Patrabhanga, Patrabhaṅga, Patra-bhanga, Patrabhamga: 6 definitions

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Patrabhanga 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

Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)

[«previous next»] — Patrabhanga in Kamashastra glossary
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)

Patrabhaṅga (पत्रभङ्ग) or Karṇapatrabhaṅga refers to “making designs (called karṇapātra)”, 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.

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Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Patrabhanga in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Patrabhaṅga (पत्रभङ्ग).—f.

1) drawing lines or figures of painting on the face and person with fragrant and coloured substances, such as musk, saffron, sandal-juice, yellow pigment &c., as a mark of decoration; कस्तूरीवरपत्रभङ्गनिकरो मृष्टो न गण्डस्थले (kastūrīvarapatrabhaṅganikaro mṛṣṭo na gaṇḍasthale) Ś. Til.7. (used frequently in K.).

2) leaves or leafy branches fed to elephants; Mātaṅga L.9.1.

Derivable forms: patrabhaṅgaḥ (पत्रभङ्गः).

Patrabhaṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patra and bhaṅga (भङ्ग). See also (synonyms): patrabhaṅgi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Patrabhaṅga (पत्रभङ्ग).—mf. (-ṅgaḥ-ṅgī) Decorating the person by staining it with fragrant pigments of sandal, musk, &c. E. patra a leaf, bhañja to break, aff. ac.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Patrabhaṅga (पत्रभङ्ग).—m., and f. , strokes and lines drawn on the face with fragrant pigments of sandal, musk, etc., Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 622

Patrabhaṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patra and bhaṅga (भङ्ग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Patrabhaṅga (पत्रभङ्ग):—[patra-bhaṅga] (ṅgaḥ-ṅgī) 1. m. 3. f. Perfuming with sandal, musk, &c.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Patrabhanga in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Patrabhaṃga (ಪತ್ರಭಂಗ):—[noun] a figure painted on the bodies of women with different dyes.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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