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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 .
William Jones published the first English translation of any Sanskrit play in 1789. About 3 decades later, Horace Hayman Wilson published the first major English survey of Sanskrit drama, including 6 full translations ( Mṛcchakatika , Vikramōrvaśīyam , Uttararamacarita , Malatimadhava , Mudrarakshasa , and Ratnavali ).
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Avadhūta (IAST avadhūta, written as अवधूत) is a Sanskrit term from the root 'to shake' (see V. S. Apte and Monier-Williams) that, among its many uses, in some Indian religions indicates a type of mystic or saint who is beyond egoic-consciousness, duality and common worldly concerns and acts without consideration for standard social etiquette.
'Alakh Niranjan' became a very popular name for God all over India during and after Gorakhnath's time. Later first Sikh Guru, Nanak used this holy name to denote God. Famous works by Guru Matsyendranath: Kaulayogini Tantra. Guru Gorakhnath's celebrated works are Gorakhsha Samhita, Yoga-Bija. Guru Nanak's works include Japji Sahib.
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]
Shivram Shankar Apte, also known as Dadasaheb Apte (1907 – 10 October 1985), was a founder and first General Secretary of the Vishva Hindu Parishad. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He worked as a journalist at United Press of India and later founded a news agency, Hindusthan Samachar .
Pages in category "Indian Sanskrit scholars" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 204 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .