Vastushastra, Vāstuśāstra, Vastu-shastra: 9 definitions
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Vastushastra has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Vāstuśāstra can be transliterated into English as Vastusastra or Vastushastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVāstuśāstra (वास्तुशास्त्र):—n. desgl. [Oxforder Handschriften 279,a,43. 341,a,40. fg.] [Weber’s Indische Studien.1,467,3.] [MACK. Coll.] [?I,132.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Shastra, Vastu.
Ends with: Ajnatavastushastra, Aparajitavastushastra, Vishvambharavastushastra.
Full-text (+891): Kannati, Ambadi, Vishvambharavastushastra, Drona, Padavinyasa, Adimana, Mahamana, Manopakarana, Agni, Vayu, Akasha, Bhumi, Jala, Mayamata, Vastuprakarana, Mana, Upamana, Unmana, Lambamana, Parimana.
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Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(v,11) Vāstu in the Śilpa-texts < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
2 (b). Vāstuśāstra texts < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
4. Fundamental Canons of Architecture (Introduction) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 1a - Antiquity of Town Planning in India
Forts (Durga) in ancient Indian town-planning < [Chapter 2 - Villages, Towns and Forts in General]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Introduction < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Guhārāja Cave-Temples < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Layanas—Early Mauryan Specimens < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)
Chapter 5.3 - Anumana in Vastushastra
Chapter 5.4 - Anumana in Astrology
Vastu-shastra (4): Palace Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)