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Yakshapati, ۲ṣa貹ī, Yaksha-pati: 6 definitions

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Yakshapati 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 ۲ṣa貹ī can be transliterated into English as Yaksapati or Yakshapati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (ś貹)

۲ṣa貹ī (यक्षपती) or Kubera is one of the ṣṭ徱첹 (“eight guardians of the directions�), as defined according to texts dealing with ś貹 (arts and crafs), known as ś貹śāstras.—In dance, when the right hand of the dancer assumes -󲹲ٲ and the left hand of the dancer assumes 󲹱貹첹-󲹲ٲ, it is -󲹲ٲ. If the dancer holds padma-hasta in the left hand and -󲹲ٲ in the right hand, it is the hasta for ۲ṣa貹ī (Lord of Yakṣas is Kubera). In images, ۲ṣa貹ī is found with a sword in the right hand and a shield in the left hand. In this case, there is dissimilarity in the relevance of the postures of the hands in dancing and iconography.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, ś貹śāstra) 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»] � Yakshapati in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

۲ṣa貹پ (यक्षपत�).—[masculine] king of the Yakṣas, [Epithet] of Kubera.

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

1) ۲ṣa貹پ (यक्षपत�):—[=ⲹṣa-貹پ] [from yakṣa > yak�] m. a king of the Y°s [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Kubera, [Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Yakshapati in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

۲ṣa貹پ (ಯಕ್ಷಪತ�):—[noun] = ಯಕ್ಷ - [yaksha -] 2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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