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Sanskrit term for precepts and treatises
dharmaśāstra Shastras are predominantly post-Vedic literature, that is after about 500 BCE. However, it is unclear when various Shastras were composed
Shastra
Indian architecture and design-related texts
Originating in ancient India, Vastu Shastra (Sanskrit: वास्तु शास्त्र, vāstu śāstra – literally "science of architecture") is a traditional Hindu (Sanātana)
Vastu_shastra
Sanskrit text on the performing arts (200 BCE to 200 AD)
The Nāṭya Shāstra (Sanskrit: नाट्य शास्त्र, IAST: Nāṭya Śāstra) is a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts. The text is attributed to sage Bharata
Natya_Shastra
Vedic study of body feature and aura reading
Samudrika Shastra (Sanskrit: सामुद्रिक शास्त्र), part of the Indian astrology, is the study of face reading, aura reading, and whole body analysis. The
Samudrika_Shastra
Ancient umbrella term for numerous Hindu texts
Shilpa Shastras (Sanskrit: शिल्प शास्त्र śilpa śāstra) literally means the Science of Shilpa (arts and crafts). It is an ancient umbrella term for numerous
Shilpa_Shastras
Hindu astrological text
The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Sanskrit: बृहत् पराशर होरा शास्त्र; IAST: bṛhat parāśara horā śāstra; abbreviated to BPHS) is the most comprehensive
Brihat_Parashara_Hora_Shastra
1974 Indian film
Prem Shastra (transl. Love Scriptures) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language film written and directed by B. R. Ishara. The film stars Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman
Prem_Shastra
Indian science of dialectics, logic and reasoning
Tarka Shastra (तर्कशास्त्र, IAST: tarkaśāstra) is a Sanskrit term for the philosophy of dialectics, logic and reasoning, and art of debate that analyzes
Tarka_Shastra
Sanskrit text on aeronautics
missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. The Vaimānika Shāstra (वैमानिक शास्त्र, lit. "shastra on the topic of Vimanas" or "science of aeronautics", sometimes
Vaimānika_Shāstra
2004 Indian film
Vaastu Shastra (lit. 'Science of architecture') is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language horror film produced by Ram Gopal Varma and directed by Saurab Usha Narang
Vaastu_Shastra_(film)
Indian surface-to-air missile
The Anant Shastra, also known as Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM), is a surface-to-air missile defense system developed by the Defence Research
Anant_Shastra
1996 Indian film
Shastra is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Sanjay Khanna. The film stars Suniel Shetty and Anjali Jathar. Vijay Khanna's sole ambition
Shastra_(1996_film)
1995 Indian film
Ram Shastra (transl. Ram's Weapon) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Sanjay Gupta. The cast of the film includes Jackie Shroff,
Ram_Shastra
Ancient Indian treatise
person named Kautilya, compiling selections from these texts into a new shastra, which was likely titled Daņdanīti, "literally the administration of punishment
Arthashastra
Indic philosophy of aesthetics
The Alankara Shastra is the traditional Indian science of aesthetics that deals with the principles and techniques of literary composition and ornamentation
Alankara_Shastra
Indian Ancient Literature
Pancha Pakshi Shastra (IAST: Pañca-pakṣi-śāstra, "science of the five birds") is a system of divination historically popular among Hindu astrologers of
Pancha_Pakshi_Shastra
Aspect of literature in India
particularly love, erotic, sensual and sexual desire in this case). Kāma-shastra aims to instruct the townsman (nāgarika) in the attainment of enjoyment
Kamashastra
Method of divination that interprets markings on the ground
shui (found in China), Kumalak (found in parts of Central Asia), Vastu shastra (in India), Kahuna kuhikuhipu'uone (in Ancient Hawai'i). The word geomancy
Geomancy
Medieval Indian sex manual
रतिरहस्य) (translated in English as Secrets of Love, also known as the Koka Shastra) is an early medieval Kashmiri sex manual written by Kokkoka, a poet, who
Ratirahasya
Major form of Indian classical dance
Hinduism. A description of the precursors of Bharatanatyam from the Natya Shastra dates from around 500 BCE to 500 CE, while those in the ancient Tamil epic
