Pushpaputahasta, Puṣpapuṭahasta, Pushpaputa-hasta: 2 definitions
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Pushpaputahasta 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.
The Sanskrit term Puṣpapuṭahasta can be transliterated into English as Puspaputahasta or Pushpaputahasta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Puṣpapuṭahasta (पुष्पपुटहस्त) or simply Puṣpapuṭa refers to “worship with flowers” and represents one of the four gestures with both hands, as defined according to texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—Accordingly, pratimā-lakṣaṇa (body postures of the icons) is comprised of hand gestures (hasta, mudrā or kai-amaiti), stances/poses (āsanas) and inflexions of the body (bhaṅgas). There are thirty-two types of hands [viz., puṣpapuṭahasta] classified into two major groups known as tolirkai (functional and expressive gestures) and elirkai (graceful posture of the hand).
(Description of Puṣpapuṭa-hasta): When the two palms are held gracefully together in varadha-hasta, facing upward, and tips the tips of the fingers are slanted slightly inward, it is known as puṣpapuṭa-hasta.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Puṣpapuṭahasta (पुष्पपुटहस्त) or simply Puṣpapuṭa refers to one of the thirteen Saṃyuktahastas or “combined hand gestures” (in Indian Dramas), 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.—The hasta-mudrās (lit. “hand-gestures”) are very essential to denote some particular action or state in dancing and these mudrās are formed with the help of hands and fingers. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, thirteen kinds of saṃyuktahastas (“dancing postures made by combined hands”) are mentioned. e.g., puṣpapuṭahasta.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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Partial matches: Pushpaputa, Hasta.
Full-text: Pushpaputa.
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