincide terminally with the point of commencement of the sahitya.
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