Bharatanatyam
3rd–2nd century BC Indian mathematician and poet
Brothers, Pingala Chhanda Sutram, Calcutta, 1931. Nirnayasagar Press, Chand Shastra, Bombay, 1938. Plofker, Kim (2009). Mathematics in India. Princeton University
Pingala
Sacred utterance or sound used in meditation, often repeated
Gandharvaveda Sthapatyaveda Shastras, sutras, and samhitas Arthashastra Brahma Sutras Charaka Samhita Dharma Shastra Kama Sutra Natya Shastra Nyāya Sūtras Panchatantra
Mantra
Form of astrology for answering questions posed
Horary astrology is an ancient branch of horoscopic astrology in which an astrologer attempts to answer a question by constructing a horoscope for the
Horary_astrology
List of Gujarati language films released in 2025
Retrieved 19 April 2025. "Puja Joshi and Chetan Dhanani lead cyber-thriller 'Shastra'; film to release on April 18, 2025". The Times of India. 4 March 2025
List of Gujarati films of 2025
List_of_Gujarati_films_of_2025
Portrayal of sexual subject matter
sexual behavior, is one of the most celebrated Indian erotic works. Koka shastra is another medieval Indian work that explored kama. When large-scale archaeological
Pornography
Flying palaces or chariots described in Hindu texts and Sanskrit epics
known as the reason— They are not fruitful when disclosed The Vaimānika Shāstra is an early 20th-century Sanskrit text on aeronautics, obtained allegedly
Vimana
Compilation of traditional ancient Indian medicine practice
the Indian subcontinent Mercury poisoning Rasayana Siddha medicine "Rasa Shastra – Freedom Vidya". Shrifreedom.org. Archived from the original on 14 November
Rasashastra
Indian system of astrology known as Jyotiṣa
Samudrika Shāstra (Palmistry): Based on palm reading. Padatala Shāstra (Plantarology): Based on reading of lines & signs on the sole. Shakuna Shāstra (Omens):
Hora_(astrology)
15th or 16th century Indian sex manual
draws. Ananga Ranga was translated and published in English by the Kama Shastra Society in 1885 under the editorship of Sir Richard Francis Burton. After
Ananga_Ranga
Indian actress (born 1992)
Hoon Tari Heer, Hu ane Tu starring Siddharth Randeria, Lagan Special, Shastra & Jalso among many. She also has featured in the promotional advertise
Puja_Joshi
Ancient Hindu text on erotic love
and when it is good or bad. The text is one of many Indian texts on Kama Shastra. It is a much-translated work in Indian and non-Indian languages, and has
Kama_Sutra
British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890)
pornographic at the time, which were published under the auspices of the Kama Shastra society. These books include The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana (1883) (popularly
Richard_Francis_Burton
Performance arts rooted in Hindu musical theatre
theory and practice of which can be traced to the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra. The number of Indian classical dance styles ranges from six to eight to
Indian_classical_dance
First codified law of Nepal
The Manava Nyaya Shastra, also known as Nyayavikashini, is a Newar-language commentery on the Naradasmriti and the first codified law of Nepal, written
Manav_Nyaya_Shastra
Genre of Sanskrit theological texts dealing with dharma
studies gave rise to the Dharma-sutras, which later expanded into Dharma-shastras. The Dharmasutras were numerous, but only four texts have survived into
Dharmaśāstra
Divine dance performed by the Hindu god Shiva
is depicted as dancing the Tandava in his form of Nataraja. The Natya Shastra, a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts, describes various aspects
Tandava
13-14th century Nyaya scholar from Mithila
Sanskrit: वासुदेव सर्वभौम ) was an Indian Philosopher and a scholar of Nyaya Shastra. He is also known as Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya. He lived around 13th to
Vasudeva_Sarvabhauma
Gurukul of Ancient Mithila University
Hindu monastery of the Vedic sage Kapila. He is the author of Shankhya Shastra of Ancient Indian philosophy. It is located at Kakraul village of Rahika
Kapila_Ashram
Indian civil engineer
Chatushtai as originally suggested by Bharata Muni in the Bharata Natya Shastra, the only way to obtain 22 srutis, or notes useful to music, on a musical
