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Saṃskṛta-nāṭaka - Dūta-vākya - Bhāsa (Part 10)
Arts Jul 04, 2024

Saṃskṛta-nāṭaka - Dūta-vākya - Bhāsa (Part 10)

Dūta-vākya continued ... War was inevitable; Bhīṣma sleeps on a bed of arrows; the first ten days of the war was led by Bhīṣma. On the eleventh day, Droṇa was...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj
भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 36
History Jul 03, 2024

भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 36

अतः उस समय क्या किया जा सकता था जब विदेशी आक्रांताओ ने युद्ध के सारे नैतिक मूल्यों (अर्थात् धर्म) की परवाह किये बिना हिंसात्मक आक्रमण किये। इस्लाम के रक्त रंजित...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Prof D S Vaghela
Appendix (Part 12)
Philosophy Jul 02, 2024

Appendix (Part 12)

In our country, it is not difficult to find instances where extreme religiosity makes one forget worldly duties. It is quite common to find educated people who,...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 35
History Jun 26, 2024

भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 35

कालिदास ने अश्वघोष के कथ्य का रचनात्मक तथा सकारात्मक सुधारण किया था। समुद्रगुप्त ने भी यही सुधारण अशोक के संबंध में किया। हर किसी को इसे रचनात्मक सुधारण के रुप...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Prof D S Vaghela
Appendix (Part 11)
Philosophy Jun 25, 2024

Appendix (Part 11)

Bhakti-Karma-Jñāna Our philosophical literature is replete with analyses about the superiority of either one of bhakti, karma or jñāna. This also features as o...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Kṣemendra, Bilhaṇa
Literature Jun 24, 2024

Kṣemendra, Bilhaṇa

Kṣemendra Kṣemendra was a man of many talents who straddled the realms of śāstra and kāvya. Although he composed several works in both these genres, his attain...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N
Lawyer fees - Part 2
Profiles Jun 23, 2024

Lawyer fees - Part 2

Naranappa’s household account Three to four years had passed by then. During this period there was no occasion for Naranappa and Seshagiriappa to meet. Thereaf...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vikram Phadke
Alaṅkāra-sudhānidhi – Sāyaṇācārya, the Author
Literature Jun 22, 2024

Alaṅkāra-sudhānidhi – Sāyaṇācārya, the Author

2. The Author 2.1. Lineage, Teachers Sāyaṇācārya was the second son of a pious brāhmaṇa couple, Śrīmatī and Māyaṇa. He belonged to the Bhāradvāja-gotra, Bodh...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Shashi Kiran B N
Saṃskṛta-nāṭaka - Pañca-rātra - Bhāsa (Part 8)
Arts Jun 20, 2024

Saṃskṛta-nāṭaka - Pañca-rātra - Bhāsa (Part 8)

Continued from the previous part ... Virāṭa, Uttara, Pāṇḍavas and Abhimanyu constitute the third group of people. It is almost impossible to undertake an exclu...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj