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Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 5
Philosophy Aug 30, 2023

Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 5

Uṣasti (Chāndogya) Once the kingdom of Kuru was struck by famine. All the crops were laid waste by hailstones.  In an abject village in that kingdom calle...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S
Ch 17 Yoga of the Discernment of tri-fold Śraddhā (Part 3)
Philosophy Aug 29, 2023

Ch 17 Yoga of the Discernment of tri-fold Śraddhā (Part 3)

Arjuna now asks ye śāstravidhimutsṛjya yajante śraddhāyānvitāh । teṣāṃ niṣṭhā tu kā kṛṣṇa sattvamāho rājastamah ॥ BG 17.1 Some people in the world po...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Bāṇabhaṭṭa
Literature Aug 28, 2023

Bāṇabhaṭṭa

Bāṇabhaṭṭa Among the works written by the great poet Bāṇabhaṭṭa, it is only in Harṣacarita that we come across thoughts on literary aesthetics. Although the in...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N
Ch 17 Yoga of the Discernment of tri-fold Śraddhā (Part 2)
Philosophy Aug 22, 2023

Ch 17 Yoga of the Discernment of tri-fold Śraddhā (Part 2)

There are four kinds of activities of the buddhi. The first is analysis which means separating the object of inquiry into its constituent elements. The second i...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Śīlāditya Harṣavardhana
Literature Aug 21, 2023

Śīlāditya Harṣavardhana

Harṣavardhana has made a mark in the annals of Sanskrit literature with his three plays: Priyadarśikā, Ratnāvalī and Nāgānanda. Interestingly, the prologues of...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N
Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 4
Philosophy Aug 16, 2023

Stories from the Upaniṣads - part 4

Whatever comes next is the crux of the kaṭhopaniṣat. This is where Naciketas asked Yama to answer his question. His question surprised Yama. Not willing to answ...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S
Ch 17 Yoga of the Discernment of tri-fold Śraddhā (Part 1)
Philosophy Aug 15, 2023

Ch 17 Yoga of the Discernment of tri-fold Śraddhā (Part 1)

Note śraddhèyoḻamirpudu trai- vidhyaṃ prakṛtijaguṇatrayāgatamadariṃ | buddhi samaṃtoṃtatsad- baddhamiral śraddhèyaduve saṃsiddhikaram || There are three...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ವರ್ಣವೃತ್ತಗಳ ಗತಿಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 7
Literature Aug 14, 2023

ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ವರ್ಣವೃತ್ತಗಳ ಗತಿಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 7

{ಮಂಜುಭಾಷಿಣಿ} ರಥೋದ್ಧತಾವೃತ್ತದ ಪ್ರತಿ ಪಾದದ ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ ಎರಡು ಲಘುಗಳನ್ನು ಬೆಸೆದರೆ ‘ಮಂಜುಭಾಷಿಣಿ’ ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ:   ರಥೋದ್ಧತಾ – u – u u u – u – u –   &...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh