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Grey hair 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.
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Grey coloured hair is associated with a Widow, who follows specific guidelines in the tradition of ancient Indian Painting (citra), 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 Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the rules of Painting of different classes have been elaborately discussed. The picture of a widow should have grey coloured hair, it should wear white cloth and it should not have any ornaments. Thus the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa establishes the fact that even in the pictures; the people belonging to different class and profession [e.g., widows with grey hair] were projected with specific attire so that general people can equate the picture with the practical character.
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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Partial matches: Hair.
Full-text (+21): Palita, Valipalita, Naredodu, Naredoru, Neredale, Naredale, Jarevadu, Jarenere, Vellaimayir, Jaralakshman, Pakva, Palitacchadman, Palitaushadha, Cellanarai, Nare, Citrin, Venmayir, Shveta, Naredalega, Palitachadman.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 9: Makhādeva-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 411: Susīma-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 525: Culla-Sutasoma-jātaka < [Volume 5]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 44 - Greatness of Viśvāmitreśvara < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 200 - The Greatness of Sāvitrī Tirtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 29 - The Glory of Sarvatīrtha: Sucarita Attains Sāyujya < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 623-624 < [Chapter 10 - The Examination of the First Category—‘Substance’]
Verse 675-676 < [Chapter 11 - On ‘Quality’ as a Category]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 6.33 < [Section XIV - The Renunciate]
Verse 2.154 < [Section XXV - Meaning of the Title ‘Ācārya’]
Verse 6.89 < [Section VIII - The Renouncer of the Veda (vedasaṃnyāsika)]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XXII - Obloquy of old age < [Book I - Vairagya khanda (vairagya khanda)]
Chapter LXVI - The transitoriness of life and evanescence of world by things < [Book V - Upasama khanda (upashama khanda)]
Chapter XXVII - Vanity of the world < [Book I - Vairagya khanda (vairagya khanda)]
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