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Sanskrit is taught in many South Asia Studies and/or Linguistics departments in Western universities. In addition to this, it is also used during worship in Hindu temples in the West, being the Hindu liturgical language , and Sanskrit revival attempts are underway amongst expatriate Hindu populations.
Avadhuta Gita (Devanagari: अवधूत गीता, IAST: Avadhūta Gītā) is a Sanskrit text of Hinduism whose title means "Song of the free soul". [1] The text's poetry is based on the principles of Advaita and Dvaita schools of Hindu philosophy.
The composer of the hymn, Muthuswami Dikshitar "Vatapi Ganapatim", also known as "Vatapi ganapatim bhajeham" or "Vatapi ganapatim bhaje", is a Sanskrit kriti song by the South Indian poet-composer Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775–1835), one of the "Trinity of Carnatic music".
Sanskrit became the dominant literary and inscriptional language because of its precision in communication. It was an ideal instrument for presenting ideas, and as knowledge in Sanskrit multiplied, so did its spread and influence. [112] Sanskrit was adopted voluntarily as a vehicle of high culture, arts, and profound ideas.
Sanskrit revival is a resurgence of interest in and use of the Sanskrit language, both in India and in Western countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and in many European countries. [1] [better source needed] [2] [better source needed] Sanskrit is one of the 22 official languages in India. [3]
Sanskrit grammatical tradition (vyākaraṇa, one of the six Vedanga disciplines) began in late Vedic India and culminated in the Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini.The oldest attested form of the Proto-Indo-Aryan language as it had evolved in the Indian subcontinent after its introduction with the arrival of the Indo-Aryans is called Vedic.
The samhita, pada and krama pathas can be described as the natural recitation styles or prakrutipathas. The remaining eight modes of chanting are classified as complex recitation styles or Vikrutipathas as they involve reversing of the word order. The backward chanting of words does not alter the meanings in the Vedic (Sanskrit) language. [5]
Ashtavakra (Sanskrit: अष्टावक्रः, lit. 'eight deformities', IAST: Aṣṭāvakraḥ) is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. His maternal grandfather was the Vedic sage Aruni, his parents were both Vedic students at Aruni's school. Ashtavakra studied, became a sage and a celebrated character of the Hindu Itihasa epics and Puranas.