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भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 39
History Jul 24, 2024

भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 39

चन्द्रगुप्त विक्रमादित्य ने जो भी निर्णय लिए तथा जो भी संबंध स्थापित किये थे वे सब शास्त्रानुसार तथा परम्परानुगत प्रथा द्वारा मान्य थे। उसके शासन काल में सनातन...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Prof D S Vaghela
Appendix (Part 15)
Philosophy Jul 23, 2024

Appendix (Part 15)

A similar example can be seen even in business : (1) Adhiṣṭhāna = Capital and site of business (2) Kartā: the businessman’s and his knack (3) Karaṇa: the stock...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Alaṅkāra-sudhānidhi – Illustrative Verses
Literature Jul 22, 2024

Alaṅkāra-sudhānidhi – Illustrative Verses

4.7. Illustrative Verses As we have observed previously, the illustrative verses composed by Bhoganātha are of inestimable value to understand Sāyaṇācārya’s pe...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Shashi Kiran B N
Sonnegowda’s samārādhanā - Part 1
Profiles Jul 22, 2024

Sonnegowda’s samārādhanā - Part 1

Sonnavadi is a small village. It might have originally been called Svarṇavāḍi. Head of that village was a man called Sonnegowda. People often talked about Bhiss...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Kiran Prasad
भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 38
History Jul 17, 2024

भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 38

अपने छोटे भाई की सफलता के कारण रामगुप्त में ईर्ष्याभाव बढ़ने लगता है और वह अपने भाई को विभिन्न तरीकों से क्रूरता पूर्ण व्यवहार करता है। उसने अपने भाई की हत्या क...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Prof D S Vaghela
Appendix (Part 14)
Philosophy Jul 16, 2024

Appendix (Part 14)

There are two opposite energies hidden in music. One excites, inflames, and disturbs the mind. The other steadies it and calms it down. One helps in concentrati...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Alaṅkāra-sudhānidhi – Contents - 2
Literature Jul 15, 2024

Alaṅkāra-sudhānidhi – Contents - 2

4.5. Dhvani As a devout follower of Ānandavardhana, Sāyaṇācārya accepts three śabda-vṛttis: abhidhā, lakṣaṇā and vyañjanā. He does not admit tātparya: तात्...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Shashi Kiran B N
Saṃskṛta-nāṭaka - Dūta-vākya - Bhāsa (Part 11)
Arts Jul 11, 2024

Saṃskṛta-nāṭaka - Dūta-vākya - Bhāsa (Part 11)

The nature of Duryodhana in Ūru-bhaṅga is different from the manner in which he is portrayed in the plays Dūta-vākya and Dūta-ghaṭotkaca. In the segment of the...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj
भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 37
History Jul 10, 2024

भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 37

यह जानते ही विरूढक आपे से बाहर हो गया। ‘इन लोगो ने मेरे पिता को भी धोखा दिया और अब मेरा भी अपमान कर रहे है’ यह कहते हुए उसने संपूर्ण शाक्य समुदाय का ही नाश कर द...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Prof D S Vaghela
Appendix (Part 13)
Philosophy Jul 09, 2024

Appendix (Part 13)

We said in (5) that time is when existence is comprehended. Comprehension is the characteristic of the ātmā. That itself is ‘cit’ or ‘cicchakti’. Existence i...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Alaṅkāra-sudhānidhi – Contents
Literature Jul 08, 2024

Alaṅkāra-sudhānidhi – Contents

Let us now examine some of the salient features of Poetics expounded by Alaṅkāra-sudhānidhi. 4.2. Poet and Poetry The Indian aesthetic tradition holds rasa as...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Shashi Kiran B N