Personification: 2 definitions
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Personification means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. 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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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Personification is seen to be used in the context of Painting, 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.—Personification is one of the most popular and frequently used techniques among the artist through which an object or an abstract idea is portrayed as a living being. Sanskrit literature bears a bundle of example of personification portrayed by different poets. In Sanskrit, the figure of speech called Samāsokti is used to denote the ways of personification. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the technique of personification is seen to be used in the context of Painting also. The rules of representing the pictures of some non living things through personification are nicely described in this work.
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.
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Partial matches: The, Personification, Te.
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Verse 1.13.21 < [Chapter 13 - Defeating Digvijayī]
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9. Drishta and Adrishta (visible and invisible thingss) < [Chapter 5 - Painting in the Puranas]
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