Uttamadhama, ٳٲ, Uttama-adhama: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: Śilpa-śāstraٳٲ (उत्तमाधम) is a Sanskrit technical term, referring to a classification of īṻ, used in the construction of ṅg. To obtain the measurement of the side of the ܳٳٲ type of īṻ, divide the total length of the ṅg into 24 equal parts (sometimes 32 parts), and take 22 parts for the length of the side. The word ṅg refers to a symbol used in the worship of Śiva and is used thoughout Śaiva literature, such as the sacred Āgamas.

Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryٳٲ (उत्तमाधम).�a. high and low; °मध्य� (madhyama) good, middling, and bad; high, low, and middling; (the order is often reversed); cf. भक्षयित्वा बहून्मत्स्यानुत्तमाध�- मध्यमान् (bhakṣayitvā bahūnmatsyānܳٳٲ- madhyamān) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.21.
ٳٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uttama and adhama (अध�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٳٲ (उत्तमाधम):—[from ut-tama] mfn. high and low
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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUttamadhama refers to: most contemptible J. V, 394, 437.
Note: uttamadhama is a Pali compound consisting of the words uttama and adhama.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Uttama, Adhama.
Starts with: Uttamadhamamadhyama.
Full-text: Uttamadhamamadhyama, Samsakti.
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