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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Nibiḍī (निबिडी) or Nibiḍībhūta refers to “gradually tighten the gap (between hunters)”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting by means of artifice (kālyā) is of four kinds [...]. (b) Mūlalagnikā is that in which animals are deceived and killed by many people standing under cover of trees and gradually coming close to each other (nibiḍī-bhūta) behind them [pṛṣṭhato nibiḍībhūtaiḥ kālyante yatra vai mṛgāḥ]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Skanda-purana

Nibiḍī (निबिडी) or Nibiḍīkṛta refers to a “thickly crowded (place)”, according to the Skandapurāṇa 1.3b.18 (“Pārvatī’s Devotional Service to Aruṇācaleśvara”).—Accordingly, [as a certain ascetic told Pārvatī]: “To the east of Śoṇādri there is a holy spot named Sthalīśvara. Śaṃbhu is present there in the form of a refulgent Liṅga. It is a place thickly crowded (nibiḍī-kṛta) by Gīrvāṇas (i.e. Devas) beginning with Viṣṇu and Brahmā. Hence, O Umā, it is not possible (for me) to perform penance there without distraction or hindrance. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[Sanskrit to German]

Nibidi in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Nibidibhuta, Nibidikri, Nibidikrita, Nibidita.

Full-text: Nibida, Nibidikri.

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