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Shastra (Sanskrit: शास्त्र, romanized: Śāstra pronounced) is a Sanskrit word that means "precept, rules, manual, compendium, book or treatise" in a general sense. [1] The word is generally used as a suffix in the Indian literature context, for technical or specialized knowledge in a defined area of practice.
Shilpa Shastras (Sanskrit: शिल्प शास्त्र śilpa śāstra) literally means the Science of Shilpa (arts and crafts). [1] [2] It is an ancient umbrella term for numerous Hindu texts that describe arts, crafts, and their design rules, principles and standards.
Shastra in Sanskrit means that which gives teaching, instruction or command. Tarka means debate or an argument. According to one reckoning, there are six shastras. Vyākaraṇa is one of them. Four of the shastras are particularly important: Vyākaraṇa, Mīmāṃsā, Tarka, and Vedanta. Tarka shastra has concepts called purva paksha and apara ...
Originating in ancient India, Vastu Shastra (Sanskrit: वास्तु शास्त्र, vāstu śāstra – literally "science of architecture" [2]) is a traditional Hindu system of architecture [3] [4] based on ancient texts that describe principles of design, layout, measurements, ground preparation, space arrangement, and spatial ...
Shastrartha (Sanskrit: शास्त्रार्थ, romanized: śāstrārtha) is a type of intellectual debate prevalent in India.It was a kind of philosophical ...
Sahitya Akademi Award for Telugu; Award for contributions to Telugu literature: Awarded for: Literary award in India: Sponsored by: Sahitya Akademi, Government of India: Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First award: 1955: Final award: 2024: Highlights; First winner: Suravaram Pratapa Reddy: Most Recent winner: Penugonda Lakshminarayana: Total ...
Shastra commonly refers to a treatise or text on a specific field of knowledge. In early Vedic literature, the word referred to any precept, rule, teaching, ritual instruction or direction. [ 5 ] In late and post Vedic literature of Hinduism , Shastra referred to any treatise, book or instrument of teaching, any manual or compendium on any ...
Vātsyāyana was an ancient Indian philosopher, known for authoring the Kama Sutra. [1] He lived in India during the second or third century CE, probably in Pataliputra (modern day Patna in Bihar).