Sarvangasundara, Sarvanga-sundara, Sarvāṅgasundara, Sarvamgasumdara: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraSarvāṅgasundara (सर्वाङ्गसुन्दर) refers to a type of temple (prāsāda) classified under the group named Miśraka, according to Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra chapter 56. The Miśraka group contains nine out of a sixty-four total prāsādas (temples) classified under four groups in this chapter. The Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra is an 11th-century encyclopedia dealing with various topics from the Vāstuśāstra.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation1) Sarvāṅgasundara (सर्वाङ्गसुन्दर) refers to one who is “fair-complexioned, handsome in appearance” which is used to describe the appearance of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.17. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] When her Nandā rites were concluded on the ninth day (Navamī), while she was engrossed in meditation, Śiva became visible to her. [...] He was fair-complexioned, handsome in appearance (sarvāṅgasundara), had five faces and three eyes. The crescent moon adorned His forehead. [...] On seeing Śiva directly in such a form she bent her head from shyness and she knelt at his feet. Although He desired her to be his wife He wished to bestow on her the fruit of her penance. Thus He spoke to her in the state of her penance”.
2) Sarvāṅgasundara (सर्वाङ्गसुन्दर) refers to one who is “beautiful in every part” and is used to describe Mount Himavat, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.1.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] O excellent sage, there in the northern region is a mountain called Himavat who is the lord of mountains and has great splendour and prosperity. [...] He is of pure soul, an abode of austerities. He sanctifies even the great souls. He is the bestower of the benefit of austerities. He is the auspicious storehouse of multifarious minerals. He is of a divine form. He is beautiful in every part (i.e., sarvāṅgasundara). He is the unaffected part of Viṣṇu. He is the king of leading mountains and a great favourite of the good”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraSarvāṅgasundara (सर्वाङ्गसुन्दर) or Sarvāṅgasundararasa is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 2, Rajayakshma: phthisis). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, since it is an ayurveda treatment it should be taken with caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., sarvāṅgasundara-rasa): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sarvāṅgasundara (सर्वाङ्गसुन्दर):—[=sarvāṅga-sundara] [from sarvāṅga > sarva] mfn. beautiful in every member, completely beautiful, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (also -rasa m. ‘whose essence is good for all the limbs’) a [particular] drug or medicament, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSarvāṃgasuṃdara (ಸರ್ವಾಂಗಸುಂದರ):—[noun] being or looking beautiful from all aspects.
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Sarvāṃgasuṃdara (ಸರ್ವಾಂಗಸುಂದರ):—[noun] he who is handsome or that which is beautiful, in all aspects.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sarvanga, Sundara.
Starts with: Sarvangasundarachintamani, Sarvangasundaracintamani, Sarvangasundararasa.
Full-text: Sarvangasundari, Sarvangasundararasa, Mishraka, Sarvangasundaracintamani, Marma.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.13.114 < [Chapter 13 - The Deliverance of Jagāi and Mādhāi]
Verse 2.19.47-048 < [Chapter 19 - The Lord’s Pastimes in Advaita’s House]
Verse 3.4.154 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Treatment for fever (24): Sarvanga-sundara-chintamani rasa < [Chapter II - Fever (jvara)]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)