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Thomas Egenes |
Introduction to Sanskrit (Volume I and Volume II) |
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| This is a two volume set: Parts 1 and 2. Introduction to Sanskrit, in two volumes is designed to open the seld-teaching guide presents Sanskrit pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary in simple and systematic steps, allowing students to easily master the fundamentals of this enchanting language. The text gently leads the beginner through samll steps with clear, concise explanations. Each lesson includes instruction in alphabet, grammar, and vocabulary, with easy practice exercises at the end.... |
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R. Antoine |
A Sanskrit Manual For High Schools Part 1 For Classes 6 - 8 |
$5.49 $3.84 |
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| From the Preface: The purpose of this Manual is not to give an exhaustive treatment of Sanskrit grammar. It is meant as a practical method of teaching and learning Sanskrit through the medium of English. Its composition is based on the two following principles : The effort of memory which the study of languages demands becomes a mere drudgery when its rational usefulness is not clearly shown and immediately given practical scope. An instrument, however... |
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Vidyasagar K L V Sastri |
Sanskrit Study Made Easy Series # 1 - Infant Reader |
$1.99 $1.39 |
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| A Reformed Series of 4 Illustrated Readers with Grammatical & Conversational Exercises, Glossary etc. for a Pleasant & Quick Study of Sanskrit. |
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Doordarshan Channel |
Samskrit Bhasha Shikshanam - VCD Album I (40 Lessons on 20 VCDs) |
$74.95 $52.47 |
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| Samskrit Language Teaching Through Video CD: Set of 20 CDs - 40 Lessons
The popular 'Learn Samskritam' lessons shown on Doordarshan now captured on VCD format; a total of 40 half-hour lessons on a set of 20 VCDs.
This educational series is ideal for individual or family learning; good for beginners with no prior knowledge as well as for advanced students who want to learn to speak or teach others; comes with an attractive case to hold VCD's.
Samskrita Bharati is an organization co-founded by... |
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V.S. Apte |
The Student's Sanskrit-English Dictionary |
$20.99 $14.69 |
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| The Student's Sanskrit-English Dictionary meets the need of the English knowing reader who is interested in the study of classical as well as modern Sanskrit. It covers a very large field- epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata, Puranas and Upapuranas, Smrti and Niti literature, Darsanas or systems of Philosophy, such as Nyaya, Vedanta, Mimamsa, Sankhya and Yoga, Grammar, Rhetoric, Poetry in all its Branches, Dramatic and Narrative literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Botany, Astronomy, Music... |
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R.G. Bhandarkar |
First Book of Sanskrit |
$8.49 $5.94 |
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| This is the first book of Sanskrit, useful for students and the teacher of Sanskrit containing grammar, Translation exercises and vocabulary. This First Book of Sanskrit has been written in a style keeping in view of the needs of students. Each lesson consists of four parts: 1. Grammar, 2. Sanskrit sentences for Translation into English, 3. English sentences for Translation into Sanskrit, and 4. Vocabulary. This book contains as much Grammar as is needed for all practical purposes, perhaps... |
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Edward Delavan Perry |
A Sanskrit Primer |
$8.49 $5.94 |
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| This primer provides a useful outline for a rapid review of Sanskrit
grammar and language. It combines in a brief and careful manner Buhler's
exercises with explanations of Whitney. The whole subject is covered in 45
lessons systematically arranged. Vocabularies are prefixed to each exercise.
Sanskrit-English and English-Sanskrit glossaries are appended to facilitate easy
understanding.
Review:
"Unsurpassed since 1885!"
"For any serious student of Sanskrit Perry's Sanskrit... |
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M.R. Kale |
A Higher Sanskrit Grammar |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| The present grammar has been prepared with a view to meet the growing educational need of university students. The author has done his best to bring the present grammar up to the requirements of the students. In writing the various chapters of this book, the author has closely followed Pannini, as explained by Bhattoji Diksita. Many of the rules given here are translations of the relevant Sutras of Panini. The original Sutras are given in footnotes, where necessary. Sandhis and declensions are... |
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K L V Sastri |
Sanskrit Study Made Easy Series # 2 - Reader 1 |
$1.49 $1.04 |
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| A Reformed Series of 4 Illustrated Readers with Grammatical & Conversational Exercises, Glossary etc. for a Pleasant & Quick Study of Sanskrit |
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R. Antoine |
A Sanskrit Manual For High Schools Part 2 For Classes 9 & 10 |
$6.49 $4.54 |
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| About the Author:
Fr. Robert Antoine, SJ, was born on August 11, 1914, in Dolhain, Belgium, joined the Society of Jesus in 1932, came to India in 1939 and became and Indian citizen in 1950. In 1951 he joined St. Xavier’s Collegiate School as a full-time Sanskrit teacher. In 1956, he joined the newly started department of Comparative Literature of Jadavpur University and remained connected with this Department (of which he became a reader) till his death on October 17,... |
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Vidyasagar K L V Sastri |
Dhaturupa Manjari |
$1.99 $1.39 |
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| An Easy Text on Sanskrit Verbs. |
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Vaman Shivram Apte |
Student's English-Sanskrit Dictionary |
$14.49 $10.14 |
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| The present Dictionary is a pratical exercise in word-compilation to facilitate the study of the Sanskrit language. Based on Webster's complete English dictionary, it includes general terms of all sciences, and such technical terms as could be duly represented by Sanskrit equivalents actually existing in that language. Besides the general vocabulary, quotations from the works of famous authors have been inserted to render the connotation of a word easily intelligible. It is also... |
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K L V Sastri |
Sanskrit Study Made Easy Series # 4 - Reader 3 |
$4.95 $3.47 |
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| A Reformed Series of 4 Illustrated Readers with Grammatical & Conversational Exercises, Glossary etc. for a Pleasant & Quick Study of Sanskrit |
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Dr Sampadananda Mishra |
Stotravali: A Book of Hymns, Prayers and Praises in Sanskrit |
$12.49 $8.74 |
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| Hymns and prayers to Vishnu, Shiva, Durga, Ganesha, Rama, Krishna, Lakshmi, etc., in the original Sanskrit with English transliterations and translations.
