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Arts Mar 14, 2024

Saṃskṛta-nāṭaka - Vastu, Arthopakṣepa, and Śrāvyāśrāvya

Vastu Vastu refers to the story or the plot of a play and is also referred to as itivṛtta. The vastu or itivṛtta is of two kinds – ādhikārika and prāsaṅgika....

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

History Mar 13, 2024

भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 20

अर्थशास्त्र में क्षात्र चेतना चाणक्य ने गणतांत्रिक व्यवस्था में जो भी श्रेष्ठ था उसे अपनाते हुए साम्राज्य की अश्वमेध की अवधारणा को भी पुनः लौटाया। इन दोनों का...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Prof D S Vaghela

Philosophy Mar 12, 2024

Conclusions (Part 6)

But then, what is the use of lamenting over that? There is another side to this topic. We see this kind of admixture only among the rarefied urban population. T...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Literature Mar 11, 2024

ಗೋವಿಂದ ಪೈಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಮರುನೋಟ - 6

ಉಪಗುಪ್ತ ಮತ್ತು ವಾಸವದತ್ತೆಯರನ್ನು ಕುರಿತ ಕಥನಕವನವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ಪೈಗಳು ವಾಸವದತ್ತೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಂದೆರಗಿದ ಕೊಲೆಯ ಆರೋಪವನ್ನು ಬಣ್ಣಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈ ಪ್ರಸಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಊರಿನ ಜನರು ಗಾಳಿಸುದ್ದಿಗಳಿಗೆಲ್ಲ ದಿಕ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Arts Mar 10, 2024

समस्याख्यानम् - 3

समस्या – अन्धः पठति पत्रिकाम् । सुबोधैवेयं समस्या । परिहारः – अहं च सर्वकर्तास्मि मत्समो नास्ति भूतले । इति नित्यप्रवृत्त्या गर्वान्धः पठति पत्रिकाम् ॥...

Dr. Ramakrishna Pejathaya

Epics Mar 08, 2024

Uttara-kāṇḍa - Part 6 - Sītā enters the Earth; Rāma and his brothers return to their Divine Abode

Rāma’s messengers quickly conveyed the message to Sage Vālmīki. The maharṣi said, “So be it! A husband is a wife’s divinity. Sītā will act in a way that Rāghava...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

History Mar 06, 2024

भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 19

सनातन धर्म अगणित समस्याओं के श्रेष्ठ निदानों का अनमोल खजाना है। उदाहरण के लिए ‘संकल्प’ पर विचार करें जिसे हम अपने दैनिक पूजा पद्धति की एक क्रिया के रुप में करते...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Prof D S Vaghela

Philosophy Mar 05, 2024

Conclusions (Part 5)

Having now reflected upon the steps to attain the right level of eligibility, let us think once again about the four problems due to changing times. 1) The det...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Literature Mar 04, 2024

Jinasena

               Jinasena, the author of Pūrvapurāṇa, hailed from Karnataka. He composed thi...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N

Epics Mar 01, 2024

Uttara-kāṇḍa - Part 5 - Rāma recognises Kuśa and Lava as the sons of Sītā

Lakṣmaṇa described to Rāma the glory of the aśvamedha and narrated the story of Indra vanquishing Vṛtrāsura. Upon performing the aśvamedha to Bhagavān Viṣṇu, In...

Vālmīki | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

History Feb 28, 2024

भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 18

चाणक्य कोई धर्मान्ध व्यक्ति नहीं था। वह स्वयं आसानी से सिंहासन पर बैठ सकता था जैसा कि उन दिनों ब्राह्मणों का राजा बनना प्रचलन में था। मौर्य साम्राज्य के पतन के...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Prof D S Vaghela

Philosophy Feb 27, 2024

Conclusions (Part 4)

What about the jñānī? He too has to perform karma but instructing him is not necessary. He performs karma without any guidance. Karma is imperative as long as t...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi