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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Hastibandha (हस्तिबन्ध) refers to the “capturing of elephants”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] The object of hunting is not meat alone, but from it one acquires pearls, skins, and musks. Even elephants are captured (hastibandha); animals therefore are sought for, for a variety of purposes, and so it is called hunting. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Hasti-bandha.—(EI 32), name of a tax; cf. hasti-daṇḍa. Note: hasti-bandha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hastibandha (हस्तिबन्ध):—[=hasti-bandha] [from hasti > hasta] m. a place for entrapping el°, [Vāsavadattā]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Bandha, Hastin.

Starts with: Hastibandhaki.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Hastibandha, Hasti-bandha; (plurals include: Hastibandhas, bandhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)

Elephants in Epigraphic Records (Introduction) < [Chapter 2]

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