नाट

Monier-Williams · nāṭa
nāṭa m. or n. (√naṭ ‖ g. ardharcâdi) dancing, acting, a dance ‖ m. (in music) N. of a Rāga ‖ of a serpent-demon (cf. naṭa) ‖ pl. of a people (= karṇāṭaka ) ‖ (ī), f. (scil. bhâṣā) the language of the Nāṭas