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Game 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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Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaGames (to be played with dice) were traditionally practiced and played, as one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kamasutra of Vatsyayana.—Cf. the Sanskrit Dyūtaviśeṣa, which refers to “various games to be played with dice”.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The history of Indian Art covers approximately five thousand years which pre sents a rich and almost continuous record. The references of sixty four kinds of Kala (कला, kalā) are found in the Bhagavatapurana, Shaiva-Tantras, Kamasutra of Vatsyayana 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.
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Starts with: Gameh, Gameia, Gameisa, Gamela, Gamendavalamaha Vihara, Gamenditalaka, Gamene-mene, Gameppi, Gamera, Gamesa, Gamesi, Gamet, Gamet walanda, Gameti, Gameyaga, Gameyya.
Ends with: Agame, Akashabhairavagame, Dice-game, Engame, Magame, Pagame, Yogame.
Full-text (+1146): Avapata, Caupata, Durdyuta, Kojagara, Kanduka, Pratuda, Bhedati, Kujanem, Cenduphali, Akshavati, Kandukalila, Vamshaghatika, Cuncuri, Kaitava, Laggemane, Dyutapurnima, Jangala, Shikara, Uddalakapushpabhanjika, Narada.
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 6.2.1 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Min itai matavarkal)]
Pasuram 6.2.2 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Min itai matavarkal)]
Pasuram 6.2.9 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Min itai matavarkal)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Pastimes and Games < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Tiruviḷaiyāṭal Purāṇam in Seventeenth-century Madurai < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]
Language Games of Śiva (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 3.7.12 < [Chapter 7 - The Holy Places of Śrī Girirāja]
Verse 2.24.11 < [Chapter 24 - The Story of Asuri Muni in the Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 6.6.16 < [Chapter 6 - The Yādavas’ Victory When Śrī Rukmiṇī is Kidnapped]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Vāsupūjya’s childhood < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]
Part 3: Mahāvīra’s childhood < [Chapter II - Mahāvira’s birth and mendicancy]
Part 7: Abhinandana’s Childhood < [Chapter II - Abhinandanacaritra]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.60 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 10.35 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 11.4 [Bindu-cyutaka] < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
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