शिल्प [ śilpa ] [ śí lpa ] n. (of doubtful derivation) the art of variegating , variegated or diversified appearance , decoration , ornament , artistic work Lit. VS. Lit. Br. Lit. Hariv. Lit. Kathās. Lit. BhP.

any manual art or craft , any handicraft or mechanical or fine art (64 such arts or crafts , sometimes called [ bāhya-kalā ] , " external or practical arts " , are enumerated e.g. carpentering , architecture , jewellery , farriery , acting , dancing , music , medicine , poetry ( cf. Lit. IW. 185 ) ; and 64 [ abhyantara-kalā ] , " secret arts " e.g. kissing , embracing , and various other arts of coquetry) Lit. ŚāṅkhBr. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

skill in any art or craft or work of art , ingenuity , contrivance Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

any act or work ( also m.) Lit. BhP.

ceremonial act , ceremony , rite ( also m.) Lit. MW.

form , shape Lit. Naigh. iii , 7 ( cf. [ su-śilpa ] )

a partic. kind of Śastra or hymn (of a highly artificial character , recited on the 6th day of the Pṛishṭhya Shaḍ-aha , at the Viśvajit ) Lit. Br. Lit. ŚrS.

a kind of sacrificial ladle (?) Lit. L.

(du. with [ jamad-agneḥ ] ) N. of two Sāmans Lit. ĀrshBr.

[ śilpa ] m. N. of a teacher Lit. ŚBr.

[ śilpā ] f. a barber's shop Lit. L.

[ śilpī ] f. a female artisan or mechanic Lit. Cat.

[ śilpa ] m. f. n. variegated Lit. VS. Lit. TS.