64 Kalas (Arts) and 14 Vidyas (Techniques) of Ancient India - Sanskriti - Indian Culture

Quantcast (https://www.facebook.com/SanskritiCultureOfIndia)   (https://twitter.com/IndianSanskriti) (https://plus.google.com/u/0/105871646788034619689/posts)  (http://www.youtube.com/user/SanskritiCulture/)  (http://www.sanskritimagazine.com/feed/) (http://www.sanskritimagazine.com/) Sanatana Dharma and Bharat ‹ Hinduism, › (http://www.sanskritimagazine.com/indian- PLEASE SHARE AND HELP US TO SPREAD SANSKRITI AND AWARENESS:  Follow 36        42 6635   55      8982     8 Like 5.1K     By Sanskriti (http://www.sanskritimagazine.com/author/sansingh/) on March 29, 2015 2.There  within  a  span  of  64  days. . Tandula­kusuma­bali­vikara:  art  of preparing offerings from rice and flowers.  each  of which would take a normal person two to two and a half years to accomplish.  These arts are: Chausath Kalas (64 forms of art) 1.  After  slaying  of  Kamsa  and  the  thread ceremony. Pushpastarana: art of making a covering of flowers for a bed. 6. 12. Udaka­vadya: art of playing on music in water. Krishna  learnt  fourteen  types  of  sciences (vidyas)  and  sixty­four  arts  (kalas).  It  is  believed  that Bhagwan  Krishna  possesses  these  arts. Natya vidya: art of theatricals.  formed  an  important basis  in  the  development  of  a  cultured individual in many parts of ancient India. 11. Viseshakacchedya vidya: art of painting the face and body with color 7. Dasana­vasananga­raga: art of applying preparations  for  cleansing  the  teeth. Geet vidya: art of singing. 10. 9.Kala means performing art in Sanskrit.  Krishna  and  Balrama  went  to  the ashram of Guru Sandipani in the city of Avanti (Ujjain). 4. 3. Alekhya vidya: art of painting. The  mastery  of  as  many  of  the  64  traditional arts  known  as  the  Chausath  Kalas  or Chathusashti  Kalas. Vadya  vidya:  art  of  playing  on  musical instruments. cloths and painting the body. 5. Aayya­racana: art of covering the bed. Mani­bhumika­karma:  art  of  making  the groundwork of jewels. 8. Nritya vidya: art of dancing. 19. 37. 29. Citra­sakapupa­bhakshya­vikara­kriya: art of preparing varieties of delicious food. Sekharapida­yojana:  art  of  practically setting the coronet on the head. 22. Hasta­laghava: art of sleight of hand. Kavya­samasya­purana:  art  of  solving enigmatic verses. 27. Durvacaka­yoga:  art  of  practicing language  difficult  to  be  answered  by others. 40. 34. . 33. Sugandha­yukti:  art  of  practical application of aromatics. Natikakhyayika­darsana: art of enacting short plays and anecdotes. 28. Citra­yoga: art of practically applying an admixture of colors. 35. Mani­raga jnana: art of tinging jewels. 25. Karnapatra­bhanga:  art  of  decorating the tragus of the ear. Vastu­vidya: art of engineering. 21. Pattika­vetra­bana­vikalpa:  art  of designing preparation of shield. Malya­grathana­vikalpa: art of designing a preparation of wreaths. 30. Nepathya­yoga:  art  of  practically dressing in the tiring room. Tarku­karma: art of spinning by spindle. 36. Udaka­ghata: art of splashing with water.13. 31. Sutra­krida: art of playing with thread. 39. cane and arrows. 15. Aindra­jala: art of juggling. Dhatu­vada: art of metallurgy. 24. Bhushana­yojana:  art  of  applying  or setting ornaments. 14. 38. Akara jnana: art of mineralogy. 20. Takshana: art of carpentry. Pustaka­vacana: art of reciting books. Raupya­ratna­pariksha:  art  of  testing silver and jewels. Vina­damuraka­vadya:  art  of  playing on lute and small drum. Suci­vaya­karma:  art of needleworks and weaving. Prahelika:  art  of  making  and solving riddles. 23. 17. 32. 41. 26. Kaucumara: a kind of art. Panaka­rasa­ragasava­yojana:  art  of practically preparing palatable drinks and tinging draughts with red color. 18. 16.  Kesa­marjana­kausala:  art  of  combing hair. Abhidhana­kosha­cchando­jnana:  art of the use of lexicography and meters. 43. 51. 61. 63. 53. Akarsha­krida: art of playing with dice or magnet. Dharana­matrika:  art  of  the  use of amulets. Manasi  kavya­kriya:  art  of composing verse 55. 62. Vaitaliki vidya:  art  of  awakening  master with music at dawn. 57. 54. 60. Balaka­kridanaka: art of using children’s toys. 56. Kriya­vikalpa:  art  of  designing  a  literary work or a medical remedy. Yantra­matrika: art of mechanics. Mlecchita­kutarka­vikalpa:  art  of fabricating barbarous or foreign sophistry. 48. Dyuta­visesha:  art  of  knowing specific gambling. Mesha­kukkuta­lavaka­yuddha­vidhi: art  of  knowing  the  mode  of  fighting  of lambs. 46. . 64. Vaijayiki vidya: art of gaining victory. Chalitaka­yoga:  art  of  practicing  as  a builder of shrines called after him. by herbs. Nirmiti­jnana:  art  of knowing prediction by heavenly voice. Vainayiki  vidya:  art  of  enforcing discipline. Desa­bhasha­jnana:  art  of  knowing provincial dialects. 50. 47. 49. Utsadana:  art  of  healing  or  cleaning  a person with perfumes. Akshara­mushtika­kathana:  art  of talking with fingers. 52. 59. cocks and birds. Samvacya: art of conversation. Suka­sarika­pralapana:  art  of maintaining  or  knowing  conversation between male and female cockatoos. 45. 58. Vastra­gopana:  art  of  concealment  of cloths.42. Vrikshayur­veda­yoga:  art  of practicing medicine or medical treatment. 44. to­ 2.  its  aim  is  the letters­ teaching  of  correct  pronunciation  of  the sent­ Vedic hymns and mantras. Thus Ayurveda is the science of life.  meaning  “related  to knowledge” or “science”. Chhanda:  study  of  Vedic  meter  in  Classical Sanskrit poetry.  political  events.sanskritimagazine.  meaning  “longevity”.  earthquakes.sanskritimagazine. GandharvaVeda:  Treatise  on  performing arts. RigVeda 2. Shiksha:  science  of  phonetics  and  threat­ phonology  of  Sanskrit.  Samhita conscious­ 2b. Jyotish:  system  of  astrology.  elections  etc;  Vastu  . 6 Vedangas  (http://www.com/indian­ religions/hinduism/how­ 6. Kalpa: art of rituals sri­ 3. YajurVeda 4. SamVeda 3. and  veda. AtharvaVeda 4 UpaVedas (abodes of knowledge)    Share 1.sanskritimagazine. ArthaShastra:  Ancient  treatise  on statecraft.  It  consists  of  brief  rules art­ (sutras)  for  deriving  word  meanings. financial  positions. 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