Carmashalya, Carman-shalya, Carmaśalya: 1 definition
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Carmashalya 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.
The Sanskrit term Carmaśalya can be transliterated into English as Carmasalya or Carmashalya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Charmashalya.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Carmaśalya (चर्मशल्य) refers to an “animal’s hide representing an extraneous thing”, according to the Devyāmata (in the section śalyoddhāra-paṭala or “excavation of extraneous substances”).—Accordingly, “[...] If [someone] scratches his sole, [the officiant] should prognosticate an animal’s hide (carman—carma śalyaṃ) as the extraneous thing.There is the extraneous thing at a depth of eight digits. [...]”.
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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