Shankhayanagrihyasutra, Śāṅkhāyanagṛhyasūtra, Shankhayana-grihya-sutra: 2 definitions

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Shankhayanagrihyasutra 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.

The Sanskrit term Śāṅkhāyanagṛhyasūtra can be transliterated into English as Sankhayanagrhyasutra or Shankhayanagrihyasutra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

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Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Architecture (1): Early and Classical Architecture

Śāṅkhāyanagṛhyasūtra (शाङ्खायनगृह्यसूत्र) is the name of a Sanskrit word partly dealing with the “science of architecture” (vāstuvidyā).—The Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra (c. 500 BCE) describes in three chapters the ceremonials performed for constructing a building.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śāṅkhāyanagṛhyasūtra (शाङ्खायनगृह्यसूत्र):—[=śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra] [from śāṅkhāyana > śāṅkha] n. the Gṛhya-sūtras ascribed to Ś°.

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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.

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