Candrasvāmin met Siṃhadaṃṣṭra, a śabara chief and asked him for a water source nearby, he called his men and said, ‘Show him water!’ They took him to their vill...
Languages and meters While nothing of value is added by mentioning what has been discussed by both Dr N P Unni and Dr S Ramaratnam, just for the sake of comple...
Art appreciation begins with learned connoisseurs. Gaining breadth and vision with time, it develops into a well-structured system of aesthetics. Poets and arti...
Ciradātṛ-rāja There lived a king named Ciradātā in a city called Cirapura. Though the king was a nice person by his nature, he was surrounded by evil men. Pras...
ಕನ್ನಡರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ಬಂದೊಡನೆಯೇ ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತ ಚಿಂತನೆ ನಮ್ಮೆಲ್ಲರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಮೇಲ್ಪದರಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುವುದು ಅಚ್ಚರಿಯೇನಲ್ಲ. ಈ ಮೂಲಕ ಮೈದೋರುವ ವಿಚಾರ ಸಾರ್ವಕಾಲಿಕವಾದರೆ ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಸಂಗತಿ...
The author Unlike many other Sanskrit works which either keeps us in the dark about the authorship or it's time period, these pesky questions about Matta-vilās...
Another day, when Naravāhanadatta was in the court, a prince by name Samaratuṅga came to him and said, ‘O lord! My cousin Saṅgrāmavarṣa and his four sons are jo...
The Mahābhārata is no different though the episodes related to Hāsya are few and far. Bhima’s childhood antics are sure to invoke some laughs, so does Uttarakum...
Vīravara’s son woke up and quickly understood the situation and said, “Father! I am indeed fortunate to be of service for our master’s wellbeing! We owe him our...
Introduction Prahasana as a genre has a unique place not just in Sanskrit drama but even in all of classical Sanskrit literature. Prahasana is one among the te...
On yet another occasion, the king had to fight a war with a rival from the frontiers. The seeker went with him and defeated many enemy men with his staff. The k...
He followed her instructions and performed intense tapas to propriate Vindhyavāsinī. She appeared before him and said, “O brāhmaṇa! All four of you were my gaṇa...