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Vaman Shivram Apte (1858 – 9 August 1892 [1]) was an Indian lexicographer and a professor of Sanskrit at Pune's Fergusson College. He is best known for his compilation of a dictionary, The Student's English-Sanskrit Dictionary .
Rigveda manuscript, Sanskrit in Devanagari script, India, early 19th century. Svādhyāya (Devanagari: स्वाध्याय) is a Sanskrit term which means self-study and especially the recitation of the Vedas and other sacred texts. [1] [2] [3] It is also a broader concept with several meanings.
Arsha prayoga (Sanskrit: आर्षः प्रयोगः) is a common term for such linguistic usages in Sanskrit, which although not correct as per grammatical rules, are still exempted and deemed valid on account of their having been used by some ancient sages . Literally, the word Arsha has the following derivation:
Nirukta (Sanskrit: निरुक्त, IPA: [n̪iɾuktɐ], "explained, interpreted") is one of the six ancient Vedangas, or ancillary science connected with the Vedas – the scriptures of Hinduism. [1] [2] [3] Nirukta covers etymology, and is the study concerned with correct interpretation of Sanskrit words in the Vedas. [3]
V. S. Apte [4] gives this particular meaning and derivation, and Monier-Williams [5] also gives the same, with some qualification. Another form of this root means "to flow, to move near by flowing". (All the meanings and derivations cited above are based upon Sanskrit English Dictionary of Monier-Williams). [5]
Apte, V.S. (1965), The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary: containing appendices on Sanskrit prosody and important literary and geographical names of ancient India, Motilal Banarsidass Publ. Ebert, Gabriele (2006), Ramana Maharshi: His Life, Lulu.com; Flood, Gavin (1996). An Introduction to Hinduism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Akriyavada is the doctrine, considered heretical by Buddhists, that moral acts do not have any consequences. [1] This belief was taught by many of the Buddha's contemporaries, but since it is counter to the belief in karma it was denounced by the Buddha.