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Sir K Seshadri Iyer (Part 3)

We learn the following from a treatise authored by M Gopalakrishnayya, published by the Mysore Electrical Department in 1932 – apparently, during the last decad...

K Krishnamoorthy (Part 4)

Krishnamoorthy has expounded on an English sonnet composed by Wilfred Owen using Indian literary principles.[1] His analysis of Thomas Gray’s famous poem Elegy...

Does Dharma have Ascent and Decline?

Characteristics of Yuga and the Wheel of Time

Kathāmṛta - 79 - Śaśāṅkavatī-lambaka - The Story of the Elephants, The Story of Vāmadatta, and The Story of Mṛgāṅkadatta

अव्याद्वो विघ्नविध्वंसकीर्तिस्तम्भमिवोत्क्षिपन् । करं गणपतिः क्रीडालीनभृङ्गाक्षरावलिम् ॥ [Let the deity, Gaṇeśa protect you, he plants his trunk like a...

Ch. 3 Yoga of One’s Own Dharma (Part 9)

Why only Svadharma? "One’s own karma performed diligently, even though it may not be the best thing, is better than others’ karma performed in a most satisfyin...

K Krishnamoorthy (Part 3)

Translations form a major part of Krishnamoorthy’s oeuvre. His English translations of Sanskrit works include Dhvanyāloka, commentary by an anonymous author on...

Characters of the Mahabharata: An Introduction to DVG's Monograph

Critical Appreciation of Prahasanas - Part 14

We quote the translation of  the verse uttered by Yamapuruṣa as rendered by Lockwood and Bhat to further the discussion. श्यामां प्रसन्नवदनां मधुरप्रला...

Kathāmṛta - 78 - Velā-lambaka - The Story of Candrasāra and Velā

नमताशेषविघ्नौघवारणं वारणाननम् | कारणं सर्वसिद्धीनां दुरितार्णववारणम् || We pray to the elephant faced Ganeśa, who removes all traces of torrents of obst...

Critical Appreciation of Prahasanas - Part 13

A discussion about scriptural authority follows. Finally the fundamental question of the utility of learning itself comes up. Parivrājaka patiently explains eve...

Sir K Seshadri Iyer (Part 2)

Competence at Work Alongside his reputation for proficiency at work, there is another trait of Seshadri Iyer that needs to be mentioned as a corollary. He was...