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Needle 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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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)The Needle is denoted by the Sanskrit term Sūcī, whereas Sūcyāsyahasta refers to one of the twenty-two Single-hand Gestures (in Indian Dramas) (known as asaṃyuktahastas), 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.—The word sūcī means a tool which is used for stitching. It refers to the needle. According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa in sūcyāsyahasta, the tarjanī finger is extended in khaṭakāmukha-hasta. When the tarjanī is extended in sūcī posture, it looks like pointing something with the forefinger.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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Starts with: Needle burr, Needle bush, Needle grass, Needle palm, Needle wood, Needle-leaved holly, Needlebark, Needlegrass, Needletip blue-eyed grass, Needlework.
Ends with: Hot needle, Iron needle, Spanish needle.
Full-text (+408): Shucika, Shuci, Sucyagra, Sucimukha, Jhamara, Suciloma, Sucighara, Sui, Syu, Laspujani, Sucikara, Sucita, Sucibhedya, Veja, Syuti, Devil's-darning-needles, White needles, Sucisutra, Spanish needles, Suci Jataka.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 387: Sūci-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 20: Naḷapāna-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 304: Daddara-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 5.1.15 (Action produced by adṛṣṭa) < [Chapter 1 - Of Voluntary Action]
Sūtra 7.1.8 (Non-cognition of Minuteness and cognition of Magnitude) < [Chapter 1 - Of Colour, Taste, Smell, and Touch, and Magnitude]
Sūtra 7.1.6 (Colour, etc., of Earth, produced by burning) < [Chapter 1 - Of Colour, Taste, Smell, and Touch, and Magnitude]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on Biography of Sūcidāyaka thera < [Chapter 8 - Nagasamālavagga (section on Nagasamāla)]
Commentary on the stanza beginning with aṭṭhāna < [Commentary on biography of Silent Buddhas (Paccekabuddha)]
Commentary on Biography of the thera Mogharāja < [Chapter 4 - Kuṇḍadhānavagga (section on Kuṇḍadhāna)]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XI - The Jātaka of Amarā (the smith’s daughter) < [Volume II]
Chapter XII - The fifth Bhūmi < [Volume I]
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 11 < [Khandaka 5 - On the Daily Life of the Bhikkhus]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 12 < [Khandaka 5 - On the Daily Life of the Bhikkhus]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 10, Chapter 11 < [Khandaka 10 - On the Duties of Bhikkhunis]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
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