Star: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Star means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Stars in a painting follow the guidelines 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.—The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa bears an elaborate description on the process of making the picture of some natural objects and phenomenon. The picture of natural phenomenon like night should be drawn always with the moon, planets and stars. A beautiful picturisation of night with a sky full of stars and moon is found in the Kādamabarī. [...]. Thus, the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa addresses various elements of nature, such as the stars, since painting has much connection with time, mood and activity.
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
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryStar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) standard, level; layer, stratum/strata; fold; grade; ~[na] leveling; grading; stratifying; ~[niya] fit to be leveled/graded/stratified; [starika] stratified; levelled; [starita/starikrita] stratified; graded; levelled; [starikarana] levellizing; stratification; [stariya] level/levelled; stratified; standard; —[ka] (of a certain) standard..—star (स्तर) is alternatively transliterated as Stara.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+35): Star anise, Star apple, Star begonia, Star bu, Star burr, Star duckweed, Star fruit, Star ga, Star grass, Star ipomoea, Star jasmine, Star of bethlehem, Star of the sabi, Star zun, Star-flower, Star-glory, Star-leaf begonia, Stara, Starahina, Starana.
Ends with (+113): Adeshtar, Adonis blazingstar, Akroshtar, Anveshtar, Apidrashtar, Apishekastar, Arcciyacishtar, Argus blazingstar, Arshtar, Asprashtar, Astar, Atinastar, Avishastar, Barristar, Belivistaar, Bijotkrashtar, Blazing star, Bractless blazingstar, Bushy blazingstar, Cabbage star.
Full-text (+1533): Nakshatra, Taraka, Tara, Dhruva, Riksha, Udu, Svati, Taramandala, Lubdhaka, Riksheshti, Ratrija, Bharani, Samayadhyushita, Nakshatravidya, Yogatara, Arundhati, Nakshatranemi, Auttanapada, Jyotishka, Shatabhishaj.
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Search found 316 books and stories containing Star; (plurals include: Stars). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LIX - Discourses on Astrology < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter LX - Discourses on the period of influences of the different planets with that of the sun < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter XIX - The Garudi Vidya which is the cure for all kinds of snake-bite < [Agastya Samhita]
Two Modern Bengali Poems < [July – September 1973]
The Hindus and the Skies < [September 1943]
Sand-Dunes < [July – September, 2004]
Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria (by Lewis Spence)
Chapter VIII - Babylonian Star-worship
Chapter II - Babylonian Cosmogony
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
7b. Hymn for a Son, Born at an Unlucky Star < [Chapter 2 - The Strīkarmāṇi Hymns of the Atharvaveda]
1. List of Hymns pertaining to Women < [Chapter 2 - The Strīkarmāṇi Hymns of the Atharvaveda]
2. Goddess Apsarases < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - Description of Viṣṇupada (the position of Dhruva) and Śiśumāra-cakra < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Chapter 22 - Description of the Moon and other Planets < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Chapter 2 - The Evils of the Kali Age < [Book 12 - Twelfth Skandha]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.79 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 8.13.80 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verses 4.5.18-21 < [Chapter 5 - The Story of the Ayodhyā Women]
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