Tridhashlila, Tridhāślīla, Tridha-ashlila: 1 definition

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Tridhashlila 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 Tridhāślīla can be transliterated into English as Tridhaslila or Tridhashlila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

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Source: Shodhganga: Mālatīmādhava of Bhavabhūti (kavya-shastra)

Tridhāślīla (त्रिधाश्लील) refers to “obscenity” or “(words that are) indecorous in three ways” (Cf. Aślila—‘obscenity’), according to Mammaṭa-Bhaṭṭa’s Kāvyaprakāśa verse 7.50-51.—The doṣas (or “poetic defects”) are regarded as undesirable elements [of a composition]. Any element which tends to detract the poetic composition is a demerit in general terms. In other words, doṣas are the opposites of the guṇālaṃkāras. [...] In the Sāhityadarpaṇa, Viśvanātha says doṣas are five fold. [...] Mammaṭabhaṭṭa says that padadoṣa (or “defects of word”) are of sixteen types [i.e., tridhāślīla (indecorous in three ways)].

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Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

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