Colouring, Coloring: 3 definitions
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Colouring means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Colouring (of body parts and other toiletries), was part of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kamasutra of Vatsyayana.—Cf. the Sanskrit Daśanavasanāṅgarāga.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The history of Indian Art covers approximately five thousand years which presents a rich and almost continuous record. The references of sixty four kinds of Kala (कला, kalā) are found in the Bhagavatapurana, Shaiva-Tantras, Kamasutra of Vatsyayana etc.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
The Colouring (of a picture) is associated with the Pārśvakṛta variety of Sandaṃśahasta: 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 sandaṃśa means kaṅkamukha i.e., a pair of tong. Tong is a kind of tool which is used to hold something. [...] The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa speaks of three kinds this form viz., agraja, mukhaja and pārśvakṛta and it gives detailed discussion of the usages of each one clearly. There are many uses of pārśvakṛta-sandaṃśa-hasta type viz., colouring of picture, pressing of breast, showing of head etc.
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).
India history and geography
Colouring (of the fire altar) refers to one of the twenty-four undertakings connected to marriage in ancient India, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 170.21 f.: Twenty-four items are mentioned in connection with the marriage of Kuvalayamālā, [for instance, colouring of the fire altar (vedī)], [...].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+160): Rajana, Ranjana, Rangin, Ranjaka, Vicchitti, Varnana, Kashayita, Raga, Ragi, Varnada, Ragada, Geruka, Ranganavala, Ranga, Begada, Angaraga, Samraga, Lakha, Varna, Ramgai.
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Search found 149 books and stories containing Colouring, Coloring; (plurals include: Colourings, Colorings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
An overview to some natural colouring agents used in pharmaceutical formulations < [2014: Volume 3, May issue 3]
Orally fast disintegrating films – a novel drug delivery system < [2023: Volume 12, November special issue 20]
Review on coloring and flavoring agents from plants < [2020: Volume 9, July issue 7]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Synthetic Colors in Food: A Warning for Children’s Health < [Volume 21, Issue 6 (2024)]
A Scoping Review of Graphic Medicine Interventions to Promote Changes in... < [Volume 22, Issue 5 (2025)]
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Is Adversely Associated with Childhood... < [Volume 13, Issue 7 (2016)]
Blue in Food and Beverages—A Review of Socio-Cultural, Economic, and... < [Volume 16, Issue 18 (2024)]
Cultural Perspectives on the Sustainable Use and Added Value of Plant-Based... < [Volume 16, Issue 20 (2024)]
The Importance and Prospects of the Use of Algae in Agribusiness < [Volume 12, Issue 14 (2020)]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A review on role of Ranjaka Pitta - As coloring of Blood < [Vol. 9 No. 1 (2024)]
Are the Food Additives, Safe or Harmful? - A Review < [Vol. 8 No. 5 (2023)]
A Critical Analysis of Medhya Rasayana < [Vol. 4 No. 01 (2019)]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter I - Janya-jani-nirupana < [Book IV - Sthiti prakarana (sthiti prakarana)]
Chapter LVII - Nature of volleity and nolleity < [Book IV - Sthiti prakarana (sthiti prakarana)]
Chapter XXXVI - Description of the supreme deity parameswara < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
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