Stupika, St奴pik膩: 4 definitions
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Stupika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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
Vastushastra (architecture)
: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajit膩gama and Raurav膩gamaSt奴pik膩 (啶膏啶む啶た啶曕ぞ) [or st奴pi] refers to 鈥渕otive for crowning 搂搂 2.8, 26; 3.12, 27, 30-31; 4.6, 12, 18, 20.鈥�.鈥�(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajit膩gama et du Raurav膩gama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySt奴pik膩 (啶膏啶む啶た啶曕ぞ).鈥�(dim. f. to stupa 2 plus -ka,-(i)k膩), small turret or pinnacle on a house: read g峁沨ast奴pik膩val墨h墨 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 ii.36.11 (verse), 掳h墨 m.c., otherwise with one ms., with rows of house-pinnacles; Senart em. wrongly; compare Pali J膩taka (Pali) vi.116.(28-)29 ma峁噄maya-ka帽cana-th奴pika峁� ([产补丑耻惫谤墨丑颈]), epithet of vih膩ram (acc.); in verse 117.6 pa帽cath奴pa峁� (vim膩na峁�), glossed pa帽cahi k奴峁乬膩rehi samann膩gata峁�; [Pali Text Society鈥檚 Pali-English Dictionary] not happy in translation(s)
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)St奴pik膩 (啶膏啶む啶た啶曕ぞ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 罢丑奴产丑颈测腻, 罢丑耻产丑颈测腻驳腻.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySt奴pik膩 (啶膏啶む啶た啶曕ぞ):鈥�(nf) a finial.
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Starts with: Stupikakila.
Full-text: Stupi, Thubhiya, Thubhiyaga, Tupikai, Stupikakila, Kila, Murdheshtaka, Shikhakumbha, Prasadavidhi.
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Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
A Summary of the Shilparatna of Shrikumara < [Chapter 4 - Shilpa Shastras]
Architecture in the Agamas < [Chapter 3 - Classical or post-Vedic Architecture]
A Summary of the Manasara < [Chapter 4 - Shilpa Shastras]
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Arulala Perumal Temple < [Chapter 4]
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
(iii) Maya: The Founder of the Dravidian school of Architecture < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
Chapter 10 - Vim膩na-V膩stu < [Volume 5 - Temple Architecture]
Chapter 7 - Planning of Pr膩s膩da鈥擳he Hindu Temple < [Volume 5 - Temple Architecture]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Tiruvaduturai (3rd to 25th year) < [Chapter X - Historical Survey]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)