Archives Glossary of special terms

shaivite

pertaining to Shiva

shakti

feminine power

shastra

The Śāstra (शास्त्र) are classified into Apauruseya (disciplines dealing with knowledge not contingent on individuals) and Pauruseya (disciplines whose knowledge is contingent on the individual).

shatha-nayaka

deceptive hero

shattala

Ṣaṭtāla (षट्ताल), Measurement of images by six tālas

shilpa

Śilpa (शिल्प) designates any kind of art.

shilpa-prakasha

light on art

shilpa-shastras

texts of art and architecture (cf. shilpashastra)

shilpashastra

Śilpaśāstra (शिल्पशास्त्र), text providing technical and aesthetic guidance to those empowered to mark arts and crafts; texts of art and architecture (cf. shilpa-shastras); refers to the science of architecture; It represents one of the nine divisions of the Paurūṣeya classification… Continue Reading →

shilpi

artist

shlesha

pun

shringara

erotic rasa or ornament

shringara-prakasha

light on the erotic (rasa)

Shudra

one of four castes in Hindu society, the lowest stratum of Indian society and form the majority of the population: artisans, tenant farmers, day laborers, servants, agricultural workers, laborers

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