Shayanaracana, Śayanaracana, Shayana-racana: 3 definitions
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Shayanaracana 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 Śayanaracana can be transliterated into English as Sayanaracana or Shayanaracana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shayanarachana.
In Hinduism
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)Śayanaracana (शयनरचन) refers to “arrangement of bed, sofa, divan etc.” and represents one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚayanaracana (शयनरचन).—the preparation of a bed (one of the 64 arts).
Derivable forms: śayanaracanam (शयनरचनम्).
Śayanaracana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śayana and racana (रचन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚayanaracana (शयनरचन):—[=śayana-racana] [from śayana > śaya] n. the preparation of a bed or couch (one of the 64 arts), [Catalogue(s)]
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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