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Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)

Vibhāgajña (विभागज्ञ) refers to “(one having) knowledge of divisions (of the site)”, according to the Devyāmata (in the section śalyoddhāra-paṭala or “excavation of extraneous substances”).—Accordingly, “Next, I shall, as told before, teach the characteristics of extraneous substances, which exist beneath the site and cause calamities to people. When the site, which has been made square, is being divided with cords, [the officiant] who has knowledge of divisions of the site (vāstudeha-vibhāgajña) should investigate extraneous substances by omens, etc. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vibhāgajña (विभागज्ञ):—[=vi-bhāga-jña] [from vi-bhāga > vi-bhaj] mfn. (ifc.) knowing the difference between, [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata]

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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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Partial matches: Jna, Vibhaga.

Ends with: Karyakaryavibhagajna.

Full-text: Deha, Vastudeha, Vibhaga, Aritra, Paravara.

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