As mentioned in the introduction, "Several of these hymns have the 'Mantric' quality and even if we do not understand the words, the sound-rhythms themselves are capable of lifting us into another world."
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R.G. Bhandarkar |
Second Book of Sanskrit |
$5.49 $3.84 |
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| A companion volume to the First Book of Sanskrit, this work contains as much Grammar as is needed for all practical purposes.Each lesson in this volume consists of four parts:
Grammar
Sanskrit Sentences for Translation into English
English... |
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K Srinivasachari |
Learn Sanskrit in 30 Days |
$1.99 $1.39 |
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| Sanskrit grammar for the English speaker. Part of the "National Integration Language Series. The term 'Sanskrit' as used now means ' well done' or 'rectified'. The Vedas, the universally accepted first scripture of humanity were written in this language. Panini, the great grammarian endowed this language with his famous grammar in the 7th century BC. Without the knowledge of Sanskrit it is not possible to appreciate Indian culture and ideals treasured in its great epics. This book is a... |
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Kanti Chandra Pandey |
Abhinavagupta: An Historical and Philosophical Study |
$57.99 $40.59 |
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| The work of "Abhinavagupta : An Historical and Philosophical Study", is an important contribution to scholarship. It provides an account of well-known, but little-studied, philosophical system, known under the several names of 'Siva' 'Trika' 'Pratyabhijna' and others. The basic Sutras expounding the system are by Siva himself, followed by Parasurama Gaudapada and others: but like Sankaracarya in the realm of Vedanta whose basis lay in the Upanisads, the person who made the system... |
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Dr Sampadananda Mishra |
Sanskrit and the Evolution of Human Speech |
$7.99 $5.59 |
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| This book presents Sri Aurobindo's views on linguistics in general and on Sanskrit in particular. It compares Sri Aurobindo's approach to the problem of the origin of human speech with those of other philologists.
Sri Aurobindo has extensively studied some of the word-families of Sanskrit to find out the original mind-impressions that the root-sounds have within them. Discovering these, he shows how Sanskrit has preserved the original primitive structure of language and the system of simple... |
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Thomas Egenes |
Introduction to Sanskrit (Pt.I) |
$38.49 $26.94 |
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| Introduction to Sanskrit, in two volumes is designed to open the door to India`s rich spiritual literature. This self-teaching guide presents Sanskrit pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary in simple and systematic steps, allowing students to easily master the fundamentals of this enchanting language. The text gently leads the beginner through small steps with clear, concise explanations. Each lesson includes instruction in alphabet, grammar, and vocabulary, with easy practice exercises at the... |
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Monier Williams |
Sanskrit English Dictionary |
$63.99 $44.79 |
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| Sir M.Monier-Williams embarked upon Sanskrit-English Dictionary, with the primary object of exhibiting, by a lucid etymological arrangement, the structure of the Sanskrit language, the very key-stone of the science of Comparative Philology. Though all lexicographers have to rely on the work of their earlier compeers, Sir Williams` work is unique and original in its plan and execution, the utility of which is seen in its repeated reprints. This is not a mere aggregation of words and meanings but... |
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K L V Sastri |
Sanskrit Study Made Easy Series # 3 - Reader 2 |
$1.95 $1.37 |
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| A Reformed Series of 4 Illustrated Readers with Grammatical & Conversational Exercises, Glossary etc. for a Pleasant & Quick Study of Sanskrit |
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P.G. Lalye (Ed.) |
Lalitasahasranamastotram: Text with Jayamangala Commentary of Bhattanarayana |
$14.49 $10.14 |
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| Lalitasahasranamastotrais one of the most popular among the thousand-epithet panegyrics of deities in Sanskrit literature. The descriptive epithets of the Devi incorporates Vedanta and Tantra doctrines which are revealed through lucid and elegant compounds. The epithets have brought about the excellences and extra-ordinary feats of the Devi vividly.
Many expressions are terse and Tantric in nature. They were explained by many commentators who were well acquainted with the Tantra concepts.... |
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V.N. Jha (Preface) |
Mantras to Hindu Gods & Goddesses |
$51.49 $36.04 |
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| This Volume is a collection of mantras (spiritual signs) addressed to a number of deities of Indian spiritual and Religious Culture. These dieties are commonly known as gods & goddesses. They are symbol of faith and take care of various desires of their devotees and are supposed to satify them. Sanskrit Text and English Translation.
Vol 1 : Mantras to Sri Ganesa, Hanuma, Visnu Narasimha, Gopala and Garuda, Text with Trs.
Vol 2 : Mantras to Kali, Goddess Tara, Tara Ekajata, Nila... |
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Vaman Shivram Apte |
The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary |
$76.99 $53.89 |
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| A complete yet low-priced practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary for students. The author has added quotations and references to some of the more peculiar meanings of words, especially those which occur in works generally read by the student at school or college. The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary is especially useful for beginners as it provides them with apt illustrations of the meaning as well as the sense of the words, and enables them to become equipped with a large range of... |
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T K Ramachandra Aiyer |
Exercises in Sanskrit Translation |
$0.99 $0.69 |
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| With Guidelines for translation from Sanskrit to English & Vice-Versa.
