Talamana, Tālamāna, Tala-mana: 2 definitions

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Talamana 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.

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)

Tālamāna (तालमान) refers to one of the two major iconometric schemes, as defined in the texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—The sthapatis have always produced their images according to prescribed measurements. In the making of the images, the sthapati follows two types of iconometry, the tālamāna and the aṅgulamāna. The word tāla refers to the length of the palm, which is considered to be equivalent in sculptures, as in human beings, to the length of face from forehead to chin. Between the two schemes, tālamāna iconometry is more popular probably because the differences that exist as to the size of the basic unit in the aṅgulamāna iconometry are inhibitive factors in that scheme.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tālamāna (ತಾಲಮಾನ):—

1) [noun] (mus.) a measuring of regularity in rhythm.

2) [noun] a unit of linear measure in sculpture (equal to twelve inches, but according to some, nine inches).

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Tāḷamāna (ತಾಳಮಾನ):—

1) [noun] (mus.) a measuring of regularity in rhythm.

2) [noun] a unit of linear measure in sculpture (equal to twelve inches, but according to some, nine inches).

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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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