antaranga

[uhn-ter-uhng-guh]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. the three angas pertaining to the mind: dharana or concentration, dhyana or meditation, and samadhi or contemplation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antaranga¹

From the Sanskrit word antaraṅga

Example Sentences

“Antaranga” — set in a modern and contemporary gallery in front of Sam Gilliam’s drape painting “Carousel State” — was strikingly modern, with Satpathy walking in like any other museum visitor, dressed in contemporary clothing and without the customary bells around her ankles.

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“Antaranga” and “Taru” were the responses of this superlative dancer and choreographer to the stimuli of the Met, her art enhanced by the museum’s and vice versa.

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