The Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini with Translation and Explanatory Notes
The Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini with Translation and Explanatory Notes

Author: Pāṇini

Publisher: Sahitya Akademi

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9788172017811

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Panini Took His Place In A Line Of Grammarians And Teachers Of Sanskrit. He Is Known To Have Mentioned Ten Predecessors By Name. It Goes Without Saying That He Must Have Borrowed A Considerable Quantity Of Material, Whether Literally Or In A Modified Form. But All This Can Not Hide His Originality As A System-Builder, His Amazing Ability To Formulate A Comprehensive Grammatical System.

Rise of a Folk God
Rise of a Folk God

Author: Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2011-10-10

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 0199777594

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Vitthal, also called Vithoba, is the most popular god in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, and the best-known Hindu god of that region outside of India. This book by Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere is the foremost study of the history of Vitthal, his worship, and his worshippers.

Studies in the Kāśikāvṛtti
Studies in the Kāśikāvṛtti

Author: Pascale Haag

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0857284347

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This volume contains a critical edition, English translation and essays on the initial section of the Kasikavrtti (7th c. CE), the oldest complete commentary on the Astadhyayi of Panini.

The Bharadvājas in Ancient India
The Bharadvājas in Ancient India

Author: Thaneswar Sarmah

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9788120806399

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The book comprises two parts part I deals with the socio-historical aspects of family of the Vedic Seer Bharadvaja and Part II discusses the significant contribution the family has made to the various fields of Indian culture. Part I is divided into five chapters each comprising more than one section. The first chapter considers the textual evidences of the Vedic Samhitas the Brahmanas the Upanisads and the Ramayana in regard to the Bharadvajas. the second chapter traces the birth and parentage of Bharadvaja the progenitor and his relation with the gods, seers, kings and other persons.

Argument and Design: The Unity of the Mahābhārata
Argument and Design: The Unity of the Mahābhārata

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-05-23

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 9004311408

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Argument and Design features fifteen essays by leading scholars of the Sanskrit epics, the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyaṇa, discussing the Mahābhārata’s upākhyānas, subtales that branch off from the central storyline and provide vantage points for reflecting on it. Contributors include: Vishwa Adluri, Joydeep Bagchee, Greg Bailey, Adam Bowles, Simon Brodbeck, Nicolas Dejenne, Sally J. Sutherland Goldman, Robert P. Goldman, Alf Hiltebeitel, Thennilapuram Mahadevan, Adheesh Sathaye, Bruce M. Sullivan, and Fernando Wulff Alonso.