Pounding: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Pounding 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
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)The Pounding of various ingredients was traditionally done in a touchstone mortar, 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.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Pounding (of grain) refers to one of the twenty-four undertakings connected to marriage in ancient India, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 170.21 f.: Twenty-four items are mentioned in connection with the marriage of Kuvalayamālā, [for instance, pounding of grain], [...].
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+201): Kuttana, Kutai, Avacurnana, Ghrishti, Kottana, Kandana, Pitani, Kandai, Kandanavala, Sadana, Dheki, Sadanavala, Kshunna, Kutana, Gharshana, Musalya, Sadika, Vimardaka, Pesa, Mardana.
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Search found 72 books and stories containing Pounding; (plurals include: Poundings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 45: Rohiṇī-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 404: Kapi-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 143: Virocana-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
I Feel Frustrated < [October – December, 1996]
Ah! How Beautiful < [September 1943]
The Elopement of Anasuya < [January – March, 2000]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 33 - The Gamarala’s Cakes < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Story 5 - The Frog Prince < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Story 12 - The Black Storks’ Girl < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Apastamba Yajna-paribhasa-sutras (by Hermann Oldenberg)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 5.1: Recitation of morning litany (prātaranuvāka) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 5.4: Mid-day soma pressing (mādhyandina-savana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 4.5: Digging of the Uparavas < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]