Shulyamisha, Śūlyāmiṣa, Shulya-amisha: 1 definition
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Shulyamisha 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 Śūlyāmiṣa can be transliterated into English as Sulyamisa or Shulyamisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Śūlyāmiṣa (शूल्यामिष) refers to “roast meats” (presented as food to the king after hunting), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the conclision of hawking]: “[...] The food should be first given to horses and birds for testing it. The food should be brought by experienced cooks and consist of roast meats (śūlyāmiṣa) and rice as white as the Kunda (jasmine) flower. He should eat along with his retinue. After chewing pan he should go back to his residence, conversing all the way on a variety of subjects, [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
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Partial matches: Shulya, Amisa.
Full-text: Shulya.
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