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The Bhagavad Gita (/ ˈ b ʌ ɡ ə v ə d ˈ ɡ iː t ɑː /; [1] Sanskrit: भगवद्गीता, IPA: [ˌbʱɐɡɐʋɐd ˈɡiːtɑː], romanized: bhagavad-gītā, lit. 'God's song'), [a] often referred to as the Gita (IAST: gītā), is a Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, [7] which forms part of the epic Mahabharata.
Maitreyi, who is also mentioned in a number of Puranas, "is regarded as one of the most learned and virtuous women of ancient India" [30] and symbolizes intellectual women in India. [16] A college in New Delhi is named after her, [ 4 ] as is the Matreyi Vedic Village, a retreat location in Tamil Nadu .
"The idea of active love did arise in the popular ethics of India in fairly ancient times. We know from many stories we meet in her literature and especially through the ethical maxims found in the Kural, a work which probably belongs to the second century A.D." [29]
Kālidāsa (Sanskrit: कालिदास, "Servant of Kali"; 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright. [1] [2] His plays and poetry are primarily based on Hindu Puranas and philosophy. His surviving works consist of three plays, two epic poems and two shorter ...
The following is a list of ancient Indian writers, originating from the Indian subcontinent.Many writers contributed to the large body of early Indian literature (here roughly taken to predate the 13th century Delhi Sultanate), consisting of poetry, drama, and writings on religion, philosophy, linguistics, mathematics and many other topics.
[288] [289] The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has quoted the couplets on several occasions, [290] including his recital to the Indian armed forces in 2020. [291] The Kural literature is one of the ancient texts from which the Economic Survey of India, the official annual report of the state of India's economy, draws heavy references. [292 ...
Commentary on the 'Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom: No. 5221: Kamalaśīla (740 CE – 795 CE) 4. Commentary on the Heart Sutra as Mantra: No. 5840: Śrīsiṃha (probably 8th century CE) [77] [ai] 5. Explanation of the Noble Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom: No. 5218: Jñānamitra (c. 10th–11th century CE) [78]: 144 6.
Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (or Kāvya; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá).The Ramayana and the Mahabharata, which were originally composed in Sanskrit and later translated into many other Indian languages, and the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature and Sangam literature are some of the oldest surviving epic ...