Dvarashobha, Dvara-shobha, Dvāraśobha: 3 definitions
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Dvarashobha 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 Dvāraśobha can be transliterated into English as Dvarasobha or Dvarashobha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraDvāraśobha (द्वारशोभ) refers to a classification of gopura, which refers to the “tower” built above the main entrance (mahādvāra) of the prākāras (‘enclosures’) of the temple complex.
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaDvāraśobhā (द्वारशोभा) refers to “entrance pavilion of the first enclosure §4.33.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvāraśobhā (द्वारशोभा).—[feminine] a splendid portal.*
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvāraśobhā (द्वारशोभा):—[=dvāra-śobhā] [from dvāra > dvāḥ] f. a beautiful portal, [Mṛcchakaṭikā iv 26/27.]
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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Partial matches: Shobha, Dvara.
Full-text: Gopura.
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Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
7. The Shapes and Embellishments of the Gopuras < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lakṣaṇa]
2. Varieties of Gopuras < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lakṣaṇa]
8. Construction of Gate-houses < [Chapter 3 - Prākāra Lakṣaṇa]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
The Manasara < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 33a - The gatehouses (gopura)
Chapter 33b - The windows (vātāyana)
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 10 - Vimāna-Vāstu < [Volume 5 - Temple Architecture]
(vii.c) Śilparatna (Temple-architecture—Chapters 14-43) < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]
Vañcaikkaḷam Past and Present Rāmāyaṇa Panels in Kēraḷa-Mahādeva Temple < [Volume 76 (2015)]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
8. Temple Architecture < [Chapter 3 - Architecture in the Puranas]