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舞: phonetic 無 + semantic 舛 (“steps”).
A specific character for the dance sense of 無.


無: Pictogram (象形). A man with something long-held in both hands. Dancing.
This character is borrowed for “have no”, and the character 舞 is used for the original sense.

नटराज Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance ― a depiction of शिव the god Shiva as the cosmic dancer who performs his divine dance to destroy a weary universe and make preparations for the god Brahma to start the process of creation

Sanskrit नटराज (naṭarāja), from नर्त (narta, “dancing”) + राजन् (rājan, “king”).
The dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva, who performs his divine dance as a part of his activities of creation and destruction. The dance is called तांडवनृत्य Tāṇḍavam or Nadanta, depending on the context of the dance.



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