Vasapratima, Vāsāpratima, Vasa-pratima: 1 definition
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Vasapratima 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
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Vāsāpratima (वासाप्रतिम) refers to one of the five kinds of Vesara, a class of Yellow-eyed Hawks (known as the Pāṭalākṣa division), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the yellow-eyed division of hawks]: “There are four kinds of Vāsa. [...] The Vesaras are of three kinds. [...] The stout kind is the worst; it is named Māṇika. The medium class is called Cūlikāṅka. The best class is like the Vāsā [i.e., Vāsāpratima] both in the thickness of its plumage and in its courage”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
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Partial matches: Pratima, Vasa, Vaca.
Ends with: Poshadhopavasapratima, Proshadhopavasapratima.
Full-text: Madhyama, Adhikya, Adhama, Shuddha, Manika, Vesara, Pakshadhikya, Culikanka, Sthula.
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