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Wicked person 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.
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Wicked Persons are associated withe the Terrible Sentiment (bhayānaka), which refers to one of the Nine Sentiments (citrarasa) in ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to 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.—According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, bhayānakarasa can be manifested in a Painting through the portrayal of wicked or terrible looking persons engaged in crazy and violent activities. [...] Thus, painting is a medium of showing the inner feelings and emotions of a painter which can strikes the inherent sentiments of connoisseur’s mind, for example: wicked persons in the terrible sentiment.
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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Partial matches: Person.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.4.31 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Verse 1.7.59 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Verse 1.5.83 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
4. Atharvaveda-saṃhitā (e): Rudra’s formidable characters < [Chapter 2 - Rudra-Śiva in the Saṃhitā Literature]
1. The Concept of God < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
4. Forms of Śiva and his different activities < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXLV < [Bhagavat-Yana Parva]
Section CIII < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Section CCXXXV < [Khandava-daha Parva]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.22.136 < [Chapter 22 - Delivering Śacīdevī from Offense and Descriptions of Nityānanda’s Qualities]
Verse 2.241 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Śrīvāsa and the Inauguration of Saṅkīrtana]
Verse 1.16.55 < [Chapter 16 - The Glories of Śrī Haridāsa Ṭhākura]
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
3. The form of Aghora < [Chapter 5 - Essence of Pañcabrahma Upaniṣad]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.274 < [Section XLI - Verbal Assault (Abuse and Defamation)]
Verse 8.142 < [Section XXV - Rates of Interest]
Verse 8.386 < [Section XLVII - Summing up of the Sections relating to Criminal Law]