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Scissor 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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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)The Scissor is denoted by the Sanskrit term Kartarī, whereas Kartarīmukha-hasta refers to one of the twenty-two Single-hand Gestures (in Indian Dramas) (known as asaṃyuktahastas), 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 word kartarī means scissor and along with the word mukha, it means mouth of the scissor. The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa suggests that in the kartarīmukhahasta, the hand should be in tripatākahasta and the forefinger is kept in the back of the middle finger. [...] Moreover, when forefinger is kept in the back of the middle finger and when it does not touch the middle finger, it literary looks like the mouth of a scissor. But the view point of the Abhinayadarpaṇa is totally different from that of the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa in this regard.
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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Full-text (+101): Kartari, Khandadhara, Karttari, Kripani, Sankula, Kattari, Kattarika, Pipphalaka, Kajakattari, Karttri, Kalpani, Shararimukhi, Kataranem, Karttarika, Nakhanikrintana, Caraki, Kainci, Nakharanjani, Kripana, Bhurij.
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A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German (by Peter Christian Asbjørsen)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
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Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
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