Pratyalidasana, Pratyāliḍāsana, Pratyālidāsana, Pratyalida-asana: 1 definition
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Pratyāliḍāsana (प्रत्यालिडासन) or Pratyālidāsana refers to a type of Sthānāsana (poses dependent on the sthānaka), as defined according to texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—The stance when the body springs forward the moment an arrow has been discharged from the bow is called pratyāliḍa-kōlam. In this āsana, the arms and legs of āliḍa have to be interchanged. When the bow is stretched fully back with the arrow held in the hand, the body is taut and tense. With the arrow, activated by this tension, having been freed by the archer, he is thrown forward with the recoil. The postural adjustment that the archer passes through to come back to equilibrium is called pratyāliḍāsana.
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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