Weeping: 2 definitions
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Weeping means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Weeping (expression) is associated with Prakampita: one of the “seven movements of the chest” (in Sanskrit Dramas), as conveyed through Āṅgikābhinaya: one of the four divisions of Abhinaya or “ways to convey or represent one’s emotion to others”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra and the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The āṅgikābhinaya includes the histrionic representation of the limbs which is simply known as physical gestures. There are five kinds of chest movements accepted by the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa as well as the Nāṭyaśāstra. At the time of laughing, weeping or showing fear, the chest is thrown up and it is called prakampita movement.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Weeping and Crying (for one’s departed lover) represents a scene of human life commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings, in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] The devoted wife crying and weeping for her departed lover, the old father sitting nearby with tears flowing from eyes and his mother becoming unconscious in a swoon.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Search found 202 books and stories containing Weeping; (plurals include: Weepings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Indian influences in the Philippines (by Juan R. Francisco)
From Happiness to Sorrow < [Chapter 4 - Indian Literature in the Philippines]
Brother-Sister Union < [Chapter 4 - Indian Literature in the Philippines]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 4.108 < [Section XIII - Days unfit for Study]
Verse 3.33 < [Section IV - The Eight Forms of Marriage]
Verse 4.113 < [Section XIII - Days unfit for Study]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Holy Tears: The Significance of Weeping in Religious Thought < [Volume 136 (2006)]
Being Known: Mutual Surveillance in Religious House Groups < [Volume 89 (1995)]
Renunciation in Indian Religions < [Volume 7 (1959)]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 134 - The Story Of The Rakshasa And The Princess < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Story 78 - The Gamarala’s Girl < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Story 198 - The Story of the Wooden Peacock < [Part III (a) - Stories of the Lower Castes]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Weeping like a Village Girl < [Chapter 2.14 - Lessons on Service and Absorption]
Don't Think You are the Supreme Controller < [Chapter 2.13 - Śrīla Gurudeva Testifies to Save ISKCON]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa is always in Vraja < [Chapter 2.4 - The Uttamā Bhāgavata and Kṛpa-Pātra]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)