The Ancient Grammar of Painting
I will now outline some of the critical points related to art from an ancient grammar book of painting, which was the world's first grammar book. I first read this book as a student at Art College, but it was briefly revised only for the fine arts syllabus and written in the Bengali language. After receiving my degree, I found that grammar book again in Bengali, translated from Sanskrit . It was all in the details. The original scripture, written in Sanskrit, described those aphorisms in two lines - "Rupveda Pramanani Bhavalabnnya yojonam Saddreshang Barnikavanga Eti Chitrang Sadangakam." [ “ रूपवेद प्रमाणानि भावलाब्न्या योजनम् सद्द्रेशांग बरनिकावंगा एति चित्रांग सदंगकम । '' ] It is truly remarkable how that anonymous author crafted six insightful aphorisms in just two lines, conveying a broad range of meanings! During that time, it was common for ancient Aryan sages to express their teachings concisely, as it was challenging to prepare extensive papers ...
