Pratishiras, Pratiśiras: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Pratiśiras can be transliterated into English as Pratisiras or Pratishiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraPratiśiras (प्रतिशिरस्).—Similarly different “masks” (pratiśiras) are to be used for gods and men, according to their habitation, birth and age.
In the masks, crowns for the gods and kings are of three kinds:
- pārśvāgata (pārśvamaulī),
- mastakī,
- kirīṭī.
And the Kirīṭī crown has been prescribed for the superior gods, and the middling gods are to have crown of the Maulī (= Mastakī?) type, while the common (lit. inferior) gods are to have crowns of the Pārśvamauli type.
For the gods in general, the Gandharvas, the Yakṣas, the Pannagas (Nāgas) and the Rākṣasas, the crowns of the pārśvamauli (pārśvāgata) type have been generally prescribed.
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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Full-text: Parshvamauli, Kiriti, Parshvagata, Mastaki, Mauli.
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