Asnigdha: 9 definitions

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Asnigdha 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

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

Asnigdha (अस्निग्ध, “not hard”) refers to the soft type of soil mentioned in the Kāśyapaśilpa (verse 1.4). Before the construction of a building should take place, one should test the soil. If it is soft (asnigdha, from a-snigdha), the foundation pit should be dug until hard (snigdha) ground is reached. The Kāśyapaśilpa is an 11th-century Sanskrit work dealing with various topics from vāstuśāstra.

Source: Google Books: Temple Consecration Rituals in Ancient India

Asnigdha (अस्निग्ध).—That soil, in which (while digging) water appears (even if not more than) a handful, (and) which (in contrast to the types mentioned in verse 3ab), is easy to dig, that soil is known as asnigdha. (Kāśyapaśilpa 1.4)

Source: Shodhganga: Temples of Salem region Up to 1336 AD

Asnigdha (अस्निग्ध, “soft”).—A type of soil;—If the soil is soft, the pit has to be dug till the hard ground is reached. The foundation pit should be always six feet bigger on all the sides than the structure to be built. But the general practice followed is to dig to a depth of six feet, irrespective of the nature of soil found. After the pit is dug, thick or coarse sand should be filled to a height of about one foot and it should be beaten well with rammers and should be neatly leveled like the surface of the mirror. On this leveled ground, the six important contour lines of the drawing of the building should be marked on the ground (sūtraṣaṭka).

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asnigdha (अस्निग्ध).—a.

1) Not smooth, hard, dry.

2) Unkind.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asnigdha (अस्निग्ध).—mfn.

(-gdhaḥ-gdhā-gdhaṃ) 1. Harsh, hard, dry. 2. Harsh, unkind. E. a neg. and snigdha unctuous.

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

Asnigdha (अस्निग्ध):—[=a-snigdha] mfn. not smooth, harsh, hard.

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

Asnigdha (अस्निग्ध):—[a-snigdha] (gdhaḥ-gdhā-gdhaṃ) a. Harsh.

[Sanskrit to German]

Asnigdha in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Asnigdha (ಅಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧ):—

1) [adjective] not oily; not sticky; not viscous.

2) [adjective] not friendly; harsh (in human relations).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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