Summer: 5 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Shilpashastra
2. Kavyashastra
India history
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Introduction:

Summer means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity, 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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Shilpashastra (iconography)

: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)

The Summer Season follows specific guidelines in the tradition of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擡very season has its own peculiarities and charms. The seasons (e.g., Summer) always encourage the painters to grab different ideas from the nature. The Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺 also gives some instructions to make the picture of every season beautiful and natural. The summer season (驳谤墨峁补) should be exhibited with the picture having tired men, deer-wandering for shade, buffaloes-hiding themselves in mud to get rid of heat and dried water sources like pools, lakes etc. projecting the season of drought.

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Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) 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.

Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kavya)

The Summer Season is beautifully portrayed in the 峁歵耻蝉补峁僪腻谤补 of K膩lid膩sa.鈥擨n the 峁歵耻蝉补峁僪腻谤补, giving the description of the summer season, K膩lid膩sa says that the summer season is the hot season when the sun becomes fierce and the moon becomes peaceful. Due to the hot weather, the animal of the forest become exhausted and that is why even the peacocks do not kill the serpents. The wild pigs hide themselves in ponds wherein the mud dries up.

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Kavyashastra (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 办腻惫测补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

India history and geography

: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri鈥檚 Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Summer season was was vividly depicted in the Kath膩s (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanas奴ri in his 8th-century Kuvalayam膩l膩 (a Prakrit Camp奴, similar to K膩vya poetry).鈥擯age 112.28-33, also 113.1-26: There is a description of the summer season which is extremely rare both in Sanskrit and Prakrit literature, the only other instance known to me is in the Har峁carita of B膩峁嘺.

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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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Search found 303 books and stories containing Summer, The summer; (plurals include: Summers, The summers). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Seasonal honeydew secretion by Trioza fletcheri in Trewia nudiflora galls. < [2019: Volume 8, May issue 6]

Effect of Ushira on burning micturition in summer season. < [2018: Volume 7, September issue 16]

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Remembering the Day < [July 鈥� September, 1994]

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Chapter 11 - Drigung Chojay lineage (viii): dbon sher 'byung < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagy眉 (traditions)]

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