Avinash_Balkrishna_Patwardhan
Aesthetic concept in Indian arts related to emotions and feelings
theory has a dedicated section (Chapter 6) in the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra, an ancient text on the arts from the 1st millennium BCE, attributed to
Rasa_(aesthetics)
Śāstra-tattva-vinirṇaya, also transliterated as Shastra-tattva-vinirnaya ("A Verdict on the Truth of the Shastra"), is a Sanskrit-language text written by Nilakantha
Śāstra-tattva-vinirṇaya
Hindu philosophical concept
as Yoga-Shastra, Nyaya-Shastra, Dharma-Shastra, Koka- or Kama-Shastra, Moksha-Shastra, Artha-Shastra, Alamkara-Shastra (rhetoric), Kavya-Shastra (poetics)
Śāstra_pramāṇam
Primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana
during the Hindu festival of Dussehra. Ravana was well-versed in the six shastras and the four Vedas, including the Shiva Tandava Stotra. Ravana is also
Ravana
Hindu devotional hymn
Puranam Vinayagar Agaval Shastras and sutras Dharma Shastra Manusmriti Yajnavalkya Smriti Nāradasmṛti Vishnu Smriti Artha Shastra Kamasutra Brahma Sutras
Hanuman_Chalisa
Classical Indian dance
suvarna art forms. This performance uses the navarasas from the Natya Shastra text, authored by sage Bharata. Makeup and costumes are unique and large
Kathakali
Indian model and actress
was seen in Aazmayish, Gundaraj and Trimurti. She appeared in films like Shastra, Vishwasghaat and Bhishma in 1996. Her film Dhaal was released in 1997
Anjali_Jathar
Indian actress (born 1999)
the Hindi film and TV industry. As a child actress, she worked in Vaastu Shastra, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, My Friend Ganesha, Phoonk, among others, and as
Ahsaas_Channa
Indian Philosopher
Bhavanatha Mishra. He was an eminent scholar of the Nyaya Shastra in the Indian philosophy. The Nyaya Shastra also known as Indian Logic is one of the six schools
Ayachi_Mishra
Spiritual treatise by Shrimad Rajchandra
Atma Siddhi Shastra (Gujarati: આત્મસિદ્ધિ) is a spiritual treatise in verse, composed in Gujarati by the nineteenth century Jain saint, philosopher poet
Atma_Siddhi
written works dating to the Indian classical period, such as the Nātya Shastra, and through surviving examples of liturgical music such as the hymns of
Music_in_ancient_India
Roofed, open-air hallway or porch
Ancient and medieval Indian texts on domestic architecture like Vastu shastra uses the word "Alinda" for this architectural feature. The veranda has
Veranda
Indian playwright in Sanskrit
Natya Shastra. This has been taken as a proof of their antiquity; no post-Kālidāsa play has been found to break the rules of the Natya Shastra. Scenes
Bhāsa
Mahayana text
Uttaratantra Shastra" with commentary by Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé and explanations by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche "Uttara tantra Shastra" with commentary
Ratnagotravibhāga
Indian musician (1964-2015)
other films are Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya and Shastra. The song "Kya Ada Kya Jalwe Tere Paro", from the film Shastra got him in the limelight once again.[citation
Aadesh_Shrivastava
Jain religious text
of Reality [tattva]" (also known as Tattvarth-adhigama-sutra or Moksha-shastra) is a Jain text written by Acharya Umaswami in Sanskrit between the 2nd
Tattvartha_Sutra
Text with a philosophical foundation similar to Advaita Vedanta
our exertions and not destiny. 12. This is the long and short of all the Shastras, that diligence preserves our minds from all evils, by employing them to
Yoga_Vasishtha
Notional club occupied by those who died at age 27
Lihi Pagtatawas Pasma Usog Kuman Thong Palad khik Takrut Nang Kwak Vastu shastra White elephant Jin Chan Numbers in Chinese culture Yantra cloth Europe
27_Club
Mayasaṁhitā) is a treatise on Hindu Shilpa Shastras. A certain Maya is said to have written this book along with Hora Shastra. Mamuni Mayan Shastri, Ajay Mitra
Maya_Samhita
Collection of Hindu religious texts
sixty-four monism (advaita) Agama texts. The Bhairava Shastras are monistic, while Shiva Shastras are dualistic. A similar breadth of diverse views is
Agama_(Hinduism)
Ancient university in Nadia
