Ardhanarishvaramurti, 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤颈艣惫补谤补尘奴谤迟颈, Ardhanarishvara-murti, 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤墨艣惫补谤补尘奴谤迟颈: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤颈艣惫补谤补尘奴谤迟颈 and 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤墨艣惫补谤补尘奴谤迟颈 can be transliterated into English as Ardhanarisvaramurti or Ardhanarishvaramurti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Wisdom Library: 艢ilpa-艣膩stra础谤诲丑补苍腻谤颈艣惫补谤补尘奴谤迟颈 (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶ㄠぞ啶班た啶多啶掂ぐ啶啶班啶むた) refers to an image (尘奴谤迟颈) of an aspect of 艢iva. Ardhan膩ri艣vara literally means 鈥渉alf male / half female鈥�. The P奴rva-k膩ra峁嚹乬ama states that the figures of 艢iva in the 补谤诲丑补苍腻谤颈艣惫补谤补-尘奴谤迟颈 aspect should not have near them the figure of the Devi. The colour, according to the 碍腻谤补峁嚹乬补尘补, of the 补谤诲丑补苍腻谤颈艣惫补谤补-尘奴谤迟颈 aspect of 艢iva is to be coral red.
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of 艢iva (shilpa)1) 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤墨艣惫补谤补尘奴谤迟颈 (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶ㄠぞ啶班啶多啶掂ぐ啶啶班啶むた) or simply 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤墨艣惫补谤补 refers to one of the eighteen forms (尘奴谤迟颈) of 艢iva mentioned in the 碍腻谤补峁嚹乬补尘补 (辫谤补迟颈尘腻濒补办峁峁嘺惫颈诲丑颈-辫补峁璦濒补): the fourth among the Siddh膩nta艣aiv膩gamas. The forms of 艢iva (e.g., 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤墨艣惫补谤补-尘奴谤迟颈) are established through a process known as 厂腻诲腻办丑测补, described as a five-fold process of creation.
2) 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤墨艣惫补谤补尘奴谤迟颈 is also listed among the twelve forms (尘奴谤迟颈) of 艢iva mentioned in the 厂耻辫谤补产丑别诲腻驳补尘补 (辫谤补迟颈尘腻濒补办峁峁嘺惫颈诲丑颈-辫补峁璦濒补): the tenth among the Siddh膩nta艣aiv膩gamas.
3) 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤墨艣惫补谤补尘奴谤迟颈 is also listed among the eighteen forms (尘奴谤迟颈) of 艢iva mentioned in the 艢ilparatna (twenty-second 补诲丑测腻测补): a technical treatise by 艢r墨kum膩ra on 艢ilpa艣膩stra.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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Partial matches: Ardhanarishvara, Murti.
Full-text: Ardhanarishvara, Mahisha.
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