Raghurama, Raghurāma: 6 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Natyashastra
2. Shilpashastra
Languages
1. Sanskrit
See also

Introduction:

Raghurama 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

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

One of the Daśāvatāra (Hands of the Ten Avatars of Vishnu).—Raghurāma: right hand–Kapittha, 1eft hand–Śikhara, held respectively near and far.

context information

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).

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)

Raghurāma (रघुराम) or Raghurāmāvatāra (also known as Rāmacandra) refers to one the “ten incarnations of Lord Viṣṇu”, as defined according to texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—The hand gestures for the daśāvatāra in dancing and iconography are similar in some cases and dissimilar in most of the cases. For depicting the rāmacandra-avatāra hasta, the right hand assumes kapittha-hasta and the left hand is held upwards as śikhara-hasta. This pose is the same in the images also where Rāma is found with the right hand holding the arrow in kaṭaka-hasta and the left hand holding the bow in śikhara-hasta.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Raghurāma (रघुराम) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—delete by request etc. and see addition under Mahādevavid.

2) Raghurāma (रघुराम):—Yudhiṣṭhiravijayaṭīkā.

3) Raghurāma (रघुराम):—pupil of Raghumaṇi: Dāyabhāgārthadīpikā Padyāvalī.

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

1) Raghurāma (रघुराम):—[=raghu-rāma] [from raghu] m. Name of a man, [Kṣitīśa-vaṃśāvalī-carita]

2) [v.s. ...] (with bhaṭṭa) of an author, [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Raghurama in German

context information

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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