Alternative spellings of this word include Rudrachandradeva.

In Hinduism

Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation

Rudracandradeva (रुद्रचन्द्रदेव) is another name for Rudradeva: the author of the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of hunting.—The śyainikaśāstra is a book on hawking in Sanskrit by Rudradeva (or Candradeva or Rudracandra Deva as the MS. C calls him), a Rājā of Kūrmācala or Kumaon. The Royal author is systematic in his treatment of the subject. Nowhere does he indulge in theories. His book is thoroughly practical.

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Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Rudracandradeva (रुद्रचन्द्रदेव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Uṣārāgodaya nāṭikā. Yayāticarita nāṭaka.

Rudracandradeva has the following synonyms: Rudradeva.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rudracandradeva (रुद्रचन्द्रदेव):—[=rudra-candra-deva] [from rudra-candra > rudra > rud] m. Name of an author, [ib.]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Deva, Rudracandra, Teva.

Full-text: Rudradeva, Usharagodaya, Candradeva, Shyainikashastra.

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