47 Lessons dealing on Nouns, Grammar, Verbs,Tenses, Parsing
etc. |
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Dr Narendra |
Learn Sanskrit the Natural Way |
$2.99 $2.09 |
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| Uses a direct and simple approach drawing on the similarities between Sanskrit and modern Indian languages.
Even beginners without any prior knowledge of Sanskrit will find this book most helpful as English has been used extensively to introduce the alphabet, indicate the pronunciation and as an aid to understand the text.
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Narendra |
Speak Sanskrit the Easy Way |
$1.99 $1.39 |
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| (This book assumes familiarity with the Devanagari script)
The method introduced here for learning Sanskrit is natural, easy and effective. Extensive use of tables helps to simplify the grammatical complexities in a structural and scientific way.
For all words, meanings are provided in English.
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William Dwight Whiteny |
Sanskrit Grammar |
$25.49 $17.84 |
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| This work presents the facts of the Sanskrit language as they are used in literature and also as laid down by the grammarians. Forms and constructions as exhibited in the Vedas, the Brahmanas, the Epics and the Puranas are included. The treatment is consistent with the teachings of linguistic science. Review: "Fresh, readable, and a treasure. I used this book at the University of Washington and it is as great as ever. We have been using Whitney's Grammar in addition to... |
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Arthur Anthony Macdonell |
Sanskrit Grammar for Students |
$9.99 $6.99 |
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| The aim of this work is to provide the student with the grammatical equipment that is necessary for reading a Sanskrit text with ease and exactness.
The book deals with Sanskrit Alphabet and Euphonic Combinations, the system of Declension and Conjugation, Indeclinable words, Nominal stem formation and Compounds and Syntax. It also contains List of Verbs, Metre in classic Sanskrit, and Chief Peculiarities of Vedic grammar. |
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William Dwight Whitney |
Root, Verb-Forms and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language |
$11.49 $8.04 |
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| This work is supplement to the author's earlier work "Sanskrit Grammar". It contains in detail all the quotable roots of the Language, with the tense and conjugation-systems made from them, and with the noun and adjective formation that attach themselves most closely to the verb, and further with the other derivative noun and adjective-stems usually classed as primary with great accuracy. Whitney's work lists all the quotable roots of the Sanskrit language together with the... |
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Arthur Anthony Macdonell |
A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary |
$50.99 $35.69 |
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| This Dictionary includes the vocubulary of Post-Vedic literature wuth
emphasis on philosophical, grammatical and rhetorical terms. Further this is the
only handy dictionary of its kind which breaks a word into its componenet parts
and refers to the roots deducible from sanskrit derivatives alone by way of
comparative derivatives alone by way of comparative philosogical analysis. The
work is therefore highly useful for the etymological analysis and linguistic
training.
"The... |
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Egbert Richter Ushanas |
The Indus Script and the Rg-Veda |
$29.95 $20.97 |
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| This book offers a detailed study of the Indus script in relation to the Rg-Veda. In the first chapters of this book, the author discusses and rebuts several well-known misconceptions about the Vedas and the Vedic Period. The deciphering of the Indus script has been met with suspicion and ridicule. Many people are nowadays of the opinion that the Indus script is altogether indecipherable. The masterkey of this book is the discovery of a symbolic connection between the Indus signs and the... |
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Arthur Avalon |
Tantrabhidana |
$32.00 $22.40 |
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| This work forms the first volume of the famous Tantrik Texts series edited and published in Sanskrit by Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe). The work belongs to the Dictionary Class. The Matrikanighantu and Vijanighantu or Mantra-Kosha by Bhairava Rishi are dictionaries of the single vowels and consonants of the Sanskrit language. Both dictionaries, published for the first time from ancient and rare (in some cases extinct) manuscripts, comprise the main body of this book. They give the Tantrik... |
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Swami Gambhirananda |
Brahma Sutra Bhasya of Shankaracharya |
$19.95 $13.97 |
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| The Brahma Sutras along with the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita form the triple canon--the Prasthana-traya--of the spiritual tradition of India. A study of Shankaracharya`s great commentaries on them is indispensable for all students of Vedanta; and translation of the commentaries is of utmost importance to those whose limited knowledge of Sanskrit will not allow the study of the commentaries in the original. This volume presents a reliable translation of Shankara`s Commentary on the Brahma... |
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George L. Hart |
A Rapid Sanskrit Method |
$14.95 $10.47 |
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| Here is a textbook of Sanskrit grammar whose popularity with teachers and
students alike has been on increase since its first printing. In it the
essentials of Sanskrit grammar are carefully organized in thirty selected
lessons. Interest in lessons is added by quotations of vocabularies from
original Sanskrit, and the student is encouraged to read and memorize them. The
lessons are followed by appendixes which are of no less interest. The inclusion
of English-Sanskrit and... |
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Arthur A. Macdonell |
A History of Sanskrit Literature |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| Among all the ancient literatures, that of India is... undoubtedly in intrinsic value and aesthetic merit second only to that of Greece. The work presents a complete history of Sanskrit literature in a condensed and succinct form. It embodies a general study of the Vedic, Epic, Puranic, Classical and Philosophical Literature. It sheds light on the life and thought of Ancient and Medieval India as reflected in the literary productions of those periods.