ancient Indian subcontinent. It became popular for the study of Navya Nyaya Shastra also known as New Logic. Navya Nyaya was the new version of the ancient
Sanskrit and Vedic learning in Nadia
Sanskrit_and_Vedic_learning_in_Nadia
Classical dance of India
in the Natya Shastra—the ancient Hindu Sanskrit text on performance arts. However, it follows the Lasya style described in Natya Shastra, that is a dance
Mohiniyattam
Ancient Indian sage
attributed authorship of the influential performing arts treatise Natya Shastra, which covers ancient Indian dance, poetics, dramaturgy, and music. He
Bharata_(sage)
Spiritual and cultural Mandir dedicated to harmony
the centre of the complex, was built according to the Vastu shastra and Pancharatra shastra. In Swaminarayan Akshardham, similar to its predecessor in
Swaminarayan Akshardham (Delhi)
Swaminarayan_Akshardham_(Delhi)
13th century yoga text
The Dattātreyayogaśāstra, (Sanskrit: दत्तात्रेययोगशास्त्र) a Vaisnava text probably composed in the 13th century CE, is the earliest text which provides
Dattatreyayogashastra
Indian Hindu Vedic studies disciplines
example, gave rise to the Dharma-sutras, which later expanded into Dharma-shastras. Sruti (श्रुति Śruti, "that which is heard") Smriti (स्मृति Smṛti, "that
Vedanga
2022 Indian film
(2003) Ek Hasina Thi (2004) Ab Tak Chhappan (2004) Gayab (2004) Vaastu Shastra (2004) My Wife's Murder (2005) D (2005) Mr Ya Miss (2005) Shabri (2005)
Dangerous_(2022_film)
Ancient Sanskrit treatise on Indian architecture
The Mānasāra, also known as Manasa or Manasara Shilpa Shastra, is an ancient Sanskrit treatise on Indian architecture and design. Organized into 70 adhyayas
Manasara
Scholar and Philosopher from Mithila
Indian philosopher from the Mithila region and the founder of the Nyaya Shastra sampradaya in the tradition of Gaṅgeśa. He was a practitioner of the Nyaya
Pakshadhara_Mishra
Architecture style in Odisha
Sthapati : The Chief Architect, The master of the Shilpa Shastras, Vastu Shastra, Dharma Shastra, Agni Purana and Mathematical Calculations. Besides being
Kalinga_architecture
Transitions in classical Indian dance
Chapter named "Tandava Lakshana" of Natya Shastra. Karana is a Sanskrit verbal noun, meaning "doing". Natya Shastra states that Karanas are the framework
Karana_(dance)
Hindu deity representing descending lunar node
Ruler: According to the popular astrology text Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (BPHS), if looking for solutions regarding Ketu, consider working with
Ketu_(mythology)
Term used in the music of India
concept is found in ancient and medieval Sanskrit texts such as the Natya Shastra, the Dattilam, the Brihaddeshi, and the Sangita Ratnakara. Chandogya Upanishad
Shruti_(music)
Aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as a guru
as a teacher of yoga, music, and wisdom, offering an exposition of the Shastras. He is worshipped as the god of wisdom and meditation. Dakshinamurti literally
Dakshinamurti
Indian temple architect (1927–2011)
builder) and head of the College of Architecture and Sculpture in the Vastu Shastra tradition ascribed to the sage Mamuni Mayan. Sthapati was born in 1927
V._Ganapati_Sthapati
Indian aviation enthusiast
advice from Subbaraya Shastry (1866 - 1940), who later wrote Vaimānika Shāstra ("Science of Aeronautics"), a text that is frequently associated with descriptions
Shivkar_Bapuji_Talpade
Ancient Sanskrit scripture
texts of different schools of philosophy such as Nyaya and Mimamsa, in the Shastras on dharma, on making money and temporal sciences written by 14 holy sages
Garuda_Purana
India. The latest additions are the Hindu texts Bhagavad Gita and Natya Shastra. In India, the Ministry of Culture oversees the task of promoting and preservation
List of inscriptions in UNESCO Memory of the World Register from India
List_of_inscriptions_in_UNESCO_Memory_of_the_World_Register_from_India
Indian science communication organization
LEFT AND NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN CIVIL SOCIETY : A Study of CPI (M) and Shastra Sahitya Parishad in Kerala". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 71
Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad
Kerala_Sasthra_Sahithya_Parishad
Indian religions
