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[8] [9] [10] While most Sanskrit texts were composed in ancient India, others were composed in Central Asia, East Asia or Southeast Asia. Sanskrit literature is vast and includes Hindu texts, religious scripture, various forms of poetry (such as epic and lyric), drama and narrative prose. It also includes substantial works covering secular and ...
8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th; 13th; Pages in category "8th-century Sanskrit literature" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
"Janani Janmabhūmishcha Swargādapi Garīyasī" (Devanagari: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी; IAST ...
Shloka or śloka (Sanskrit: श्लोक śloka, from the root श्रु śru, lit. ' hear ' [1] [2]) in a broader sense, according to Monier-Williams's dictionary, is "any verse or stanza; a proverb, saying"; [3] but in particular it refers to the 32-syllable verse, derived from the Vedic anuṣṭubh metre, used in the Bhagavad Gita and many other works of classical Sanskrit literature.
In 1853 Monier Monier-Williams published the Sanskrit text of the play. [24] Two years later he published an English translation of the play, under the title: Śakoontalá or The Lost Ring . [ 9 ] A ballet version of Kālidāsa's play, Sacountalâ , on a libretto by Théophile Gautier and with music by Ernest Reyer , was first performed in ...
Chapter four of the Kośa is devoted to a study of action i.e. karma. [9] This chapter explores the metaphysics of action, focusing on its most basic form, particularly bodily action. Debates on this topic include the Pudgalavādin view that action is movement, the Sarvāstivāda claim that it is shape, and Vasubandhu's Sautrāntika position ...
The total number of original verses depend on which Sanskrit source is used, and these do not equal the total number of translated verses in each chapter, in both Ganguli and Dutt translations. Mahabharata, like many ancient Sanskrit texts, was transmitted across generations verbally, a practice that was a source of corruption of its text ...
'The Signet of the Minister') is a Sanskrit-language play by Vishakhadatta that narrates the ascent of the Emperor Chandragupta Maurya (r. c. 324 – c. 297 BCE) to power in India. The play is an example of creative writing, but not entirely fictional. [1] It is dated variously from the late 4th century [2] to the 8th century CE. [3]