The Sanskrit term Saptamātṛkārahasya can be transliterated into English as Saptamatrkarahasya or Saptamatrikarahasya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Google Books: Papers on Art and Epigraphy

Saptamātṛkārahasya (सप्तमातृकारहस्य) is discussed in the eighth chapter of the Saudhikāgama: an unpublished Sanskrit text of encyclopaedic nature on Orissan temple architecture, town planning and iconography comprising about 4457 verses divided into nine chapters.—In the fourth chapter he expounds the Gaṇapatipratimā-lakṣaṇa. Chapter five is devoted to the explanation of the Śaivapratimā-lakṣaṇa, nṛtyamūrtis and bhairavamūrtis, chapter six to Viṣṇupratimā-lakṣaṇa, and chapter seven to Sūryarahasya. Chapter eight concerns the Śaktirahasya (i.e., the Navadurgārahasya, Daśamahāvidyārahasya and Saptamātṛkārahasya) and their pañjaras. The last chapter consists of a description of the gaṇamūrtis.

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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: Rahasya, Saptamatrika.

Full-text: Saptamatrika, Dashamahavidya, Navadurga, Ganapatipratima, Bhairavamurti, Nrityamurti, Shaktirahasya, Dashamahavidyarahasya, Shaivapratima, Suryarahasya, Navadurgarahasya, Ganamurti, Vishnupratima.

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