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Mortar 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 Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)A Mortar is used for the process of pounding various ingredients, as part of the process of creating a Canvas, in the ancient Indian art of 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.—Canvas is a kind of surface on which a painter can draw a picture. In ancient time walls are seen to be plastered with different substances and these were prepared for Painting. [...] For the process of plastering on a wall (i.e., kuḍya or bhitti), the painter needs to mix and mingle various ingredients. After that, the mixture should be transferred to a touch stone mortar for the process of pounding.
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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Full-text (+379): Ulukhala, Kandana, Udukhala, Aulukhala, Vajralepa, Sudha, Ulukhalika, Dantolukhalika, Kandani, Musala, Vilepa, Vaiṇa, Drishadolukhala, Garagatanem, Nishadashila, Lauhabhanda, Ashmabhala, Avaghata, Lepana, Vayana.
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Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 3 - Drawing of a hexagonal lotus diagram < [Chapter II - Initiation of Disciple]
Part 5 - Details and Equipments of the Laboratory < [Chapter I - Requisites for metallurgical operations]
Part 1 - Alchemical apparatus (yantra) < [Chapter VI - Laboratory equipment]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.115-116 < [Section XIII - Purification of Substances]
Verse 3.88 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
Verse 6.17 < [Section III - Details of the Hermit’s Life]
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Appendix 1 - Description of a Hospital < [Chapter 4]
Infirmaries and Hospitals in ancient India < [Chapter 4]
Class and Gender (Introduction) < [Chapter 5]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 9 - Early history of excavation of the site at Sārnāth < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
Part 15 - Chaukhandi stūpa < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
Part 13 - Monastery area (at Sārnāth) < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa VII, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Seventh Kāṇḍa]
Kanda I, adhyaya 1, brahmana 4 < [First Kanda]
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]
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