Sruvalakshana, Sruvalakṣaṇa, Sruva-lakshana: 3 definitions
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Sruvalakshana 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 Sruvalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Sruvalaksana or Sruvalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South AsiaSruvalakṣaṇa (स्रुवलक्षण) is part of a chapter of the Devyāmata: an Early Śaiva Pratiṣṭhātantra dating back to the 5th century CE dealing with topics related to temple construction, consecration rituals, and iconography.—The Devyāmata is written in the form of a dialogue between Śiva and the Goddess. It begins with the praśnapaṭala, ‘the chapter on questions’, in which Devī tells Śiva what topics she would like to learn about. The answers are provided in the following chapters [e.g., sruksruvalakṣaṇa], of which each is dedicated to one specific subject.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumSruvalakṣaṇa (स्रुवलक्षण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the 27th Pariśiṣṭa of the Av. W. p. 91.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySruvalakṣaṇa (स्रुवलक्षण):—[=sruva-lakṣaṇa] [from sruva > sru] n. Name of the 27th Pariśiṣṭa of the [Atharva-veda]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Lakshana, Sruva.
Ends with: Sruksruvalakshana.
Full-text: Sruksruvalakshana.
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