Deshabhashavijnana, Deśabhāṣāvijñāna, Deshabhasha-vijnana: 2 definitions

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Deshabhashavijnana 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 Deśabhāṣāvijñāna can be transliterated into English as Desabhasavijnana or Deshabhashavijnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)

[«previous next»] — Deshabhashavijnana in Kamashastra glossary
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)

Deśabhāṣāvijñāna (देशभाषाविज्ञान) refers to the “knowledge of languages of other provinces and of various dialects” and represents one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.

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Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Deshabhashavijnana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Deśabhāṣāvijñāna (देशभाषाविज्ञान):—[=deśa-bhāṣā-vijñāna] [from deśa-bhāṣā > deśa] n. its knowledge (one of the 64 Kalās), [Catalogue(s)]

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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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