Sanskrit Grammar Playful Enquiry
Sanskrit Grammar Playful Enquiry

Author: Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal

Publisher: Devotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram

Published: 2020-01-07

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 8194489024

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This book explores the beauty of Sanskrit Grammar by delving into the math like precision, quantum physics like depth, and chemistry like equations that form the backbone of Vyakarana. It outlines all major rules by listing sub-types and classifications. Since Sanskrit is the basis for most of the Indo-European group of languages, many students would appreciate and improve the grammar of their native tongue by a study of this book. It provides sufficient material to whet the appetite of even a scholar. Major Topics covered and lucidly explained: -Parsing -Sandhi and Sentence Construction -Indeclinable Infinitives, Adverbs, Particles -Vibhakti Karaka Upapada -Samasa Compound Word -Vritti Five modes of Word Formation -Sati Saptami -Sarvadhatuka Ardhadhatuka -Guna Vriddhi Pit Apit -Verb Matrix in 3x3 for persons and numbers -Noun Matrix in 7x3 for cases and numbers in 3 genders A must have compendium for all students and aspirants of Grammar.

The Sanskrit Alphabet with Vedic Extensions
The Sanskrit Alphabet with Vedic Extensions

Author: Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal

Publisher: Devotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram

Published: 2021-01-15

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 8195075495

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The Sanskrit Alphabet consists of 56 Letters. There are Vowels, Semivowels, Row Class Consonants, Sibilants and the Aspirate. The Alphabet is called अक्षरम् in Sanskrit. Each letter is clearly enunciated with correct movement of the Tongue. Nasals lend a distinct twang and the Vedic chants are a delight to hear because of Accented Vowels. Reading an Avagraha, Ayogavaha, Visarga and Anusvara is properly explained as all the letters of the Alphabet are laid out threadbare. A section on Unicodes and Typesetting in Devanagari with fonts and keyboard IME supporting Vedic Extensions adds relevant value. While reading Vedic Texts, we notice some letters, characters and symbols that are in addition to the standard Sanskrit Alphabet. These characters are the accent marks, sandhi symbols, additional letters and punctuation, that are found in Vedic Sanskrit. There are various samhita recensions of the Veda manuscripts available today, and they differ in the usage of accents and symbols, and also in the enunciation while chanting aloud. Each ashram and gurukul and pundit or scholar needs to be aware of the tone and pitch during recitation and chanting of the Vedas. Even university professors and researchers delving into the Vedas need to be aware of the correct meaning and application of these verses. Furthermore, as we move from offset printing and metal type setting to the computer and smartphone era, this book serves as an invaluable resource. This book builds upon our popular title "The Sanskrit Alphabet". Infused with manuscript passages from the Satapatha Brahmana, Vajasaneyi Madhyandina Samhita, Samaveda and Krishna Yajurveda to illustrate Vedic Symbols. A useful and complete book for the novice, the amateur or the Scholar.

Sanskrit Nouns Sabda Manjari
Sanskrit Nouns Sabda Manjari

Author: Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal

Publisher: Devotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram

Published: 2019-10-08

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9789353916237

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Sanskrit has an amazing ability to place words anywhere in a sentence, without any punctuation, and yet keep the meaning intact. This is due to its inflectional system of grammar. However, in English, the placement of words is rather fixed. What does it mean? Firstly that in English the Nouns maintain their spellings across usage and communication in the matter of being in the Subject or the Object or Instrument position, whereas in Sanskrit, the same Noun would change its spelling as its purpose changes. This book has been specifically written to make the reader aware of the noun spellings that undergo change as per usage, in an easy to follow intuitive matrix format. For the advanced Sanskrit learner, this text serves a fundamental purpose from the Panini Grammar point of view, as it lists the common nouns as they change spellings when the gender has changed masculine, feminine or neuter; or the case has changed nominative, accusative, instrumental, etc. Gives 7x3 Sup Affixes Matrix for Ready Reference with and without Tag letters Contains relevant Ashtadhyayi Sutras to help in the spelling changes due to Sandhi Lists Declension Process steps Lists the 6 types of Sarvanama Pronouns Indicates relevant template for each stem (if any) Gives the English Meaning for each word राम र् आ म् अ = masculine stem अ ending, अकारान्तः 1 रामः रामौ रामाः 2 रामम् रामौ रामान् 3 रामेण रामाभ्याम् रामैः 4 रामाय रामाभ्याम् रामेभ्यः 5 रामात् रामाभ्याम् रामेभ्यः 6 रामस्य रामयोः रामाणाम् 7 रामे रामयोः रामेषु V हे राम हे रामौ हे रामाः Similar stems देव God, मुकुन्द Krishna, शिव, हर Shiva meaning Rama, Lord

