Sutrapata, Sūtrapāta, Sutra-pata, Sutrapāta: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South AsiaSūtrapāta (सूत्रपात) refers to one of the chapters of the Devyāmata: an Early Śaiva Pratiṣṭhātantra dating back to the 5th century CE dealing with topics related to temple construction, consecration rituals, and iconography.—The Devyāmata is written in the form of a dialogue between Śiva and the Goddess. It begins with the praśnapaṭala, ‘the chapter on questions’, in which Devī tells Śiva what topics she would like to learn about. The answers are provided in the following chapters [e.g., sūtrapāta], of which each is dedicated to one specific subject.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySūtrapāta (सूत्रपात).—applying the measuring line.
Derivable forms: sūtrapātaḥ (सूत्रपातः).
Sūtrapāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sūtra and pāta (पात).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySūtrapāta (सूत्रपात):—[=sūtra-pāta] [from sūtra > sūtr] m. applying the measuring line (taṃ-√kṛ or car, ‘to measure, compare one thing with another’), [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Sutrapāta (सुत्रपात):—n. beginning; commencement; starting; a start;
2) Sūtrapāta (सूत्रपात):—n. beginning;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Paata, Sutra, Pata.
Starts with: Sutrapatana.
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