Dharanamatrika, Dhāraṇamātṛkā, Dharana-matrika: 5 definitions
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Dharanamatrika 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 Dhāraṇamātṛkā can be transliterated into English as Dharanamatrka or Dharanamatrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)Dhāraṇamātṛkā (धारणमातृका) refers to “recitation of verse” 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.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhāraṇamātṛkā (धारणमातृका).—One of the 64 arts.
Dhāraṇamātṛkā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhāraṇa and mātṛkā (मातृका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhāraṇamātṛkā (धारणमातृका):—[=dhāraṇa-mātṛkā] [from dhāraṇa > dhāra] f. one of the 64 arts, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Matrika, Dharana, Tarana.
Full-text: Yantramatrika, Kala, Recitation.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
The Sixty-four arts and crafts (Kalā) < [Appendices]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
3. A General Note on Art < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
7.1. The Sixty-four Fine Arts < [Chapter 5 - Looking for Alternatives: Possibilities in Kāmaśāstra]