Sthapaka, 厂迟丑腻辫补办补: 18 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶).鈥擳o be honoured with presents of golden beds in connection with rituals for cutting canals, etc;1 to be honoured in founding new temples;2 qualifications of; one who is versed in his art and science, has faith, is skilled and clever, an expert in 惫腻蝉迟耻艣腻蝉迟谤补 and is pure and clean鈥� performs homa at the topmost place of the deity to be installed. Worship and gifts to, after the installation of a deity.3
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣腻蝉迟谤补厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶) refers to the 鈥渋ntroducer鈥� of a dramatic play, according to the N膩峁瓂a艣腻蝉迟谤补 chapter 5. Accordingly, 鈥淎fter the Preliminaries have been duly performed in the manner described, the Introducer (蝉迟丑腻辫补办补) should enter [the stage], and he should resemble the Director in every respect (lit. in quality and form).鈥�.
: McGill: The architectural theory of the M膩nas膩ra (natyashastra)厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶).鈥擳he 蝉迟丑腻辫补办补 is found again in the N膩峁瓂asastra, the treatise on dramaturgy attributed ta Bharata, dated latest 200 CE, and considered the first 艣腻蝉迟谤补颈肠 treatise on the arts He makes an appearance on the stage and pronounces the prologue of the drama ta the audience. This appearance of the 蝉迟丑腻辫补办补 in the context of the drama is rather vague and dubious; the text does not enlist him among the members of the drama troupe. However, the presence of the 蝉迟丑腻辫补办补 at the scene of a drama makes sense if the context of making the 鈥減lay-house鈥� (theatre) is also considered.
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).
Vastushastra (architecture)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶) refers to 鈥減erson who oversees the various details of the repair programs鈥�, as discussed in chapter 36 of the 痴颈峁补办蝉别苍补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to 辫谤补迟颈尘腻-icons) and the construction of temples.鈥擠escription of the chapter [箩颈谤峁噊诲诲丑腻谤补-惫颈诲丑颈]: [...] The 厂迟丑腻辫补办补鈥攖he person who oversees the various details of the repair programs鈥攕hould be selected with great care (93-100); the same for the Tak峁ka-carpenters (104-1172). In planning out his program of repairs the 厂迟丑腻辫补办补 must, above all, follow the rules laid down in only one particular 艣腻蝉迟谤补-book and not mix traditions (101-105). [...]
: McGill: The architectural theory of the M膩nas膩ra厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶).鈥擮n several occasions, the M膩nas膩ra mentions the presence of a fifth character (of the builder鈥檚 guild), the 蝉迟丑腻辫补办补, especially during the conduct of rituals associated with building. A clear definition of the roles of the sthapati and the 蝉迟丑腻辫补办补 in relation to each other and to the process of image-making (which, by extension, inc1udes temple-building as well) is given in the iconographic section of the M膩nas膩ra (LXX, 3-4).
The M膩nas膩ra defines the role of the sthapati as 辫谤补办峁泃颈, 鈥渕aker鈥� (literally, 鈥渟ource鈥� or 鈥渕aterial cause鈥�) of the image, and that of the 蝉迟丑腻辫补办补 as its 箩墨惫补, 鈥渓ife-principle鈥�, that is, one who animates the image. The 蝉迟丑腻辫补办补 is always seen to be working 鈥渋n the company of鈥� the sthapati: in rituals that are conducted at key moments in the construction process, from the measurement of the site and laying of foundation to the inauguration of the temple.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, 惫腻蝉迟耻艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary蝉迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶).鈥攁 (S) That places, sets, lays, fixes. 2 That establishes, erects, institutes, founds, sets up. 3 That settles, orders, ordains, appoints, determines. 4 That substantiates, proves, evinces, verifies.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English蝉迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶).鈥�a That places. That establishes; that proves.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶).鈥�a. [蝉迟丑腻payati 蝉迟丑腻-峁噄c-峁噕耻濒] Causing to stand, fixing, founding, establishing, regulating.
-办补岣� 1 The director of the stage-business, a stage-manager.
2) The founder of a temple, or erector of an image.
3) A depositor.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶).鈥攎fn.
(-办补岣�-办腻-办补峁�) Placing, fixing, regulating, ordering. m.
(-办补岣�) 1. The director of the stage-business, a stage-manager. 2. A founder, the erector of a temple or image, &c. E. 峁ａ弓丑腻 to be or stand, causal form, 峁噕耻濒 aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶).鈥攊. e. 蝉迟丑腻, [Causal.], + aka, I. adj. Causing to stand, placing, fixing, ordering. Ii. m. 1. A stage manager. 2. The founder of a temple.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶).鈥擺masculine] erector (of an image), establisher, founder; a cert. person of the stage-business.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶):鈥擺from 蝉迟丑腻] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) causing to stand, placing, fixing etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. the erecter of an image, [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
3) [v.s. ...] a depositor, [Y膩j帽avalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) an establisher, founder, [Catalogue(s)]
5) [v.s. ...] (in [dramatic language]) a kind of stage-director (assistant of the S奴tra-dh膩ra [q.v.] but not clearly defined in his functions and not mentioned in any of the extant plays), [Bharata-n膩峁瓂a-艣腻蝉迟谤补; S膩hitya-darpa峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶):鈥擺(ka岣�-k膩-ka峁�) a.] Placing, fixing, regulating. m. A stage manager, founder of a temple, &c.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 峁琱腻惫补测补, 罢丑腻惫补测补.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶) [Also spelled sthapak]:鈥�(nm) a founder; erector, fixer; -, [谤补峁僩补] a mordant.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (嗖膏硩嗖ム簿嗖矔):鈥�
1) [noun] he who establishes, institutes, erects, installs (as an idol of a deity).
2) [noun] a propounder of a religious or philosophical school.
3) [noun] a supervisor of a drama stage, working under the direction of the director of the drama.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary厂迟丑腻辫补办补 (啶膏啶ムぞ啶):鈥攏. founder;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: The, The, Sthapaka, Te.
Starts with: Stapakam, Stapakan, Sthapakalakshana, Sthapakarnika, Sthapakasthapatilakshana.
Full-text (+130): Sthitisthapaka, Samsthapaka, Upasthapaka, Paryupasthapaka, Anushthapaka, Shanmatasthapaka, Stapakam, Mulasthapaka, Sthapak, Sthapakalakshana, Thavaya, Garbhasthapaka, Titastapakam, Sthapin, Tapakam, Stapakan, Samsthapayitavya, Sthiti-sthaapak, Samsthapana, Samsthapaniya.
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