Vayugati, Vāyugati, Vayu-gati: 5 definitions

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Vayugati 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: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shilpa)

Vāyugati (वायुगति) refers to the “speed of the wind”, according to the Citrasūtra section (on painting) from the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa.—Accordingly, “He who is able to paint waves, flames, smoke, flags and garments etc. with the speed of the wind (vāyugativāyugatyā likhed) is considered to be an expert”.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vāyugati (वायुगति).—a. swift as wind, very fleet.

Vāyugati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāyu and gati (गति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vāyugati (वायुगति).—mfn. (-tiḥ-tiḥ-ti) Quick, swift, as the wind. E. vāyu, gati going.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vāyugati (वायुगति):—[=vāyu-gati] [from vāyu] mfn. going like the w°, swift as w°, fleet, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vāyugati (वायुगति):—[vāyu-gati] (taḥ-tiḥ-ti) a. Swift as wind.

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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.

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