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Dead body means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Dead Bodies in ancient Indian Painting (citra) are associated with either (1) the Funeral pile or (2) the Battle-field, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the context of identification of some particular places through picture, the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa gives some instructions. According to this book, the picture of funeral piles and dead bodies indicate burial sites. [...] The ground of the battle field should be filled with scattered dead bodies smeared with blood.
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.
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Full-text (+245): Kunapa, Shava, Mritaka, Vetala, Kashthamalla, Nirharana, Agnisamskara, Dahasara, Pretaniryataka, Mataka, Mritadeha, Dahasthala, Pretakaya, Sivathika, Shmashana, Amis, Gangaputra, Pretahara, Kunapashana, Murda.
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Verse 5.90 < [Section IX - Other forms of Impurity]
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The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
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