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Shankhapatra, Śṅk󲹱ٰ, Śṅk󲹱貹ٰ, Shankha-patra: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Shankhapatra 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 terms Śṅk󲹱ٰ and Śṅk󲹱貹ٰ can be transliterated into English as Sankhapatra or Shankhapatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shankhapatra in Shilpashastra glossary
: Shodhganga: Vaisnava Agamas And Visnu Images

Śṅk󲹱貹ٰ (शङ्खपत्र) or Śṅk󲹱貹ٰṇḍ refers to one of the various types of “ear-ornaments� (첹ṇaūṣaṇa or ṇḍ), as defined in treatises such as the Pāñcarātra, Pādmasaṃhitā and Vaikhānasa-āgamas, extensively dealing with the technical features of temple art, iconography and architecture in Vaishnavism.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shankhapatra in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śṅk󲹱ٰ (शङ्खपात्�):—[=śṅk-ٰ] [from śṅk] n. a vessel formed like a conch-shell, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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