Etymology. The title of the text is composed of two words, "Nāṭya" and "Śhāstra". The root of the Sanskrit word Nāṭya is Naṭa (नट) which means "act, represent". The word Śhāstra (शास्त्र) means "precept, rules, manual, compendium, book or treatise", and is generally used as a suffix in the Indian literature context, for knowledge in a defined area of practice.

Shastra (शास्त्र, IAST: Śāstra, IPA: [ʃaːst̪rə]) is a Sanskrit word that means "precept, rules, manual, compendium, book or treatise" in a general sense. The word is generally used as a suffix in the Indian literature context, for technical or specialized knowledge in a defined area of practice.. Shastra has a similar meaning to English -logy, e.g. ecology, psychology ...

Sanskrit prosody or Chandas refers to one of the six Vedangas, or limbs of Vedic studies. It is the study of poetic metres and verse in Sanskrit. This field of study was central to the composition of the Vedas, the scriptural canons of Hinduism, so central that some later Hindu and Buddhist texts refer to the Vedas as Chandas.. The Chandas, as developed by the Vedic schools, were …

There is uncertainty regarding the dates of these documents due to lack of evidence concerning these documents. Kane has posited the following dates for the texts, for example, though other scholars disagree: Gautama 600 BCE to 400 BCE, Āpastamba 450 BCE to 350 BCE, Baudhāyana 500 BCE to 200 BCE, and Vasiṣṭha 300 BCE to 100 BCE. Patrick Olivelle …

The Jivamukti Yoga method is a proprietary style of yoga created by David Life and Sharon Gannon in 1984.. Jivamukti is a physical, ethical, and spiritual practice, combining a vigorous yoga as exercise, vinyasa-based physical style with adherence to five central tenets: shastra (scripture), bhakti (devotion), ahims ā (nonviolence, non-harming), nāda (music), and dhyana …

The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali is a collection of Sanskrit sutras on the theory and practice of yoga – 195 sutras (according to Vyāsa and Krishnamacharya) and 196 sutras (according to others, including BKS Iyengar).The Yoga Sutras was compiled in the early centuries CE, by the sage Patanjali in India who synthesized and organized knowledge about yoga from much older …

Rig vedic. Aitareya; Kaushitaki; Sama vedic. Chandogya; Kena; Yajur vedic. Brihadaranyaka; Isha; Taittiriya; Katha; Shvetashvatara; Maitri; Atharva vedic. Mundaka ...

The theoretical foundations of Bharatanatyam are found in Natya Shastra, the ancient Hindu text of performance arts.. Natya Shastra is attributed to the ancient scholar Bharata Muni, and its first complete compilation is dated to between 200 BCE and 200 CE, but estimates vary between 500 BCE and 500 CE. The most studied version of the Natya Shastra text consists of about 6000 …

Vastu shastra (Hindi: वास्तु शास्त्र, vāstu śāstra – literally "science of architecture") is a traditional Indian system of architecture based on ancient texts that describe principles of design, layout, measurements, ground preparation, space arrangement, and spatial geometry. The designs aim to integrate architecture with nature, the relative functions of ...

Ranakpur Jain temple or Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara is a Śvētāmbara Jain temple at Ranakpur dedicated to Tirthankara Rishabhanatha. The temple is located in a village of Ranakpur near Sadri town in the Pali district of Rajasthan.. Darna Shah, a local Jain businessperson, started construction of the temple in the 15th century following a divine vision.