Visheshakacchedya, Viśeṣakacchedya, Visheshaka-chedya: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśeṣakacchedya can be transliterated into English as Visesakacchedya or Visheshakacchedya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Visheshakachchhedya.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaViśeṣakacchedya (विशेषकच्छेद्य) refers to the “cutting of different designs on Bhūrjapatra for decorating the forehead” and represents one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśeṣakacchedya (विशेषकच्छेद्य):—[=vi-śeṣaka-cchedya] [from vi-śeṣaka > vi-śiṣ] n. Name of one of the 64 Kalās ([probably] the art of painting sectarian marks on the forehead), [Catalogue(s)]
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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: Visheshaka, Chedya.
Full-text: Visheshaka, Chedya, Cutting, Decorating.
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
3. A General Note on Art < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
The Sixty-four arts and crafts (Kalā) < [Appendices]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
3.6. Ornamental Painting < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 3 - Art and Architecture in the Mālatīmādhava and 8th-century India < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects of the Mālatīmādhava]