The Sanskrit Alphabet
The Sanskrit Alphabet

Author: Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal

Publisher: Devotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram

Published: 2017-05-04

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13:

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Sanskrit has been revived with the advancement in technology and the incorporation of fonts, keyboard character maps, and Samskrita Bharati. This book gives the complete Alphabet, consisting of Vowels and Consonants, Semivowels, Sibilants and the Aspirate. Special attention is paid to the Vedic letter for "da" found in the RigVeda, and the Vedic nasals formed by euphonic combination known as Ayogavahas. The Vedic Accents namely Udata, Anudata and Svarita are also explained. Reading of Avagraha, Ayogavaha, Visarga and Anusvara is given in detail. Computer typesetting, Unicodes, Keyboard Character maps and relevant Fonts are mentioned. A useful and complete book for the novice, the amateur or the Scholar.

Theatre and Its Other
Theatre and Its Other

Author: Elisa Ganser

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-02-14

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 900446705X

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What is Dance? What is Theatre? What is the boundary between enacting a character and narrating a story? When does movement become tinted with meaning? And when does beauty shine alone as if with no object? These universal aesthetic questions find a theoretically vibrant and historically informed set of replies in the oeuvre of the eleventh-century Kashmirian author Abhinavagupta. The present book offers the first critical edition, translation, and study of a crucial and lesser known passage of his commentary on the Nāṭyaśāstra, the seminal work of Sanskrit dramaturgy. The nature of dramatic acting and the mimetic power of dance, emotions, and beauty all play a role in Abhinavagupta’s thorough investigation of performance aesthetics, now presented to the modern reader.

The Spell of the Sensuous
The Spell of the Sensuous

Author: David Abram

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2012-10-17

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 0307830551

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Winner of the International Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction Animal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and to the sensuous terrain that sustains us. This major work of ecological philosophy startles the senses out of habitual ways of perception. For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patters) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity with the natural world? What will it take for us to recover a sustaining relation with the breathing earth? In The Spell of the Sensuous David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand of magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which--even at its most abstract--echoes the calls and cries of the earth. On every page of this lyrical work, Abram weaves his arguments with a passion, a precision, and an intellectual daring that recall such writers as Loren Eisleley, Annie Dillard, and Barry Lopez.

Dhatupatha of Panini
Dhatupatha of Panini

Author: Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal

Publisher:

Published: 2017-11-04

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9789353008451

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Dhatupatha of Panini lists 1943 dhatus with Accents. These are the building blocks of Sanskrit, known as the Roots of the Language. The Anudata, Udata and Svarita accent on a dhatu is usually not available in printed dhatupathas, so this book is a welcome addition for the Sanskrit enthusiast. P/A/U, Set/Anit/Vet, Transitive/Intransitive given.

Criticism and Truth
Criticism and Truth

Author: Roland Barthes

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2007-02-22

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1441151893

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Roland Barthes (1915-1980) was a major French writer, literary theorist and critic of French culture and society. His classic works include Mythologies and Camera Lucida. Criticism and Truth is a brilliant discussion of the language of literary criticism and a key work in the Barthes canon. It is a cultural, linguistic and intellectual challenge to those who believe in the clarity, flexibility and neutrality of language, couched in Barthes' own inimitable and provocative style.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Adi Parva
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Adi Parva

Author: Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-07-10

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 9781722737412

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The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva by Kisari Mohan Ganguli SECTION I Om! Having bowed down to Narayana and Nara, the most exalted male being, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered. Ugrasrava, the son of Lomaharshana, surnamed Sauti, well-versed in the Puranas, bending with humility, one day approached the great sages of rigid vows, sitting at their ease, who had attended the twelve years' sacrifice of Saunaka, surnamed Kulapati, in the forest of Naimisha. Those ascetics, wishing to hear his wonderful narrations, presently began to address him who had thus arrived at that recluse abode of the inhabitants of the forest of Naimisha. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.