Shaurasena, Śaurasena, Saurasenā: 7 definitions

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Shaurasena means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śaurasena can be transliterated into English as Saurasena or Shaurasena, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

Śaurasena (शौरसेन) refers to a variety of prāsāda (upper storey of any building), according to the Śilparatna (32.4), the Mayamata (18.10) and the Kamikāgama (57.4).

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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.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Śaurasena (शौरसेन) is the name of a tribe, usually to be represented by a dark or deep blue (śyāma) color when painting the limbs (aṅgaracanā), according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 23. The word can also be spelled like Śūrasena. The painting is a component of nepathya (costumes and make-up) and is to be done in accordance with the science of āhāryābhinaya (extraneous representation).

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shaurasena in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saurasenā (सौरसेना).—m. pl. Name of a district and its people.

-nī See शौरसेनी (śaurasenī).

Derivable forms: saurasenāḥ (सौरसेनाः).

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

Śaurasena (शौरसेन).—[adjective] relating to the Cūrasenas, [feminine] ī their language.

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

1) Śaurasena (शौरसेन):—[=śaura-sena] [from śaura] mf(ī)n. relating to the Śūra-senas, [gana] palady-ādi

2) Saurasena (सौरसेन):—m. [plural] Name of a people (= śūra-sena), [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shaurasena 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shaurasena in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śaurasēna (ಶೌರಸೇನ):—[adjective] relating to Śurasenas, a particular family or dynasty, which Křṣṇa belonged to.

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Śaurasēna (ಶೌರಸೇನ):—[noun] a dialect of Prākřta supposed to have been spoken at Mathura in Uttara Pradēśa in North India.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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