Sanskrit was considered the... |
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M Monier Williams |
Sanskrit English Dictionary |
$63.99 $44.79 |
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| The present work is a reprint of new edition of 1899 published by Clarendon Press, Oxford. It is greatly enlarged and improved work and has more than the first edition. Besides being original it possesses four principal characteristics viz., scholarly accuracy; practical utility; lucidity of arrangement designed to set forth as clearly as possible the etymological structure of the languages of Europe; and, completeness and comprehensiveness to the fullest extent available. This volume offers... |
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Robert P. Goldman |
Devavanipravesika: An introduction to the Sanskrit Language Book |
$25.49 $17.84 |
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| The purpose, in writing this book, is to provide a self-contained primer, workbook and reader for teaching first year Sanskrit students with no previous linguistic training. The author has tried throughout the work to introduce, explain and illustrate the most significant features of the language and through verses, quotations, and readings.
To these ends the grammar has been, in several areas, simplified to prevent the beginner from being more hampered than is absolutely necessary by... |
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Swami Yogakanti |
Sanskrit Glossary of Yogic Terms |
$9.99 $6.99 |
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| The Sanskrit glossary contains a wealth of definitions of yoga and its related topics, philosophies, yogic traditions and concepts. It is designed to aid yoga practitioners who seek the deeper meaning of yoga's symbols and metaphoric language. It may be utilized as a guide for understanding the precision and subtle association of Sanskrit words found in yoga publications.
The Sanskrit glossary with English translation reveals the deep significance of yogic terms through word structure,... |
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Swami Veda Bharati |
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Vol. II) |
$76.99 $53.89 |
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| The Volume one of the Commentary on the Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali (samadhi-pada) was published in 1984 and is available from the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy, Route I, Box 400, Honesdale, PA 18431, USA. It was highly acclaimed as a work of rare authenticity, based on thirteen Sanskrit commentaries, synthesized and studied in the light of the oral tradition and direct personal experience in the master-disciple lineage of the yogis. The author is of the opinion... |
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Vasudeo G. Apte |
The Concise Sanskrit English Dictionary |
$9.99 $6.99 |
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| In this work the compiler has avoided lesser-used Sanskrit words, all technicalities, and words which can easily be seen as simple derivatives of given words. In this effort, the complier has successfully reduced the bulk of the dictionary without compromising its usefulness. |
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James R. Ballantyne |
Laghukaumudi of Varadaraja |
$22.20 $15.54 |
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| The present book is an English version of Laghukaumudi together with comments, references and index. One of the important objects of this version is to explain each term and each process, on its first occurrence, with the fullness of illustration. Yet when a word is given as an illustration under a rule and more rules are to be referred to in forming the word there is no reference to them whatsoever in the original. This edition supplies such references so that the student... |
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M.Monier-Williams |
A Practical Grammar of the Sanskrit Language |
$25.99 $18.19 |
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Rama Nath Sharma |
The Astadhyayi of Panini (6 Vols.) |
$550.00 $385.00 |
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| The Astadhyayi of Panini, Vol IIntroduction to the Astadhyayi as a Grammatical Device. This volume examines the notions of grammar, rule, and derivation with reference to Astadhyayi as a grammatical device. An attempt has been made to clearly outline and illustrate the basic constructs of the Paninian linguistic theory especially as they relate to the traditional views on the one hand and modern linguistic orientations on the other. A developmental history of the Paninian... |
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Franklin Edgerton |
Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Reader |
$10.99 $7.69 |
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| "Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Reader is a collection of selections from the
Mahavastu, Mahaparinirvana Sutra, Udanavarga and Lalitavistara, which have been
edited according to the principles to be adopted for Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit.
The purpose behind this work is to facilitate the practical use of the author's
Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Grammar and Dictionary (2 vols.) by scholars and
students as well as teachers interested in the language." (jacket)
This reader contains selections... |
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Alfred C. Woolner |
Introduction to Prakrit |
$14.95 $10.47 |
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| Introduction to Prakrit provides the reader with a guide for the more attentive and scholarly study of Prakrit occurring in Sanskrit plays, poetry and prose-both literary and inscriptional. It presents a general view of the subject with special stress on Sauraseni and Maharastri Prakrit system. The book is divided into two parts. Part I consists of I-XI Chapters which deal with the three periods of Indo-Aryan speech. The three stages of the Middle Period, the literary and spoken Prakrits, their... |
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Charles Rockwell Lanman |
A Sanskrit Reader: Text, Vocabulary and Notes |
$18.99 $13.29 |
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| The design of A Sanskrit Reader is twofold. In the first place, it is to serve as an introduction to the subject for the students of our colleges and universities. This Reader is designed, in the second place, to render knowledge of Sanskrit accessible to the classical teachers of high-schools, academies, and colleges. Besides, it is intended to help correct some of the false notions respecting the relations of Sanskrit to other languages of the Indo-European family, and to save the literature... |
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J.S. Speijer |
Sanskrit Syntax |
$25.49 $17.84 |
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| Sanskrit grammar has remained, for long, professedly deficient in its treatment of Syntax, in spite of the labours of Delbruck, De Saussure, and Whitney in this field. The present work is an attempt to remove this deficiency. Herein the author has presented a vivid portrait of Syntax as it is represented by Classical Sanskrit literature, Vedic prose and Epics. The book is divided into six sections. Section II explains concord and case-relations. Section - III deals with the... |
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Hideyo Ogawa |
