Glossary
- gītam
song - vādyam
playing musical instruments - nṛtyam
dancing (particularly, the frantic or violent dance of shiva) - nāṭyam
theatrical dancing - ālekhyam
painting - viśeṣaka – cchedyam
the art of painting sectarian marks on the forehead - taṇḍula – kusuma – balivikārāḥ
preparing offerings from rice and flowers - puṣpāstaranam
making a covering of flowers for a bed - daśana – vasanāṅgarāgāḥ
applying preparations for cleansing the teeth, cloths and painting the body. - maṇi – bhūmikā – karma
making the groundwork of jewels - citraśākāpūpa – bhakṣya – vikāra – kriyā
preparing a variety of delicious foods - pānaka – rasarāgāsava – yojanam
- preparing palatable drinks and tinging draughts with red color
- sūcīvāpa – karma
needlework and weaving - sūtra – krīḍā
playing with thread - vīṇā – ḍama – ruka
playing on lute and small drum - prahelikā
making & solving riddles - durvacakayogāḥ
practicing language difficult to be answered by others - pustaka – vācanam
reciting books - nāṭakākhyāyikā – darśanam
enacting short plays and anecdotes - kāvya – samasyā – pūraṇam
solving enigmatic verses - paṭṭikā – vetrabāṇa – vikalpāḥ
designing preparation of shield, cane and arrows - tarkū – karmāṇi
spinning by spindle - takṣaṇam
carpentry - vāstu – vidyā
geomancy, engineering - rūpya – ratna – parīkṣā
testing silver and jewels - dhātu – vādaḥ
metallurgy - maṇi – rāga – jñānam
tinging jewels - ākara – jñānam
mineralogy - vṛkṣāyur – veda – yogāḥ
practicing medicine or medical treatment by herbs - meṣa – kukkuṭa – lāvaka – yuddha – vidhiḥ
knowing the mode of fighting of lambs, cocks and birds - śuka – sārikā – pralāpanam
maintaining or knowing conversation between male and female cockatoos - śayana – racanam
covering the bed - udaka – vādyam –
playing on music in water - udaka – ghātaḥ
splashing with water - citrā yogāḥ
applying a mixture of colors - mālya – granthana – vikalpāḥ
designing wreaths or malas - keśa – śekharāpīḍayojanam
setting the coronet on the head - nepathya – yogāḥ
dressing in the retiring room - karṇa – pattra – bhaṅgāḥ
decorating the tragus of the ear - su/ gandha – yuktiḥ
application of aromatics - bhūṣaṇa – yojanam
applying or setting ornaments - a/ indrajālam
juggling - kaucumāra – yogāḥ
a kind of art - hasta – lāghavam
slight of hand - utsādanam
healing or cleansing a person with perfumes - keśa – mārjana – kauśalam
- combing/styling the hair
- akṣara – muṣṭikā – kathanam
talking with fingers (sign language?) - dhāraṇa – mātṛkā
use of amulets - deśa – bhāṣā – jñānam
knowing provincial dialects - Puṣpa – śakaṭikā – nimitta – jñānam
a voice coming from heaven-, omenology/channeling - yantra – mātṛkā
mechanics - mlechitaka – vikalpāḥ
fabricating barbarous or foreign sophistry - saṃvācya
art of conversation. - mānasī kāvya – kriyā
composing verses mentally - kriyā – vikalpāḥ
designing a literary work or a medical remedy - chalitakayogāḥ
practicing as a builder of shrines named after him? - abhidhāna – koṣa – cchando – jñānam
use of lexicography and meters - vastra – gopanāni
concealment of cloths - dyūta – viśeṣaḥ
knowing specific gambling - ākarṣaṇa – krīḍā
playing with dice or magnet - bālaka – krīḍanakāni
using children’s toys - vaināyikīnāṃ vidyāṇāṃ jñānam
enforcing discipline - vaijayikīnāṃ vidyānāṃ jñānam
gaining victory - There are variations here, including dhāraṇamātṛkā—concentrating on an image of the mother; vaitaliki vidya — art of awakening master with music at dawn; pratimā – memorizing verses
