1. nft cl. 4. P. ( Dhātup. xxvi, 9 ) nf/tyati ( ep. also °te ; pf. nanarta , nanftur , MBh. ; aor. anartizur , RV. ; -nftur [ cf. A-√ nft ]; p. nfta/mAna [?] ib. v, 33, 6 ; fut. nartizyati , MBh. &c.; nartsyati and nartitA Gr. ; inf. nartitum and narttum , MBh. &c.; ind.p. nartitvA , ib. , -nartam , Br. ), to dance, RV. &c. &c.; to act on the stage, represent ( acc. ), Hariv. &c.; to dance about ( acc. ), R. : Caus. narta/yati , °te , to cause to dance, RV. &c. &c.: Desid. ninftsati and ninartizati , Pāṇ. vii, 2, 57 : Intens. narinartti or narInartti , Var. ; Kāv. ; narInftyate , °ti , Kāv. ; narnartti , narnftIti , narinftIti or narInftIti Gr. , to dance about or cause to dance about ( cf. naw ).
nft 4 P. ( nftyati, praRftyati, nftta ) 1 To dance, move about; nftyati yuvatijanena samaM saKi Gīt. 1 ; lolormO payasi mahotpalaM nanarta Śi. 8. 23 ; Bk. 3. 43. 2 To act on the stage. 3 To gesticulate, play. — Caus. ( nartayati-te ) 1 To cause to dance; tvamASe moGASe kimaparamato nartayasi mAM Bh. 3. 6 ; tAlEH SiMjAvalayasuBagErnartitaH kAMtayA me Me. 79 , U. 3. 19. 2 To cause to move. -WITH A ( caus. ) 1 to cause to dance. 2 to cause to dance or move quickly, shake; marudBirAnartitanaktamAle R. 5. 42 ; Amaru. 32 ; Rs. 3. 10. — pra to dance &c. — prati to ridicule by dancing in return.