Nataraja

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Nataraja

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

proper noun Natraj

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

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name dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva

EspañolNataraja
हिन्दीनटराज naṭrāj
PortuguêsShiva Nataraja
РусскийНатараджа Nataradža
العربيةنَاتَارَاجَا nātārājā

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@misc{nataraja_2026,
  title = {Nataraja},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nataraja},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}