- gītam
song - vādyam
playing musical instruments - nṛtyam
dancing (particularly, the frantic or violent dance of shiva) - nāṭyam
theatrical dancing - ālekhyam
painting - viśeṣaka – cchedyam
the art of painting sectarian marks on the forehead - taṇḍula – kusuma – balivikārāḥ
preparing offerings from rice and flowers - puṣpāstaranam
making a covering of flowers for a bed - daśana – vasanāṅgarāgāḥ
applying preparations for cleansing the teeth, cloths and painting the body. - maṇi – bhūmikā – karma
making the groundwork of jewels - śayana – racanam
covering the bed - udaka – vādyam –
playing on music in water - udaka – ghātaḥ
splashing with water - citrā yogāḥ
applying a mixture of colors - mālya – granthana – vikalpāḥ
designing wreaths or malas - keśa – śekharāpīḍayojanam
setting the coronet on the head - nepathya – yogāḥ
dressing in the retiring room - karṇa – pattra – bhaṅgāḥ
decorating the tragus of the ear - su/ gandha – yuktiḥ
application of aromatics - bhūṣaṇa – yojanam
applying or setting ornaments - a/ indrajālam
juggling - kaucumāra – yogāḥ
a kind of art - hasta – lāghavam
slight of hand
- citraśākāpūpa – bhakṣya – vikāra – kriyā
preparing a variety of delicious foods - pānaka – rasarāgāsava – yojanam
- preparing palatable drinks and tinging draughts with red color
- sūcīvāpa – karma
needlework and weaving - sūtra – krīḍā
playing with thread - vīṇā – ḍama – ruka
playing on lute and small drum - prahelikā
making & solving riddles - durvacakayogāḥ
practicing language difficult to be answered by others - pustaka – vācanam
reciting books - nāṭakākhyāyikā – darśanam
enacting short plays and anecdotes - kāvya – samasyā – pūraṇam
solving enigmatic verses - paṭṭikā – vetrabāṇa – vikalpāḥ
designing preparation of shield, cane and arrows - tarkū – karmāṇi
spinning by spindle - takṣaṇam
carpentry - vāstu – vidyā
geomancy, engineering - rūpya – ratna – parīkṣā
testing silver and jewels - dhātu – vādaḥ
metallurgy - maṇi – rāga – jñānam
tinging jewels - ākara – jñānam
mineralogy - vṛkṣāyur – veda – yogāḥ
practicing medicine or medical treatment by herbs - meṣa – kukkuṭa – lāvaka – yuddha – vidhiḥ
knowing the mode of fighting of lambs, cocks and birds - śuka – sārikā – pralāpanam
maintaining or knowing conversation between male and female cockatoos
- utsādanam
healing or cleansing a person with perfumes - keśa – mārjana – kauśalam
- combing/styling the hair
- akṣara – muṣṭikā – kathanam
talking with fingers (sign language?) - dhāraṇa – mātṛkā
use of amulets - deśa – bhāṣā – jñānam
knowing provincial dialects - Puṣpa – śakaṭikā – nimitta – jñānam
a voice coming from heaven-, omenology/channeling - yantra – mātṛkā
mechanics - mlechitaka – vikalpāḥ
fabricating barbarous or foreign sophistry - saṃvācya
art of conversation. - mānasī kāvya – kriyā
composing verses mentally - kriyā – vikalpāḥ
designing a literary work or a medical remedy - chalitakayogāḥ
practicing as a builder of shrines named after him? - abhidhāna – koṣa – cchando – jñānam
use of lexicography and meters - vastra – gopanāni
concealment of cloths - dyūta – viśeṣaḥ
knowing specific gambling - ākarṣaṇa – krīḍā
playing with dice or magnet - bālaka – krīḍanakāni
using children’s toys - vaināyikīnāṃ vidyāṇāṃ jñānam
enforcing discipline - vaijayikīnāṃ vidyānāṃ jñānam
gaining victory - There are variations here, including dhāraṇamātṛkā—concentrating on an image of the mother; vaitaliki vidya — art of awakening master with music at dawn; pratimā – memorizing verses