Process and Language - A Study of the Mahabhasya |
$39.09 $27.36 |
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| Process and Language is a comprehensive and detailed study of the semantics of verbs in Sanskrit as presented by Patanjali in his commentary, Mahabhasya, on Astadhyayi, 1.3.1 Bhuvadayo dhatavah. This portion of his commentary contains a skillfully arranged discussion of topics related to the linguistic units, known as verbal roots, or dhatu. A verbal root is the core of the derivation of any utterance in Panini's grammar. In his Vakyapadiya, Bhartrhair, a later Paniniya, defined the meaning of... |
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M.N.Dutt |
Mahabharata (9 Vols.) |
$582.00 $407.40 |
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| The Mahabharata is a curious mixture of history and mythology, though the former aspect is the subject of grave doubts in the minds of the professional historians. This is called the fifth Veda and it is universally acknowledged to be of pre-eminent importance. It extols its greatness itself in the following words: Yad ihasti tad anyatra yan nehasti na tat kvacit (Whatever is here is also elsewhere; whatever is not here is extant nowhere). It contains not only the celebrated Gita but also a... |
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Michael Coulson |
Teach Yourself Sanskrit |
$21.49 $15.04 |
Temporarily Out of Stock |
| Do you want to read Indian classics in the original? Do you want to progress
quickly beyond the basics? Do you want to reach a high standard? "Teach Yourself
Sanskrit" is not only a primer, but also a work of scholarship, for the book
contains much original material on Sanskrit syntax and usage. The carefully
graded chapters explain Sanskrit grammar and style with exceptional clarity. The
text includes an introduction to the n gar script, a useful explanation of how
to use Sanskrit... |
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V. Chandrashekhar |
Amruthavarsha Vol I – Ganapathi - Guru - Navagraha (Book + Audio CD) : Chants for Peace of Mind |
$18.49 $12.94 |
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| This is a unique compilation of popular shlokas from our sacred, profound Vedic/Advaitic Sanskrit literature. It is a novel attempt to create awareness about the importance of proper pronunciation of Sanskrit shlokas, through simple English transliteration and supporting vocals, along with English meanings.
These shlokas are included for their usefulness in daily practice, for their highest spiritual quality and for their illuminating effects.
SHLOKAS in the Book/Audio... |
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V. Chandrashekhar |
Amruthavarsha Vol II – Devi (Book + Audio CD) |
$18.49 $12.94 |
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| Being the second in the PRAGNYA Series, ‘Amruthavarsha – a prayer companion’, is a unique compilation of popular Shlokas from our sacred, profound Vedic Sanskrit literature. It is a novel attempt to create awareness about the importance of proper pronunciation of Sanskrit Shlokas, through simple English transliteration and supporting vocals, along with English meaning.
These Shlokas are included for their usefulness in daily practice, for their highest spiritual quality and for their... |
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Pancham Sinh (Tr.) |
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika |
$6.49 $4.54 |
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| The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is an important text in which are enumerated the essentials of yoga. It explains in clear terms the asanas, pranayama, mudras, and the samadhi which are essential in the practice of yoga and describes the stages and the correct methods for doing these. It also discusses the philosophy underlying the yoga and is a manual of instructions for the students of yoga. The importance of this text for teacher and student of yoga alike cannot be overestimated as this treatise is... |
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S.C. Vasu (Tr.) |
The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (2 Vols.) |
$204.99 $143.49 |
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| Panini`s Ashtadhyayi represents the first attempt in the history of the world to describe and analyse the components of a language on scientific lines. It has not only been universally acclaimed as the first and foremost specimen of Descriptive Grammar but has also been the chief source of inspiration for the linguist engaged in describing languages of different regions. To understand Sanskrit language, and especially that part of it which embodies the highest aspirations of ancient Aryan... |
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F. Edgerton |
Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Grammar and Dictionary |
$114.95 $80.47 |
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| This is the first attempt at a description of the grammar and lexicon of
Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. Most North Indian Buddhist texts are composed in it.
It is based primarily on an old Middle Indic vernacular not otherwise
identifiable. But there seems reason to believe that it contains features which
were borrowed from other Middle Indic dialects. In other words, even its Middle
Indic aspects are dialectically somewhat mixed. Most strikingly, however, BHS
was also extensively... |
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T. Burrow |
The Sanskrit Language |
$49.95 $34.97 |
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| The Sanskrit Language presents a systematic and
comprehensive historical account of the developments in phonology and
morphology. This is the only book in English which treats the structure of the
Sanskrit language in its relation to the other Indo-European languages and
throws light on the significance of the discovery of Sanskrit. It is this
discovery that contributed to the study of the comparative philology of the
Indo-European languages and eventually the whole science of... |
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Prof. H. H. Wilson |
Comprehensive Sanskrit English Lexicon |
$62.95 $44.07 |
Temporarily Out of Stock |
| Chiefly based on Prof . H . H . Wilson's Sanskrit - English Dictionary and compiled from various recent authorities for the use of Schools and Colleges |
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Sri Aurobindo |
Sriaurobindopanishad |
$4.95 $3.47 |
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| Original Sanskrit work in the form of an Upanishad expressing his entire vision in a nutshell.
The title of the work as well as the English translation have been provided by the editors.
About the Author:
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian/Hindu nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. After a short political career in which he became one of leaders of... |
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V. Chandrashekhar |
Amruthavarsha Vol iii - Vishnu (Book + Audio CD): Chants for Peace of Mind |
$18.49 $12.94 |
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| Being the third in the PRAGNYA Series, Amruthavarsha – A Prayer Companion, is a unique compilation of popular Shlokas from our sacred, profound Vedic Sanskrit literature. It is a novel attempt to create awareness about the importance of proper pronunciation of Sanskrit Shlokas, through simple English transliteration and supporting vocals, along with English meaning.
