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Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South Asia

Vyaṅgita (व्यङ्गित) refers to a “mutilated (liṅga)” which is a factor in deciding upon reparations, according to the section dealing with Jīrṇoddhāra (“renovation”) in verse 119cd-124 of the Prāyaścittasamuccaya of Trilocanaśiva: a 12th century Śaiva manual on expiations.—Accordingly, “[...] If the liṅga is licked by fire and its beauty is not diminished, [expiation is achieved] by [reciting aghora] thirty thousand times. If [the liṅga] is mutilated (vyaṅgita), burnt, loses its lustre, is used by out-castes, falls in a terrible hole [or] is stolen by kings or others, then one should abandon the liṅga, recite one lakh repetitions of aghora, install another liṅga and [thereby] one attains purification”

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyaṅgitā (व्यङ्गिता).—Mutilation; विहिता व्यङ्गिता तेषामपराधे महत्यपि (vihitā vyaṅgitā teṣāmaparādhe mahatyapi) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.21.

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

Vyaṅgita (व्यङ्गित):—[=vy-aṅgita] [from vy-aṅgaya > vy-aṅga] mfn. mutilated (karṇayor vy, perforated in the ears, [Mahābhārata] [Nīlakaṇṭha]; taikeṣaṇa mf(ā)n. defective in an eye, one-eyed, [Śiśupāla-vadha])

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyaṅgita (व्यङ्गित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Extinguished.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vyaṅgita (व्यङ्गित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vaṃgiya, Viaṃgia.

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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: Vi.

Starts with: Vyangitaikeshana.

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Full-text: Vyangay, Viamgia, Vangiya, Ingita, Samarsha, Vihita, Vyanga.

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