Molasses: 2 definitions
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Molasses 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)
Molasses is denoted by the Sanskrit term Guḍa and represents one of the various substances used in the process of creating a Canvas, in the ancient Indian art of 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.—Canvas is a kind of surface on which a painter can draw a picture. In ancient time walls are seen to be plastered with different substances (i.e., “molasses”) and these were prepared for Painting. [...] For the process of plastering on a wall (i.e., kuḍya or bhitti), the painter needs to mix and mingle various ingredients [viz., guḍa i.e., molasses, ... etc.]. After that, the mixture should be transferred to a touch stone mortar for the process of pounding.
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Molasses is known by the Sanskrit term Gula and represents one of the ingredients of the Aṣṭabandha type of Mortar (used for fixing together the Liṅga to its Pedestal), as discussed in the Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama.—(Original source: Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens).—The aṣṭabandha or “mortar with eight ingredients” is well known but its method of preparation and the nature of the eight components sometimes vary slightly from one text to another. The ingredients of aṣṭabandha are as follows according to the Ajita-āgama (18.216-218): shellac, hematite, beeswax, sarja resin, agalloch / agarwood resin, molasses (gula) (in French: de la mélasse), sesame oil and limestone powder; these different products must be mixed and cooked so as to obtain a fluid substance to which an equal quantity of sarja resin , limestone powder and lime as well as buffalo butter will then be added.
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.
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Starts with: Molasses grass.
Full-text (+146): Sidhu, Guda, Madhudhuli, Ikshurasa, Gula, Rasaja, Gaudika, Ikshusara, Phani, Svadu, Kakavi, Hiluka, Gudala, Asava, Shitadi, Svadukhanda, Ikshuvikara, Ikshurasakvatha, Rasika, Ikshubhakshika.
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Search found 148 books and stories containing Molasses; (plurals include: Molasseses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Suppression Characteristics and Mechanism of Molasses Solution on Coal Dust < [Volume 19, Issue 24 (2022)]
Study on the Quality of Mixed Silage of Rapeseed with Alfalfa or Myriophyllum < [Volume 20, Issue 5 (2023)]
Making Biodegradable Seedling Pots from Textile and Paper Waste—Part A < [Volume 18, Issue 13 (2021)]
Soy Molasses: A Sustainable Resource for Industrial Biotechnology < [Volume 17, Issue 12 (2025)]
Composite Soil Made of Rubber Fibers from Waste Tires, Blended Sugar Cane... < [Volume 14, Issue 4 (2022)]
The Effect of a Molasses Reductant on Acetic Acid Leaching of Black Mass from... < [Volume 15, Issue 17 (2023)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Enhance the growth of spirulina platensis using molasses as organic additives < [2015: Volume 4, June issue 6]
Impact of molasses-soil blends on the growth of soyabean plant (glycine max.) < [2016: Volume 5, July issue 7]
Microbial decolorization and bioremediation of molasses waste < [2018: Volume 7, February conference issue 4]
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Molasses as a possible cause of an ''endocrine disruptive syndrome'' in calves < [Vol 76, No 2 (2009)]
Effect of urea-molasses block supplementation on grazing weaner goats... < [Vol 71, No 4 (2004)]
Relative economic benefits of tactical anthelmintic treatment and... < [Vol 75, No 3 (2008)]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (15): Kaṅkhā Revata Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Cūḷaseṭṭhi Jātaka < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Biography (12) Kisāgotamī Therī < [Chapter 44 - Life Histories of Bhikkhunī Arahats]
Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Mahavagga, Khandaka 6, Chapter 16 < [Khandaka 6 - On Medicaments]
Mahavagga, Khandaka 6, Chapter 15 < [Khandaka 6 - On Medicaments]
Mahavagga, Khandaka 6, Chapter 34 < [Khandaka 6 - On Medicaments]