Stupika, Stūpikā: 4 definitions
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Stupika 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.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaStūpikā (स्तूपिका) [or stūpi] refers to “motive for crowning §§ 2.8, 26; 3.12, 27, 30-31; 4.6, 12, 18, 20.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryStūpikā (स्तूपिका).—(dim. f. to stupa 2 plus -ka,-(i)kā), small turret or pinnacle on a house: read gṛhastūpikāvalīhī Mahāvastu ii.36.11 (verse), °hī m.c., otherwise with one ms., with rows of house-pinnacles; Senart em. wrongly; compare Pali Jātaka (Pali) vi.116.(28-)29 maṇimaya-kañcana-thūpikaṃ ([bahuvrīhi]), epithet of vihāram (acc.); in verse 117.6 pañcathūpaṃ (vimānaṃ), glossed pañcahi kūṭāgārehi samannāgataṃ; [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] not happy in translation(s)
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Stūpikā (स्तूपिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Thūbhiyā, Thubhiyāgā.
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 dictionaryStūpikā (स्तूपिका):—(nf) a finial.
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Full-text: Thubhiya, Thubhiyaga, Tupikai, Stupi.
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Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Arulala Perumal Temple < [Chapter 4]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 7 - Planning of Prāsāda—The Hindu Temple
Bhaumika Vimānas (Temples of South India, Decan and Greater India) < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(iii) Maya: The Founder of the Dravidian school of Architecture < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
(vii.c) Śilparatna (Temple-architecture—Chapters 14-43) < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Tiruvaduturai (3rd to 25th year) < [Chapter X - Historical Survey]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)