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Arts Feb 15, 2023

Aesthetics and Interconnectedness of the Daśa-rūpakas, Upa-rūpakas, and Nṛtya Traditions - Part 4

Upa-rūpakas (Continued) 3. Prasthāna – the emotional states of apsaraḥ-strī or a proṣitapatikā are presented in a prasthāna. The story captures the pangs of se...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Philosophy Feb 14, 2023

Ch. 10 Yoga of Īśvara’s Glory (part 1)

Note nija-mahimeyan-īśaṃ tā- n-ajan-avyayan-aprameya-navaviliptaṃ meṇ  । tri-jagad-vyāptaṃ śaktaṃ bhajanīyaṃ kāmyaneṃbudaṃ baṇṇisuvam ॥ Īśvara, the...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Literature Feb 13, 2023

ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್‌ಶ್ಲೋಕದ ರಚನಾಶಿಲ್ಪ - 2

೨. ವಿಷಮಪಾದದ ಉತ್ತರಾರ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಘುಬಾಹುಳ್ಯವುಳ್ಳ ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯಾ ಓಜಪಾದಗಳ ಪಂಚಮಾಕ್ಷರಗಳು ಲಘು ಅಥವಾ ಗುರುವೇ ಆಗಿರಲಿ, ಮೇಲಣ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಪಾಲಿಸಿದ್ದೇ ಆದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ಲೋಕದ ಧಾಟಿ ಕೆಡುವು...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Literature Feb 12, 2023

Sandarbhasūkti - part 7

46. Kadambakoraka-nyāya The buds of Kadamba trees are the topic of this nyāya. These buds bloom simultaneously.  If one blooms it's a given that all will...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S

Literature Feb 09, 2023

Kathāmṛta - 129 - The Story of the Bṛhatkathā-śloka-saṅgraha

Chapter 1 There is a great city named Ujjayinī. Its fortresses, moats and citadels resemble the colossal mountain peaks and unfathomable oceans surrounding the...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Feb 08, 2023

Sandarbhasūkti - part 6

32.Ākāśamuṣṭihanana-nyāya Punching the sky! Spending effort on futile things! Punching the sky would just lead to exhaustion but won’t hurt the sky in any mann...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S

Philosophy Feb 07, 2023

Ch. 9 Yoga of the Relationship between Brahman and the World (Part 5)

Those who follow the āsurī form of prakṛti delude and waste themselves. moghāśā moghakarmāṇo moghajñānā vicetasaḥ BG9.12 The rākṣasas are cruel and uns...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Literature Feb 06, 2023

ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್‌ಶ್ಲೋಕದ ರಚನಾಶಿಲ್ಪ - 1

‘ಶ್ಲೋಕ’ ಎಂಬ ಪದ್ಯಪ್ರಕಾರವು ಸಾಲಿಗೆ ಎಂಟರಕ್ಷರಗಳಂತೆ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಪಾದಗಳನ್ನುಳ್ಳ ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್‌ವರ್ಗದ ಛಂದಸ್ಸುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಭೇದವಾದರೂ ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಇಡಿಯ ಆ ವರ್ಗದ ಹೆಸರೇ ರೂಢವಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ವೈಚಿತ್ರ್...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Literature Feb 05, 2023

ಸೀಸಪದ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾನೆಟ್: ಪದ್ಯಶಿಲ್ಪವಿವೇಚನೆ - 7

ಈ ಮೊದಲೇ ಕಂಡಂತೆ ನವೋದಯದಿಂದೀಚೆಗೆ ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾನೆಟ್ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಿ-ಪ್ರಾಶಸ್ತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಗಳಿಸಿದೆ. ನವ್ಯ-ನವ್ಯೋತ್ತರಯುಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಈ ಬಂಧವು ಉಳಿದುಬಂದಿದೆ. ಆದರೂ ಲಕ್ಷಣಶುದ್ಧವಾದ ಸಾನೆ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Literature Feb 02, 2023

Kathāmṛta - 128 - The Story of the Daśa-kumāra-carita

13. The story of Viśruta Viśruta was roaming the dense forests of the Vindhyas in search of Rājavāhana, when he saw an eight year old boy standing next to a we...

A R Krishna Sastri

Arts Feb 02, 2023

Aesthetics and Interconnectedness of the Daśa-rūpakas, Upa-rūpakas, and Nṛtya Traditions - Part 3

Prahasana[1], vīthī, and bhāṇa tickle the insides of the connoisseurs in different ways. Vīthī portrays the commotion, transactions, and humour that take place...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Philosophy Jan 31, 2023

Ch. 9 Yoga of the Relationship between Brahman and the World (Part 4)

7. "Mamātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ" : Brahma-consciousness is the cause of a jīva's rise and fall. The term bhāvanaḥ can variously mean birth, existence, sustenance, or...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi