Meanings...

1)Aattam- word for dance in Tamil language

2) Abhinaya-It is the various gestures made by the limbs, body and the face.

3) Adavu-It means 'serkkai'.It is a combination of steps and gestures in dance.It comprises of all the basic steps used in bharatanatyam..

4) Angaas(singular-anga)-The various parts of the body are called as angas. .

5) Apsara-The beautiful dancers of heaven are called as apsaras.They entertain the people in the court of a kingdom.They comprise of only females. .

6) Arangetram-Aranga means stage and etram in tamil means to climb or to step on to.It is the first time the dancer wears his or her salangai and performs on stage. .
 

7)Asuras – Demons

8) Bhava-The expression of the feelings of a particular character that the dancer is depicting is called as 'bhava'. .

9) Brahma-He is the god who created this world and other things in this world ,in the indian mythology. Thus he is referred to as the 'creator'. .

10)Brahaspathi – one of the Navagrahas

11) Cholas- They are the kings who ruled the major parts of south India.They were great patrons of all arts.They were great administers too who were governed by their religion of refined 'saivism'. .

12) Dasis-The ladies who worked as helpers (maids)to the queens and kings were called as dasis. .

13)Devadasis-court dancers

14) Gita-The holy book of the hindus is called as the "Gita".Usually called as the "Bhagvadgita" .
 

15) Guru- The teacher .

16)Haarathi(aarathi)-Ritual of welcoming a person with a plate of red water. (comprising of turmeric powder and lime)

17) Hindu- It is a community of people who worship deities and follow the 'Gita'. .

18) Kalakshetra-Kala means art and kshetra means place of action or work.So kalakshetra is a place where various art forms are learnt , taught, and performed. .

19) Kannada-It is a south Indian language. .

20) Karana-It is the counterpart of contemporary Adavu.(refer to the karanas under theory) .

21) Katcheri-It is a performance performed by an artiste. .

22) Kathakali-This is another dance form which had its origin in the state of Kerala. .

23) Karagam-It is a folk dance of Tamil Nadu; a south Indian state. .

24) Kerala- It is Indian state situated in the southern part of India.Its capital city is Trivandrum. .

25) Krishna-He is one of the great gods whom many of the hindus worship. .
26) Kuchipudi-This is another dance form which originated in the state of Andhra Pradesh an Indian state. .

27) Kulattur-It is a district in the state of Tamil Nadu.(a south indian state). .
28) Lord Shiva-He is the mighty god who is called as the destroyer.He is the master of bharatnatyam and his dance is called as Tandava nrtya. .

29) Maharashtra- It is a state in India that located at the centre of India. .

 30)Mangala- Happy ending of the performance.

31)Maya – illusion  / divine power

 32)Mudra –  gestures made with the fingers.

33) Mridanga-This is an instument made of skin of the cow.(refer instruments)It produces sound when we hit the sheet of skin that is fixed.It is cylindrical in dshape with both the ends covered with skin and hollow inside to produce sound. .

   34)Nagaas – Personification of Snakes (snakes personified as humans)

35) Nataraja- It is the dancing form of Lord Shiva. .

36) Natya-It is a sanskrit word for dance. .

37) Natuvanga -This is the main intrument used in bharatnatyam. These are nothing but the cimbels. .

38) Nayaka-The male dancer. .

39) Nayika-The female dancer. .

 40)Navagrahas – Gods of the Nine Celestial bodies

41) Odissi- This is another dance form which originated in Orissa. .
 

42)Pushpa – Flowers

43)Pushpanjali- tribute to God and Goddesses with flowers.

44)Prakrut-One of the oldest scripts of India

45) Raga- It is a combination of swaras giving rise to different harmonic tunes. .

46) Rajanarthikas-They are the dancers who danced in the courts of the kings. .

47) Sadir-It is the previous form (version)of the present bharatanatyam. .

48) Saivism-People who follow Lord Shiva are called as Saivaites and their practice is called as Saivism. .

49) Sanskrit-This is a very old and wonderful script .All the slokas and books , poems etc were written in this script. It is also spoken . .

50) Serkkai-It means to join in 'tamil'; a south Indian language .

51) Shringara- decoration / pleasant , decorative dressing.

52) Sishya-A student .

53) Sivaji-He was a great ruler who ruled major parts of India during the medieval times.

   54)Skanda – ( Lord Muruga) Son of Lord Shiva.

 55)Sthayii – Permanent

56) Swara-They are the basic single decibled notes that form ragas . .
 

57) Tala- It is the beat. .

58) Tamil-south Indian language. .

59) Tandava- dance of Lord shiva. .

60) Tanjore-Its original name is Tanjavoor.This is a district in Tamil Nadu. .
61) Teermana-It means to decide in tamil. .
 

62) Telugu-This is a south Indian language. .

63) Vaakyaarthabhinaya-This is a kind of abhinaya.(refer abhinaya) .

64) Vaadhya-wind instruments ie. blowing instrumebts. .

65)Vendan-synonym for  king

66) Veena- It is a string instrument played by "goddess Saraswathi"; the goddess of knowledge and wisdom. .

67)Vidhyadhara – Hindu Mythological heavenly character

68) Vijayanagara-It was an empire ruled by the kings of the Odayar family . .
69)Yakshas – Hindu Myhtological character