These Shlokas are included for their usefulness in daily practice, for their highest spiritual quality and for their... |
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F. Max Muller |
Ancient Sanskrit Literature |
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| This book is like an ocean on Sanskrit literature. It starts from origin and progress of Sanskrit Philosophy and includes object of Sanskrit Philosophy, Veda as the basis of Sanskrit Literature, Veda representing the Vedic Age, antiquity of the Veda.
The book also touches the subject of Aryans, comparison between early history of India and Greece. The meaning of Atman is elucidated, dialogue between Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi also given.
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Adi Sankaracharya |
Soundarya Lahari |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Soma: The Delight of Existence |
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| Soma is the delight of existence, delight encompasses everything. He is the master of existence. If we call him earnestly he will rush to us. The mantras in this book will help us to know the Soma deva and interact with him.
The book dealing with Soma, the Power of Delight in work is a new addition in this series. This book describes the powers of Soma accompanied by a hundred mantras of Rig Veda for each mantras. We give the text in both the Devanagari and Roman script along with the English... |
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Gita Press |
Gita-Tabiji |
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| Super publication of entire Gita on a single sheet paper i.e., in one page only. |
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Arthur Anthony Macdonell |
A Vedic Grammer for Students |
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| The present work is to a great extent based on the author's large Vedic Grammar. It is however, by no means simply an abridgement of that work. For besides being differently arranged so as to agree with the scheme of his another work Sanskrit Grammar it contains much matter excluded from the Vedic Grammar. It, for example, adds a fully treatment of Vedic Syntax and an account of the Vedic Meters. Thus it constitutes a supplement as well as an abridgement of the Vedic Grammar. The term 'Vedic'... |
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K.N. Dave |
Birds in Sanskrit Literature |
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| The ancient sages of India were great lovers of nature, with keen powers of observation and an extraordinary sensitivity about animal behaviour.In his monumental research in ancient Sanskrit literature, the author has restored gaps in lexicons, and removed doubts in the later Sanskrit works about the identity of a very large number of birds of the Indian sub-continent. |
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V.V. Mirashi |
Literary and Historical Studies in Indology |
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| Literary and Historical Studies in Indology contains twenty-seven articles grouped under four sections. The first section has nine articles on various topics dealing with Indian literature and history.
This is the fifth collection of the research articles of Dr. Mirashi, dealing with various problems of Sanskrit literature, ancient Indian history, art and architecture. |
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R.G. Bhandarkar |
Study of Philology |
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| This book deals with various aspects of philology. Modern vernaculars of Northern India are also included. This book delivers a course of seven lectures on Sanskrit in its several forms, the Pali and the Dialects of the period, the Prakrits and the Apabhramsa, Phonology of the Vernaculars, Remnants of the older Grammatical Forms in the Vernaculars, New Grammatical Formations to supply the place of the forms that have disappeared and General Questions as to the relation between several... |
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Rama nath Sharma |
The Astadhyayi of Panini (Volume VI) |
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| This volume includes Sanskrit text of individual sutras with the transliteration, word-boundaries, indication of inflectional endings and formation of compounds.
Each sutra is also furnished with anuvrtti, vrtti, examples, detailed explanatory notes and complete derivational history of examples, cited by the Kasikavrtti. Explanatory notes are presented to facilitate proper understanding of individual sutras, especially in view of their formulation, interpretation, application and relative... |
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Niels Hammer |
Art of Sanskrit Poetry |
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| This book is both an introduction to Sanskrit and an investigation into the relationship between the nine basic affective states (bhava) and the form they take in the absence of self-interest (tatasthya) according to the theory of Indian aesthetics as developed in the Dhvanyaloka and the Abhinavabharati. To illustrate the process of aesthetic appreciation the different categories of suggestion (dhvani) in a continuous twelfth century poetic text (kavya), and the various forms of aesthetic... |
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Hans Raj Agarwal |
A Short History of Sanskrit Literature |
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Panini, S.C. Vasu |
Asthadyayi (2 Vol) |
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| This book represents the first attempt in the history of the world to describe and analyse the components of a language on scientific lines. It has been acclaimed as the first and foremost specimen of decriptive grammar but has also been the chief source of inspiration for the linguist engaged in describing languages of different regions.
To understand Sanskrit language, and especially that part of it which embodies the highest aspirations of ancient Aryan people, the Brahmanas,... |
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Bimal K. Matilal |
Logic, Language and Reality |
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| In this book, the author has choosen deliberatly a very dominant trend of the classical philosophical literature as his subject of study.
The age of the material used here demands both philological scholaship and philosophical amplification. Several important concepts and theories have been singled out for critical analysis and clarification in modern terms so that the results may be intelligible to modern students of both sanskrit and philosophy.
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Usha R. Bhise |
Naradiya Siksa with Commentry of Bhatt Sobhakara |
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| A research unit series |
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Sampad and Vijay |
The Wonder that is Sanskrit |
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| From the blurb: Sanskrit is indeed a beautiful and a wonderful language. Known as Devabhasha or the language of the gods, admired greatly by scholars from all over the world, its very name means 'refined' or 'sculpted to perfection'. We see here: Sanskrit in its manifold aspects The perfection of its grammar Some interesting and amazing creations which border on the unbelievable The charm and beauty of its poetry. We look at it as a source of upliftment and... |
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V. Chandrashekhar |
Amruthavarsha Vol IV – Venkateshwara - Raama - Krishna (Book + Audio CD: Chants for Peace of Mind) |
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| Being the fourth in the PRAGNYA Series, ‘Amruthavarsha – a prayer Companion’, is a unique compilation of popular shlokas from our sacred, profound Vedic Sanskrit literature. It is a novel attempt to create awareness about the importance of proper pronunciation of Sanskrit shlokas, through simple English transliteration and supporting vocals, along with English meanings.
