nadanathin
நடனத்தின்Of dance
Meaning
Nadanathin is the genitive (possessive) form of the Tamil noun "nadanam" (dance). It means "of dance" or "dance's." It functions as a grammatical connector, often appearing in phrases like "Lord of Dance" (Nataraja) or "acting through dance."
In the songs
Natyam. Ithu nadanathin moolam nadippathu, ithil nadana kalaignar Krishnar allathu Seethai pondra kathapathiramaga maari oru kathaiyai nadikkirar.
Natya. This is acting through dance, where the dancer becomes a character like Krishna or Sita and acts out a story.
Introduction to Bharatanatyam - Chapter 2 · Unknown
nadanathin iraivanaga, avar pambugalai aninthu munivargal, devargal, brahma matrum vishnuval potrappadugirar
As the Lord of Dance, he adorns serpents and is praised by sages, devas, Brahma and Vishnu
Vidai Meethil Bhavani Vanthan · Papanasam Sivan