Sarpashirsha, Sarpa-shirsha, 厂补谤辫补艣墨谤峁: 3 definitions
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Sarpashirsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term 厂补谤辫补艣墨谤峁 can be transliterated into English as Sarpasirsa or Sarpashirsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)One of the Twenty-eight Single Hands (hasta):鈥擲arpa-艣墨r峁 (snake-head): the middle of the Pat膩ka hand ishollowed. Usage: sandal-paste, snake, slowness, sprinkling,cherishing, etc., giving water to gods and sages, the flappingof elephants' ears, massage of wrestlers.
According to another book: same definition. This hand isderived from Vishnu, who showed it when he offered to protectthe Devas against Bali, and promised to put him down. Itssage is V膩sava (Indra), its colour turmeric, its race Deva, itspatron deity 艢iva. Usage: rouge (办耻峁卥耻尘补), mud, 辫谤腻峁嚹乱补尘补, washing the face, occasion of charity, sandal paste, elephant, ashort man, massage of wrestler鈥檚 shoulders, fondling, milk, water, saffron, bashfulness, concealing a child, image, drinking water,clinging (濒墨苍补), saying 鈥淰ery true鈥�, Br膩hma峁嘺 caste, turmericcolour, saying 鈥淚t is proper鈥�, answering, sprinkhng sandalpowder, appljdng sandal paste, etc., holding the breasts, etc. ofwomen.
Note: To indicate 辫谤腻峁嚹乱补尘补 the 蝉补谤辫补-艣墨谤峁 hand is held upon the bridge of the nose, precisely as in the daily ritual of regulated breathing.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 厂补谤辫补艣墨谤峁 (啶膏ぐ啷嵿お啶多啶班啶�):鈥擺=蝉补谤辫补-艣墨谤峁] [from sarpa] mfn. having a head like a sn掳, [Vasi峁ａ弓ha]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] position of the hands, [Catalogue(s)]
3) [v.s. ...] n. a [particular] brick, [Taittir墨ya-sa峁僪it膩; K膩峁環aka]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shirsha, Sarpa.
Starts with: Sarpashirshan.
Full-text (+1): Rahu, Pushpaputa, Gajadanta, Kshira, Nagabandha, Shanaishcara, Hamsapaksha, Svarbhanu, Hasta, Carrying, Tusk, Giving, Evening, Waving, Elephant, Shivatandava, Cavity, Nataraja, Anugrahamurti, Flower.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Sarpashirsha, Sarpa-shirsha, 厂补谤辫补艣墨谤峁, Sarpa-艣墨r峁, Sarpasirsa, Sarpa-sirsa; (plurals include: Sarpashirshas, shirshas, 厂补谤辫补艣墨谤峁s, 艣墨r峁s, Sarpasirsas, sirsas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Chapter 18 - Hands denoting Nine Planets
Chapter 13 - Twenty-four Combined Hands
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
5. Hasta-mudras (gestures of the hands) < [Chapter 2 - Dance in the Puranas]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2.2. Hand Postures (b): Sa峁儁ukta-hasta < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati pertaining to Characters < [Chapter 3 - Application of gati in D峁浥泍a-k膩vyas]