These shlokas are included for their usefulness in daily practice, for their highest spiritual quality and for their... |
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Dr Sampadananda Mishra |
Sri Aurobindo and Sanskrit |
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| The foreword states, very little is known about Sri Aurobindo's knowledge of Sanskrit language and literature, the new insights he has given into its origins, and about his original contributions to it. Though these may not be very large, in comparison to his other writings, they are sufficiently extensive and reveal his great mastery of the Sanskrit language.
This book is an attempt to provide a first introduction to this significant but not sufficiently explored topic.
An overview of Sri... |
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A. Berriedale Keith |
A History of Sanskrit Literature |
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| Taken in conjunction with the author's Sanskrit Drama, this work covers the field of classical Sanskrit literature as opposed to the Vedic literature, the epics and the Puranas. To bring the subject-matter within the limits of a single volume has rendered it necessary to treat the scientific literature briefly, and to avoid discussions of its subject-matter, which appertains rather to the historian of grammar, philosophy, law, medicine, astronomy or mathematics, than to the literary historians.... |
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Jag Deva Singh |
Panini: His Description of Sanskrit |
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R.N. Sharma(Ed.) |
Manusmrti : Sanskrit text with English translation of M.N. Dutt, Index of Slokas and Critical Notes |
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| The Manu-smrti stands foremost among the principal works of its class. It has always been a work of universal authority. It has served as a veritable storehouse of information for social, cultural, political and religious life of the people. It contained the very essence of later Hinduism. Its study is imperative for the proper understanding of Indian culture. In fact the period represented by the Manusmrti holds a key to the understanding of the entire and subsequent social history of India.... |
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Sangitanarayana (2 vols.) |
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| Sangitanarayana is a Sanskrit text on music and dance written in the 17th century by Purusottama Misra, a minister at the court of King Gajapati Narayanadeva of Parlakimidi in Orissa and his instructor in musicology, with the assistance of the king. While the precise date of the Sangitanarayana is not known, its relationship to Purusottama Misra and Gajapati Narayanadeva prompts us to place it in the first half of the 17th century.
One of the most valuable and extensive texts on music and... |
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Sarat Chandra Das |
An Introduction to the Grammar of the Tibetan Language |
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| The present work is designed not only to help the general reader to grasp the grammatical structure of the Tibetan language in his endeavour to study the general literature of Tibet, but also the Buddhist scholar who is particularly interested in the vast Tibetan literature, which includes almost all the Buddhist works of India. It will prove equally useful for a Sanskrit student who will discover herein a key to unlock the immense volumes-faithful translations of the Sanskrit texts-which exist... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Krishna Yajur Veda Taittiriya Samhita |
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| Table of Contents:
Kanda 1
Kanda 2
Kanda 3
Kanda 4
Kanda 5
Kanda 6
Kanda 7
About the Author:
Dr. R.L. Kashyap is Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana in USA. He had his masters degree form Indian Institute of science, Bangalore and obtained Ph.D. form Harvard University. He is the recipient of many international awards. He has authored more than 350 research papers. He has guided... |
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Dr. T. L. Devaraj |
The Pancakarma Treatment of Ayurveda with Kerala Specialties (Keraliya Pancakarma), (Revised Edition) |
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| The previous editions of this book were well received by research scholars, teachers and practitioners of Ayurveda and general public. The Keraliya Panchakarma are parts and parcel of Poorvakarmas and they are quoted in original granthas of caraka and Susruta, but they same is practiced in a refined form by the Kerala Vaidyas. The details of the Karmas are with Sanskrit slokas, photos and along with Hindi translation available to readers. Those who are interested may go through this book.
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K.L Joshi (Ed.) |
Agnimahapuranam: Sanskrit Text with English Translation |
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| Agni Purana occupies an important place among the most popular works in the Mahapuranas exceptionally for its scientific tracts. It is also called Agneya-Purana and is narrated by Suta (Lomaharsana), a disciple of Vyasa, who received it from Vasistha to whom it was communicated by Agni. It consists of sixteen thousand stanzas distributed in three hundred and eighty-three chapters.
