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Rāmakṛṣṇavilomakāvyaṃ (रामकृष्णविलोमाकाव्यं) is a short Sanskrit poem in 36 verses in the genre of vilomakāvya ...
The Mahāvastu (Sanskrit for "Great Event" or "Great Story") is a canonical text of the Mahāsāṃghika Lokottaravāda school of Early Buddhism which was originally part of the school's Vinaya pitaka. [ 1][ 2] The Mahāvastu is a composite multi-life hagiography of the Buddha Shakyamuni. Its numerous textual layers are held by scholars to have ...
The standard writing system for most academic publications on Sanskrit Buddhist texts is the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST). [ 8 ] A major milestone in the study of Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Literature was Franklin Edgerton 's publication of a BHS Dictionary and Grammar, along with a Reader, in 1953.
Kāma Śāstras (works on love, pleasure and sexuality), the most famous of which is the Kāma-sūtra. Other works include Kokkaka 's Ratirahasya (13th century) and Kalyanamalla's (16th century) Anangaranga. Indian Architectural literature ( vāstuśāstra ), such as the Manushyalaya Chandrika and the Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra.
The Paramahansa Upanishad ( Sanskrit: परमहंस उपनिषद ), is one of the 108 Upanishadic Hindu scriptures, written in Sanskrit and is one of the 31 Upanishads attached to the Atharvaveda. [1] It is classified as one of the Sannyasa Upanishads. [2] According to Ramanujacharya, Paramhansa is one of the forms of Lord Vishnu who ...
In classical Sanskrit dramaturgy the vyāyoga was a one-act play with the heroic mood, lacking romantic element and few feminine roles. Madhyama refers to the middle one and in this case, the middle sibling.The confusion caused by addressing both the son of the priest Keshava Dasa and the Pandava prince Bhimasena as madhyama is a central ...
Yantra tattooing. Yantra tattooing or Sak Yant is a form of tattooing using Indian yantra designs. It consists of sacred geometrical, animal and deity designs accompanied by Pali phrases that are said to offer power, protection, fortune, charisma and other benefits for the bearer.
Shrivatsa. Shrivatsa as a triangular mark on right side of Vishnu's chest. The Shrivatsa ( Sanskrit: श्रीवत्स; IAST: Śrīvatsa, lit. 'Beloved of Śrī') [ 1] is an ancient symbol, considered auspicious in Hinduism and other Indian religious traditions. It is said that the Shrivatsa symbol appears on the chest of an avatar of ...