Fish belly, Belly of a Fish: 1 definition
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Fish belly 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.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)The Belly of a Fish is denoted by the Sanskrit term Matsyodara, and represents one of the five kinds of Eyes, which follows specific guidelines of ancient Indian Painting (citra), 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.—In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa also, different kinds of eyes and their particular shapes are elaborately discussed in the context of Painting. The second variety is matsyodara i.e., in the shape of the belly of a fish and the measurement of the eyes in that shape should be four yavas and the book specifies that the eyes in the portrait of women and lovers should be in this shape.
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.
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Full-text: Matsyodari, Jhashodari, Matsyodara, Dushyanta, Matsyendrasamhita.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 263 - Origin of Matsyendranātha (Matsyendra-nātha) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
7(g): Role of Eyes in Portrait Created in the Context of Painting < [Chapter 5 - Painting and Image Making]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XXXV < [Book VII - Ratnaprabhā]
Chapter LXXIV < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]
Foreword to volume 8 < [Forewords]
Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria (by Lewis Spence)