Shankaranarayana, Śaṃkaranārāyaṇa, Śaṅkaranārāyaṇa, Shamkara-narayana, Shamkaranarayana, Shankara-narayana: 4 definitions
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Shankaranarayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Śaṃkaranārāyaṇa and Śaṅkaranārāyaṇa can be transliterated into English as Samkaranarayana or Shamkaranarayana or Sankaranarayana or Shankaranarayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Archaeological Survey of India: Śaiva monuments at Paṭṭadakal (śilpa)Śaṅkaranārāyaṇa (शङ्करनारायण) is a sculpture found at the temple of Vijayeśvara, at the southern side, western niche.—By and large this kind of image is called Harihara. But we prefer to term it as Śaṅkara-Nārāyaṇa because, when we read the image, Śiva is to the right and Viṣṇu to the left of the same icon. As the image is rough, probably unfinished, the emblem in Śiva’s right upper hand is not clear and the lower is resting on his lap. The conch held in the left hand of the image helps us to identify the image.
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.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Studies In Indian Literary HistoryŚaṃkaranārāyaṇa (शंकरनारायण) is the name of a South-Indian Tirtha (sacred place) mentioned in the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī authored by Varadarāja (A.D. 1600-1650), a pupil of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita.—Varadarāja in his Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī refers to several works which ought to be studied by a Pandit. In the same text are listed some Ghats of Benares (Varanasi). We also find in this work a list of holy places or tīrthas on folio 6 of the manuscript [e.g., śaṃkaranārāyaṇa-kṣetra] which appears to have been composed say between A.D. 1600 and 1650.—[Cf. the manuscript of the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī at the Government Manuscripts Library, B.O.R. = Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona]
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: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚaṅkaranārāyaṇa (शङ्करनारायण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Rasikāmṛta nāṭaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaṃkaranārāyaṇa (शंकरनारायण):—[=śaṃkara-nārāyaṇa] [from śaṃkara > śam] m. Viṣṇu-Śiva (= hari-hara), [Religious Thought and Life in India 65]
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: Shankara, Narayana, Camkara.
Starts with: Shamkaranarayanakshetra, Shankaranarayanamahatmya, Shankaranarayanashtottarashata.
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