Jewelry: 1 definition
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Jewelry 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.
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Jewelry is associated with Svāhā, the wife of Agni, whose iconography is described in 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.—Goddess Svāhā is the wife of Agni. The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa seems to instruct to place the idol of Svāhā on the left lap of her husband. This book says that she should hold a vessel of jewelry in her hand. Thus it is clear that the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa offers a great field of knowledge regarding the nuances of Indian art of Image making [e.g., jewelry] during 10th–11th century A.D.

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 (+78): Samputak, Bhogajata, Buccinu, Samputaka, Bucchinu, Juhara, Juhar, Ratnapadivyapara, Bhogasara, Nagasampatti, Bhushan, Bhushana, Kambupariharaka, Vajirasara, Aaabharan, Vibhushan, Abharana, Bhogantaraya, Abhushana, Kimati.
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Search found 48 books and stories containing Jewelry; (plurals include: Jewelries). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
3.2. Use of Karuṇarasa (pathetic sentiment) < [Chapter 2 - Delineation of Rasa in Mudrārākṣasa]
2. About the Drama < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
16.1. Drawing and Painting < [Chapter 6 - Other Socio-Cultural Aspects]
1. Similarities (5): Economic Condition < [Chapter 8 - Comparative Society as described in the Kādambarī and the Harṣacarita]
14.2. Ornaments (Bhūṣā) < [Chapter 6 - Other Socio-Cultural Aspects]
Lord Jhulelal: An Analytical Study (by Thakkar Harish Gopalji)
Part 5.15 - Sindhi land of hope and glory < [Chapter 2 - Literature Review]
Acaranga-sutra (by Hermann Jacobi)
Lecture 12 < [Book 2]
Egypt Through The Stereoscope (by James Henry Breasted)
Position 13 - The Magnificent Jewelry Of The Pharaohs (queen Ahhotep, Seventeenth Century B. C.), Cairo Museum < [Standpoints In Egypt]
Position 12 - The Body Of Sethos I, Who Lived In The Middle Of The Fourteenth Century B. C., Museum At Cairo < [Standpoints In Egypt]
Position 18 - King Khufu's Tomb, The Great Pyramid Of Gizeh, And The Sepulchers Of His Nobles, From The Northwest < [Standpoints In Egypt]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
List of 14 ornaments < [Notes]
Part 4: Continuation of Abhaya and Pradyota story < [Chapter XI - The story of Rauhiṇeya]
Part 1: Meeting with Vajrajaṅgha < [Chapter IX - Sītā’s purification and taking of the vow]
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