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Crushing means something in 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.
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: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Crushing (pulse and paddy) (collected by farmers) was commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings (representing a scene of human life) in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of ṃs. [...] The ṃs- illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] Farmers harvesting ripe crops and collecting heaps of pulse and paddy and crushing them with bullocks tied to the middle of the post.

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.
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Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 4.70 < [Section IX - Personal Cleanliness]
Verse 4.71 < [Section IX - Personal Cleanliness]
Verse 4.63 < [Section IX - Personal Cleanliness]
Archaeology and the Mahabharata (Study) (by Gouri Lad)
Part 5 - Crushing Weapons in the Mahabharata < [Chapter 14 - Weapons]
Part 12 - Weapons during Phase I (Pre-600 B.C.) < [Chapter 14 - Weapons]
Part 3 - Details of Vegetables in the Mahabharata < [Chapter 4 - Food and Drinks]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 20 < [Shalya Parva]
Section LXIII < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
Section LXII < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature (by Sulekha Biswas)
2. Mine and Mineral Engineering < [Chapter 4 - Materials and Concepts in Panini’s Ashtadhyayi]
12. Iron and Steel Armoury < [Chapter 5 - Minerals and Metals in Kautiliya Arthashastra]
Appendix C - Technical terms mentioned in Panini’s Ashtadhyayi
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.133 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]