Gandharvaka, Gamdharvaka, Gāndharvaka: 5 definitions
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Gandharvaka 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
Vastushastra (architecture)
Gandharvaka (गन्धर्वक) (or Gandharva) refers to one of the deities to be installed in the ground plan for the construction of houses, according to the Bṛhatkālottara, chapter 112 (the vāstuyāga-paṭala).—The plan for the construction is always in the form of a square. That square is divided into a grid of cells (padas). [...] Once these padas have been laid out, deities [e.g., Gandharvaka] are installed in them. In the most common pattern 45 deities are installed.
Gandharvaka as a doorway deity is associated with the Nakṣatra called Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the consequence is suśīlatā. [...] The Mayasaṃgraha (verse 5.156-187) describes a design for a 9-by-9-part pura, a residential complex for a community and its lead figure. [...] This record lists a place for singers at Gandharva.
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
Gāndharvaka (गान्धर्वक).—A singer; Kathāsaritsāgara 63.
Derivable forms: gāndharvakaḥ (गान्धर्वकः).
See also (synonyms): gāndharvika.
Gāndharvaka (गान्धर्वक):—[from gāndharva] = vika, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā vc [Scholiast or Commentator]] ([varia lectio])
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Gaṃdharvaka (ಗಂಧರ್ವಕ):—[noun] = ಗಂಧರ್ವ - [gamdharva -] 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Gandharvakala, Gandharvakanya, Gandharvakayika, Gandharvakayuprabharaja.
Full-text: Gandharvika, Gandharva.
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Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
Gandharvaka is freed from a curse < [Chapter 6 - Summary of the Tilakamanjari]
4. The the narrative interest (Katha-rasa) < [Chapter 15 - The Tilakamanjari as a Prose Poetic work]
7. Dhanapala and some aspects of Modern fictional technique < [Chapter 16 - The Tilakamanjari as a Sanskrit novel]