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Powerful 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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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Powerful looks are associated with Soldiers or Warriors, which follows specific guidelines in the tradition of ancient Indian 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.—The pictures of warriors should express the feeling of heroism. That is why the face of a soldier is instructed as to be painted with frowns and the face should have powerful and arrogant look. Thus the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa establishes the fact that even in the pictures; the people belonging to different class and profession [e.g., warriors with powerful looks] were projected with specific attire so that general people can equate the picture with the practical character.
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, Powerful, Te.
Starts with: Powerful weapon.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 34 - Jarasandha Prepares to Attack Mathura < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 40 - The Beginning of the Dwarf Incarnation: Bali Becomes King < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Chapter 60 - An Account of Rukshmi: Krishna Takes Away Rukshmini < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.1.15 < [Chapter 1 - Jarāsandha’s Defeat]
Verse 4.10.3 < [Chapter 10 - The Story of the Pulindā Women]
Verse 4.21.11 < [Chapter 21 - Lord Krsna Extinguishes the Forest Fire and Reveals Himself to the Brāhmana’s Wives]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 55 - The chopping of Bāna’s arms and his humiliation < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 9 - Boasting of Tāraka and fight between him and Indra, Viṣṇu, Vīrabhadra < [Section 2.4 - Rudra-saṃhitā (4): Kumāra-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 21 - Description of the Special War < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
A Manual of Khshnoom (by Phiroz Nasarvanji Tavaria)
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 1.75 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Verse 10.29 < [Chapter 10 - The Application of the Yogas of the Moon]
Verse 1.134 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 7.10 < [Chapter 7 - Vijñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Realization of Transcendental Knowledge)]
Verse 6.34 < [Chapter 6 - Dhyāna-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Meditation)]
Verse 3.33 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
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