philosophy is articulated in the Chapter 7 (verse 62-70) of Atmasiddhi Shastra, a 19th-century text by Shrimad Rajchandra. It is a long poetry as a dialogue
Buddhism_and_Jainism
Indian former film actress and model
with a few appearances in other languages. She made her film debut in Ram Shastra (1995), directed by Sanjay Gupta. She gained recognition with the Telugu
Deepti_Bhatnagar
Depiction of Shiva as Lord of the dance
across Tamil Nadu. It typically shows Saiva dancing in one of the Natya Shastra poses, holding various symbols which vary with historic period and region
Nataraja
School of modern yoga
exercise, vinyasa-based physical style with adherence to five central tenets: shastra (scripture), bhakti (devotion), ahimsā (nonviolence, non-harming), nāda
Jivamukti_Yoga
Art of dramatic composition
earliest non-Western dramaturgic work is probably the Sanskrit work Nātya Shāstra (The Art of Theatre), written around 500 BCE to 500 CE. It is thought to
Dramaturgy
Secondary Hindu texts, that which is remembered
(reviews and commentaries on Shrutis and non-Shruti texts), The sutras and shastras of the various schools of Hindu philosophy The numerous Nibandhas (digests)
Smṛti
Indian astrologer
Rajeswari Research Foundation to promote the knowledge of Astrology and Vastu Shastra. Raman restarted "The Astrological Magazine" in 1936, which was earlier
B._V._Raman
House-entering ceremony in Hinduism
with the household and to ward away evil spirits. According to Vaastu Shastra, a house is made up of five elements, namely, fire, water, earth, air,
Grihapravesha
System of Indian astrology
Tamil Dictionaries. Retrieved 4 May 2015. Shankar Adawal (2013). Tajik Shastra and Annual Horoscopy. Sagar Publications, Ved Mansion, New Delhi - 110
Tajika_Jyotish
Sutras and Shastras of the six schools of Hindu philosophy: Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa and Vedanta. The Sutras and Shastras texts were
Hindu_texts
Tamil Hindu epic based on the Ramayana
Puranam Vinayagar Agaval Shastras and sutras Dharma Shastra Manusmriti Yajnavalkya Smriti Nāradasmṛti Vishnu Smriti Artha Shastra Kamasutra Brahma Sutras
Ramavataram
Classical dance of India
theoretical foundations of Odissi trace to the ancient Sanskrit text Natya Shastra, its existence in antiquity evidenced by the dance poses in the sculptures
Odissi
emotion/feeling. Sage Bharata describes two types of bhava in the Natya Shastra. Sthayi bhava: the basic emotion Vyabhichari bhava: the shifting emotions
Bhāva_(Hinduism)
previously, for example as found in Natya Shastra.) The author based his work on Bharata Muni's Natya Shastra. His discussion of musical scales and micro-tonal
Brihaddeshi
Tamil mythological character
Hindu epic Mahabharata. Mayan is regarded to be the founder of the Vastu Shastra.[citation needed] In Tamil tradition, Mayan is known as the progenitor
Mamuni_Mayan
Ancient Hindu text
The root of theoretical models within Manusmriti rely on at least two shastras that pre-date it: artha (statecraft and legal process) and dharma (an ancient
Manusmriti
Indian classical dance
performance, with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sanskrit text of Natya Shastra (c. 500 BCE—500 CE). It developed as a religious art linked to traveling
Kuchipudi
a building or geographical area. Vedic architecture is based on Vastu Shastra. The brahmasthan is a special central zone in a building. It is free from
Brahmasthan
Shrimad Rajchandra's divine soulmate. The great scripture, Atmasiddhi Shastra was composed by Shrimad Rajchandra upon the request of Saubhagyabhai in
Saubhagyabhai
Indian television actor
Secretary 1996 Aadhe Adhure 1996 Tu Chor Main Sipahi Chhota Khan 1996 Shastra 1997 Udaan Inmate of a mental hospital 2001 Boond 2004 School 2004 Kadvi
Narendra_Gupta_(actor)
Indian Architect (1693-1751)
designed by Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob. He used principles of Shilpa Shastra and Vaastu Shastra to create a grid-based model of city. The Vidyadhar Garden, located
Vidyadhar_Bhattacharya
Indian filmmaker
Sanjay Dutt. Later he went on to write and direct films including Ram Shastra, Khauff and Jung. The filming of Jung (2000) lasted over two years. While
Sanjay_Gupta_(director)
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