Save Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts नटराज(Sanskrit) Pronounced Pron. /n̪ɐ.ʈɐ.ˈɾɑː.d͡ʑɐ/(Sanskrit) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "lord of dance" in Sanskrit, from नट (nata) meaning "dance" and राज (raja) meaning "king". This is the name of a form of Shiva 1 represented as the divine cosmic dancer.