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64 arts in Telugu language

Many of us may have heard about 64 arts in Vedic culture. Some of us may have learned one or two arts. It is quite interesting to know about them. The following is the list of all the 64 arts:

1. Geetham - Singing

2. Vaadyam - Instrumental music

3. Nruthyam - Dance with body and facial expressions

4. Naatyam - Dance with instrumental music

5. Aalekhyam - Painting

6. Visheshakachhedyam - Decorating with colour on the body and face

7. Thandulakusuma balivikaaram - Drawing Rangoli designs with rice flour, flowers
and performing Naivedyam

8. Pushpaastharanam - Art of making Flower-beds and chairs

9. Dasanavasanaangaraagam - Art of making items needed for cleaning teeth,
clothes and decorating the body

10. Manibhoomikaakarma - Art of making dolls and stages with gems

11. Shayyaarachana - Building cots and beds according to seasons

12. Udhakavaadyam - Water instrument which produces music (Jalatharangini)

13. Udhakaghaatham - Sprinkling water

14. Chitrayogaah - Art of roaming by wearing various attires

15. Maalyagrandhana Vikalpam - Making different kinds and styles of glower garlands

16. Sekharaa Peeda Yojanam - Art of making flower crowns and flower head caps and
turbans

17. Nepathya Yogam – Procedure of Decoration

18. Karnapaathrabhangam – Ear ornamentation using ivory and sea shells

19. Sugandha Yukthi – Perfume making skill

20. Bhooshana Yojanam – Art of wearing the ornaments

21. Indrajaalam – Magic

22. Kouchumaara Yogam – Art of Romantic talk and behaviour

23. Hasthalaaghavam – Art of making items in hands disappear

24. Chitrashaakaa poopabhakshya Vikaara Kriya – Art of making various flour dishes

25. Paanarasa Raagaasava Yojanam – Art of making various drinks, wines and liquors

26. Soocheevaayakarmaadih – Art of making cloth and tailoring

27. Soothrakreeda – Art of cutting threads into pieces, burning and showing them as
normal again

28. Veenaadamaruka Vaadyah – Playing Veena and Damarukam

29. Prahelika – Telling poetry which has deep meaning but appears as simple to hear
Prathimaala – Telling poetry with systematic arrangement of syllables and words

30. Durvaachaka Yogam – Reading leisurely difficult literary works

31. Pusthaka Vaachanam – Skill of studying meaningfully

32. Naatikaa Aakhyaayikaa Darshanam – Enacting on stage short plays and stories

33. Kaavya Samasyaa Pooranam – Solving poetic problems

34. Pattikaa Vethrabaana Vikalpanam – Making shield, arrows and arm sticks

35. Tharku karma – Making woolen threads

36. Thakshanam – Carpentry

37. Vaasthu Vidya – Subject of Vedic house construction

38. Roupya Rathna Pareeksha – Examining silver stones

39. Dhaathu Vaadam – Black-Smith work

40. Maniraaga Jnaanam – Art of identifying quality of gems

41. Aakara Jnaanam – Knowledge of minerals

42. Vrukshaayurveda Vydyam – Medicine based on roots of trees and plants

43. Meshakukkutalaavaka Yuddha Vidhi – Playing Ram, **** and other bird fight
games

44. Shuka Shaarikaa Pralaapanam – Teaching words to parrots and ‘shaarika’ birds

45. Utsaadanam – Massaging and treating with spices and oils

46. Kesha Maarjana Koushalam – Hair Dressing

47. Akshara Mushtikaa Kathanam – Communicating using Sign language with fingers

48. Mlecchitha Kutharka Vikalpam – Art of creating illusion by breaking a good word by
making gap in between the letters so that it gives another wrong meaning

49. Desha Bhaashaa Jnaanam – Being a polyglot

50. Pushpashakatikaa Nimitta Jnaanam – Making chariots and palanquins with
flowers and knowing good and bad omens

51. Yanthra Maathrukaa – Making ‘yantra’s (spiritual drawings that satisfy needs,
wishes and desires)

52. Dhaarana Maathruka – Amulet administering techniques

53. Samvaachyam – Skill in conversation

54. Maanaseekaavyakriya – Art of imagining poetry in the heart

55. Kriyaa Vikalpam – Knowledge of making poetic ornamentation and Art of preparation
of medicines

56. Chhalithaka Yogam – Skill of building Temples

57. Abhidhaanakosha Chhandojnaanam – Knowledge of dictionaries and grammar books

58. Vasthragopanam – Art of disappearing clothes, etc

59. Dyoota Vishesham – Skill in a particular kind of gambling called ‘dyootam.’

60. Aakarsha Kreeda – Playing with magnets or dice

61. Baalaka Kreedaanakam – Playing with dolls by children

62. Vynaayakee Vidya – Skill of implementing discipline

63. Vyjayakee Vidya – Skill in attaining victory

64. Vythaalikee Vidya – Skill of waking up Kings using music