Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm]‚ originally संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk‚ "refined speech") is a historical Indo-Aryan language‚ the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and a literary and scholarly language in Buddhism and Jainism. Developing from Vedic Sanskrit‚ today it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India[3] and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand.[4] Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies. The corpus of Sanskrit
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Sanskrit संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam Pronunciation [sə̃skɹ̩t̪əm] Spoken in Greater India Total speakers 14‚135 native speakers in India (2001)[1] Language family Indo-European * Indo-Iranian o Indo-Aryan + Sanskrit Writing system Devanāgarī (de facto)‚ various Brāhmī–based scripts‚ and Latin alphabet Official status Official language in India (Uttarakhand) one of the 22 scheduled languages of India Regulated by No official regulation Language codes
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Kalidasa’s Sakuntala is the best-known Sanskrit drama‚ and widely considered a masterpiece. It is based on an episode from the Mahabharata (book 1‚ ch. 62-69)‚ though Kalidasa takes significant liberties in his version. Widely translated -- there were "no fewer than forty-six translations in twelve different languages" in the century after Sir William Jones’ groundbreaking first translation (1789) alone‚ Dorothy Matilda Figueira notes in Translating the Orient -- new editions continue to appear regularly
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Glossary of Sanskrit Terms for the Ayurvedic Practitioner November 2004 by Marisa Laursen and Robert Talbert This reference guide evolved naturally out of our studies of Ayurveda and deepening interest in the original language of this sacred science. It was compiled with the loving intent of helping to make the ancient language of Sanskrit more accessible to students and practitioners of Ayurveda. This reference contains the terms used in the primary textbooks utilized by the California College
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unambiguity of the Sanskrit language. A Computational Algorithm based on Empirical Analysis‚ that Composes Sanskrit Poetry Rama N.‚ Meenakshi Lakshmanan (Submitted on 7 Mar 2010) Poetry-writing in Sanskrit is riddled with problems for even those who know the language well. This is so because the rules that govern Sanskrit prosody are numerous and stringent. We propose a computational algorithm that converts prose given as E-text into poetry in accordance with the metrical rules of Sanskrit prosody‚ simultaneously
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MIXED FEELINGS IN POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA BUT WAS WELL ESTABLISHED NEVERTHELESS. WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED IN EACH PARAGRAPH? PARAGRAPH 1 IT IS ALL ABOUT THE SEQUENCE OF INDIA’S LITERARY WORKS FROM THE RIG VEDA TO THE PURANAS AND ABOUT THE SANSKRIT LITERATURE PARAGRAPH 2 IT IS ALL ABOUT FEATURING THE TWO MOST FAMOUS PURANIC EPICS KNOWN AS MAHABHARATA AND RAMAYANA. PARAGRAPH 3 INDIAN CONSTITUTION RECOGNIZED SEVERAL OFFICIAL LANGUAGES AND RESULTED IN THE PRODUCTION OF REGIONAL LITERATURE
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below about how historians have gone about trying to pinpoint the date when Panini lived. Panini was a Sanskrit grammarian who gave a comprehensive and scientific theory of phonetics‚ phonology‚ and morphology. Sanskrit was the classical literary language of the Indian Hindus and Panini is considered the founder of the language and literature. It is interesting to note that the word "Sanskrit" means "complete" or "perfect" and it was thought of as the divine language‚ or language of the gods. A
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BEAMING FACETS OF SANSKRIT “This (i.e. Panini’s) grammar‚ which dates from somewhere round 350 to 250 BC‚ is one of the greatest monuments of human intelligence. It describes with the minutest detail‚ every inflection‚ derivation and composition‚ and every syntactic usage of its author’s speech. No other language‚ to this day‚ has been so perfectly described. L. Bloomfield‚ Language : p.11 “The Romans……
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the volume also incorporates—in accordance with the maxim: ——the results of research in ancient and modern culture‚ religiosity‚ rationalistic attitudes‚ axiology‚ intercultural exchange of ideas‚ language as communicative groundwork‚ concepts of personality and society‚ the notion of freedom and liberation etc. The issues discussed in the essays pertain to various aspects of Indian poetry and poetics‚ ranging from Sanskrit kavya (Klaus Karttunen‚ Lidia Sudyka‚ Anna Trynkowska) to medieval and modern
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Justin Chernick Sense and Sensuality McHugh‚ 2012 Eike‚ 9am The Spectrum of Love Love is of particular interest in Sanskrit writings. Sometimes it is tied to positive‚ life giving undertones and other times‚ it is associated with violent‚ feverish attacks. Looking at two Sanskrit poems concerning the way women and men deal with love sheds light on how complicated the culture’s view on the phenomenon was. Through the use of nature-related metaphor‚ the female reaction to love is given a
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