The Sanskrit term Ṛṣyaka can be transliterated into English as Rsyaka or Rishyaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Gitashastra (science of music)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)

Ṛṣyakā (ऋष्यका) refers to one of the Seven mūrcchanās belonging to madhyamagrāma, 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 Mūrcchanās represent the “ascending (ārohaṇa) and the descending (avarohaṇa) movement of the seven svaras (i.e., the scale) in successive order”, according to the Saṃgītaratnākara. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa twenty-one types of mūrcchanās [e.g., ṛṣyakā] are accepted and those are said to be related to seven svaras and are dependent on each of three grāmas.

context information

Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ṛṣyaka (ऋष्यक).—A painted or white-footed antelope.

Derivable forms: ṛṣyakaḥ (ऋष्यकः).

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

Ṛṣyaka (ऋष्यक).—[ṛṣya + ka], adj. Of the colour of the painted antelope, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 12, 35.

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

Ṛśyaka (ऋश्यक):—[from ṛśa] mfn. ifc. having the colour of or looking like the white-footed antelope, [Rāmāyaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Rishyaka 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Abhidrishyaka, Hrishyaka, Nrihrishyaka.

Full-text: Rishyadi, Ka.

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