Vastudeva, 痴腻蝉迟耻诲别惫补: 3 definitions
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Vastudeva 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.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama (vastu)痴腻蝉迟耻诲别惫补 (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶︵啶�) refers to the 鈥渄ivinities of the (construction) site鈥�, according to the 碍腻尘颈办腻驳补尘补: an ancient 艢aiva 膧gama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (办谤颈测腻辫腻诲补).鈥擨n modern print editions, the K膩mika-膩gama is structured in two major parts. The P奴rvabh膩ga consists of 75 chapters (辫补峁璦濒补蝉) [...] Chapters 9 to 34 present a general account of the principles and preliminary rites for the construction of temples, houses, buildings, and settlements. [...] Chapter 18 explains the placement of construction lines. In Chapter 19, offerings are prescribed for divinities of the site (惫腻蝉迟耻诲别惫补-产补濒颈).
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) 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
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴腻蝉迟耻诲别惫补 (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶︵啶�).鈥擺masculine] 诲别惫补迟腻 [feminine] house-god.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴腻蝉迟耻诲别惫补 (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶︵啶�):鈥擺=惫腻蝉迟耻-诲别惫补] [from v膩stu > v膩stava] m. ([Horace H. Wilson]) the deity presiding over a house.
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.
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Starts with: Vastudevabali, Vastudevabhidhana, Vastudevata, Vastudevatasthapana.
Full-text: Vastudevabhidhana, Vastudevabali.
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Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (Study) (by Artatrana Sarangi)
Inauguration of a new palace < [Chapter 3 - General Ritual mentioned in Samrajya-lakshmi-pithika]
The Maha Shanti (grand pacificatory rite) of Samrajya-Lakshmi < [Chapter 2 - Rituals connected with Samrajya-lakshmi]
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 1c - Architecture (v膩stu) in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺 < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 461 < [Volume 16 (1913)]
Mayamata and Building Construction (study) (by Ripan Ghosh)
Part 5 - Balikarman (Offerings and rituals) < [Chapter 4 - Pre-arrangement of Building Construction]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.84 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
2 (a). Literary Evidence to Art-Activity < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]