Shand, Śaṇḍ, Sand: 8 definitions

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Shand means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

The Sanskrit term Śaṇḍ can be transliterated into English as Sand or Shand, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)

Sand should be void on those Stones that are used as a Material for the Construction of Temples, 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.—Finding of proper types of materials is one of the important aspects for any construction. Indian scriptures state that to procure the stones, the astrologer and the architect should go to mountain and examine the stones. The stone used in the Architecture of a temple should be [e.g., void of sand, etc.]. In connection with temple building some specific colours of stones are also recommended.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)

Sand is denoted by the Sanskrit term Vālukā, and represents one of the various substances used in the process of creating a Canvas, in the ancient Indian art of 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.—In the Mānasollāsa also, lime is prescribed to make a canvas. The mixture, thus prepared for canvas is mixed with vālukā i.e., sand and it should be soaked in water having śakala i.e., the scales of a fish and then the mixture should be kept aside for a month for drying. When the paste is completely dried up, it will be ready for use as plaster and the painters can apply this on a wall according to their necessity.

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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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Asian Agri-History: Drumavichitrikaranam—The Ancient Approach to Plant Mutagenesis

Sand was used as an ingredient for the achievement of Polyploidy (“altering the shape of fruits”), which was one of the technologies known to ancient Indian agriculturists, which presents a safe technology and methodology regarding organic agriculture, according to treatises (such as the Vrikshayurveda). One such technology was to increase the size of fruits and flowers as well as to alter the shape of fruits: The objective here is to obtain the same effects as would be achieved by polyploidy. Once again, the use of uncommon raw materials such as ivory powder, sand, ichor (elephant’s rut), hollow tooth of a monkey or a boar, and a hot needle is prescribed.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śaṇḍ (शण्ड्).—1 P. (śaṇḍati)

1) To heap, collect.

2) To hurt, wound.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śaṇḍ (शण्ड्).—i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] 1. To disease. 2. To collect.

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

Śaṇḍ (शण्ड्):—[class] 1. [Ātmanepada] śaṇḍate, ‘to hurt’ or ‘to collect’ (rujāyāṃ saṃghāte ca), [Dhātupāṭha viii, 27.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shand in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Shand in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a bull; bullock..—shand (षंड) is alternatively transliterated as Ṣaṃḍa.

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