Alternative spellings of this word include Dharatal.

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śilpa-śāstra

Dharātala (धरातल) is a synonym for adhiṣṭhāna (‘platform’), according to the Kāśyapaśilpa 6.1-2. The word adhiṣṭhāna is Sanskrit technical term referring to the “base” or “platform” on which a structure is built.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

Dharātala (धरातल) refers to “base §§ 3.14; 4.31.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dharātala (धरातल).—n S (Expanse or face of the earth.) A term devised to express Superficies.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dharātala (धरातल) [Also spelled dharatal]:—(nm) surface; surface of the earth; ~[līya] superficial, pertaining to the surface.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Dharātala (धरातल):—n. 1. surface (of the earth); 2. earth; 3. area; 4. background;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dhara, Taala, Tara, Tala.

Ends with: Bhavadharatala, Naitika-dharatala, Vidyadharatala.

Full-text: Dharatal, Naitika-dharatala, Naitik-dharaatal, Taratalam, Masuraka, Adhishthana, Viharin, Karkasha.

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Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)

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