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Furniture means something in the history of ancient India. 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.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Furniture (for sitting and sleeping) was subjected to preparatory rituals performed before Sea-voyages in ancient India (known in Prakrit as: jattā, or Sanskrit: yātrā), and was vividly depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Details of preparation for sea-voyage are given which include the following items relating to preparatory ritual and the equipment of the ship: [e.g., fitting the furniture for sitting and sleeping;] [...]. When the ship was to take off auspicious musical instruments were sounded, conch-shells were blown, auspicious songs were sung, [...].
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Search found 105 books and stories containing Furniture; (plurals include: Furnitures). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Glories of India (Culture and Civilization) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
House and Furnitures (in ancient India) < [Chapter 2 - Economic life of Material progress]
Appendix 2 - Extracts from Opinions and Reviews on the First Edition < [Chapter 7 - Original literatures]
Introduction (Practicle sciences of ancient India) < [Chapter 6 - Practical sciences]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.76 < [Section VII - Special Expiation for Special Offences: (a) For Killing a Brāhmaṇa]
Verse 9.11 < [Section I - Husband and Wife]
Verse 10.125 < [Section XIV - Sources of Income (vittāgama)]
Archaeology and the Mahabharata (Study) (by Gouri Lad)
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 6, Chapter 19 < [Khandaka 6 - On Dwellings and Furniture]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 8, Chapter 3 < [Khandaka 8 - Regulations as to the Duties of the Bhikkhus towards one Another]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 6, Chapter 20 < [Khandaka 6 - On Dwellings and Furniture]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
5. Utensils and Article of Furniture and Decoration < [Chapter 8 - Education, Literature, Sciences, Arts and Architecture]
Ushaharana Kavya of Trivikrama Pandita (Study) (by Pranesh R. Archak)
Part 3 - Description of Dwaraka City < [Chapter 5 - Descriptive aspects of the Ushaharana-kavya]