Harmika, Ჹ: 4 definitions
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Harmika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryᲹ.�(EI 28), a pavilion. Note: is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryᲹ (हर्मिक�).�f. A summer house on a Stūpa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryHarmika (हर्मिक).�(probably hyper-Sanskrit to next = Pali hammiya, AMg. hammia = Sanskrit harmya; § 2.33), room or apartment on the top of a building, according to Tibetan on Lalitavistara bsil kha�, cool room, summer-house; پ屹Բ Index also summer-house (in پ屹Բ it is above the cupola of a stūpa): prāsādāś ca gavākṣa-harmika-(could be m.c. for °kā)- varā(�) Lalitavistara 293.16 (verse); tasyātinavāṇḍasyopari kṛtānupūrveṇa�پ屹Բ 244.12 (prose), here f. unless text is corrupt.
Harmika can also be spelled as Ჹ (हर्मिक�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹ (हर्मिक�):—[from harmya] f. a summer-house on a Stūpa, [پ屹Բ]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Harmika, Ჹ; (plurals include: Harmikas, Ჹs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
The Harmika Portion (of the Stupa) < [Chapter 4]
Minor Votive Stupas at Lalitagiri < [Chapter 4]
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Stūpas (Shrines for Devotion) < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Temple architecture in Burma < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
(vi) Rise of Art < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
The Demise or Mahāparinirvāṇa < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Lower Kṛṣṇ� Valley (15): Chandavaram < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (1): Dhulikaṭṭa < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
1. The Concept of Caitya Worship and the Erection of the Stupa < [Chapter 2 - The evolution of the Caitya-griha]
2. The Early Stupas Open To the Sky < [Chapter 2 - The evolution of the Caitya-griha]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 11 - Main Shrine of Sārnāth < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
1. Introduction (ancient Indian architecture) < [Chapter 3 - Architecture in the Puranas]