Malyagrathana, Mālyagrathana: 3 definitions
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Malyagrathana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)Mālyagrathana (माल्यग्रथन) refers to the “tying of garlands”.—Cf. Mālyagrathanavikalpa [= mālyagrathanavikalpāḥ], which refers to “making various garlands”, representing one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymālyagrathana (माल्यग्रथन).—n S One of the sixty-four kaḷā--The art of stringing necklaces or forming garlands and wreaths. See causaṣṭakaḷā.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMālyagrathana (माल्यग्रथन):—[=mālya-grathana] [from mālya > māla] n. the stringing together or winding of g°, [Catalogue(s)]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Grathana, Malya.
Starts with: Malyagrathanavikalpa.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
The Sixty-four arts and crafts (Kalā) < [Appendices]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 3 - Art and Architecture in the Mālatīmādhava and 8th-century India < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
3. A General Note on Art < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]