The contents of this Purana clearly show that it has no sectarian leaning. It impartially treats of Vaisnava,... |
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O.N Bimali (Ed.) |
Vamana Purana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation |
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| According to Manu- ‘‘Vedas are primary source of religion’’, the Puranas, however, are the essence of the religion of Hindu society. Puranas are also regarded as the chief source for the detailed explanation of the Vedas. They, therefore, occupy a significant place in the ancient literature of India. The Puranas have obtained the name of Panchalakshana because their contents generally embrace five topics namely (1) Primary creation or cosmogony, (2) secondary creation, (3) genealogy of gods and... |
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Joshi K.L. (Ed.) |
Vishnu Purana: Sanskrit Text and English Translation |
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| The Purana literature is described to Vedavyasa are uniformly stated to be eighteen in number. They are also works of evidently different ages and have been compiled under different circumstances, the precise nature of which we can but imperfectly conjecture from internal evidence and from what we know of the history of religious opinion in India. The Vishnu Purana, 'That in which Parashara, beginning with event of the Varaha Kalpa, expounds all duties, is called the Vaishnava Purana; and the... |
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B. Suryanarain Rao |
Varaha Mihira's Brihat Jataka |
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| Varaha Mihira's Brihat Jataka from time immemorial has been considered as the standard textbook on Astrology. The commentaries by Bhattotpala have made Brihat Jataka immortal and a standard work. The English translation of Varaha Mihira's Brihat Jataka is a monumental work in completing which the difficulties in translating a beautiful, technical and suggestive work in Sanskrit had to be surmounted by hard labour, profound research and want of adequate expressions. It is not mere a translation... |
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Vaman Shivram Apte |
The Student's Sanskrit-English Dictionary |
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| The present Dictionary is designed to meet the long-felt need of the English knowing reader, who is interested in the study of classical as well as modern Sanskrit. It covers a very large field - Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata, Puranas and Upapuranas, Smrti and Niti literature, Darsanas or Systems of Philosophy, such as Nyaya, Vedanta, Mimamsa, Sankhya and Yoga, Grammar, Rhetoric, Poetry in all its branches, Dramatic and Narrative literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Botany,... |
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Ramgovinda Shukla |
Madhyasiddhanta Kaumudi--Prasnottari--Madhyasiddhantakaumudi Tattvaprakash |
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| It is available in Sanskrit/Hindi language only. |
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D.C. Sircar |
Indian Epigraphical Glossary |
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| The interested world of scholars is sure to receive with gratitude this latest work from the erudite pen of Prof. D.C. Sircar who has opened up for us new vistas in the study of Indian antiquities. Prof. Sircar`s Indian Epigraphical Glossary, characterised by a wide sweep of vision based on a meticulous attention to details, is a contribution of the utmost importance. Here one finds an embarras de richesses in a comprehensive dictionary of technical expressioins found in documents embracing... |
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Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati |
Samkhya Darshan |
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| Samkhya is one of the earliest schools of Indian philosophy and most systems, Including yoga have been drawn from or influenced by it. Samkhya is a dualistic philosophy and postulates two eternal realities: Purusha the witnessing consciousness, and Prakriti, the root cause of creation, composed of three gunas.
This text highlights the unique contribution of Samkhya philospohy in man's quest to understand his true nature. It discusses the practical theories of causation, manifestation, bondage... |
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Dr. K.P.A. Menon |
Adhyatma Ramayanam: Text with introduction & English Translation (2 vol set) |
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| The Adhyatma Ramayanam is, as the title would indicate, a spiritual version of the Ramayanam. While Valmiki Ramayanam as an Itihasa was composed with the objective of giving proper advice on all the four goals life – Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksa, this version is primarily concerned with the last and final goal. Devotion to the feet of the Supreme Lord in the form of Rama is the surest and easiest means of achieving this objective.
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Swami Tejumayananda |
Saddarsanam of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharsi |
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| Swami Tejomayananda has introduced him to the followers of Chinmaya Mission through his commentary on Upadesa Saaram, a simple, melodious composition revealing the depth of Vedantic philosophy briefly, yet exhaustively. Swami Tejomayananda's style of exposition on the subtle intricacies of truth hidden in and through the verses of Saddarsanam is vivid, powerful and appealing.
CCMT is honoured to present before seekers of truth yet anther commentary by Swami Tejomayananda on Saddarsanam, a... |
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Madhav M. Deshpande |
Sanskrit and Prakrit |
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| This volume brings together eight contributions of Professor Madhav M. Deshpande relating to the historical socio-linguistics of Sanskrit and Prakrit languages. The studies brought together here represent his continuing research in this field. The main thrust of these studies is to show that patterns of language used and ideas about language, are deeply influenced by political, religious, geographical, and other socio-historical factors. |
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D.P. Chattopadhyaya |
History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization (Vol- II Part 6) |
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| Purvamimamsa is one of the six systems of Indian Philosophy and very ancient. Purvamimamsa developed into two schools, Bhatta school initiated by Kumarila Bhatta, and Prabhakara school initiated by Prabhakara. Mimamsa has made rich contribution to the areas of epistemology, linguistics and programme organization. The concept of the intrinsic validity of cognition, including the impersonal nature of the Veda, and acceptance of the cognition of certain entities such as ethical values beyond the... |
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Bertil Tikkanen |
Themes and Tasks in Old and Middle Indo-Aryan Linguistics |
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| The present volume contains twelve of the sixteen papers presented at the Linguistics Section of the 12th World Sanskrit Conference (Helsinki, Finland, 13-18 July, 2003) T
he papers span a wide range of topics and time depth, extending from Common Indo-Iranian all the way to Modern Indo-Aryan. The problems and tasks addressed in these contributions pertain to the historical phonology of Sanskrit, Vedic morphosyntax, the evolutionary morphosyntax of Indo-Aryan, the syntax of... |
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Adalbert J. Gail, Gerd J.R. Mevissen and Richard Salomon |
Script and Image |
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| The articles collected in this volume, which were originally presented in the panels on art and epigraphy at the 12th World Sanskrit Conference in Helsinki, Finland, illustrate the depth, diversity and sophistication of recent studies in these subjects by scholars from several countries.
The subjects treated include new archaeological and epigraphic discoveries, the relation between textual and iconographic traditions in both Hindu and Buddhist contexts, the historical and Cultural... |
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Sukumar Chattopadhyay |
Kalatattvakosa: A Lexicon of Fundamental Concepts of the Indian Arts (Vol.6) |
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| Kalatattvakosa series of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts has endeavored to evolve an important modern device to grasp the essential thought and knowledge system of the Indian artistic and cultural tradition. Through an in-depth investigation into the primary sources of various Ideological disciplines, the series aims at facilitating the reader to comprehend the interdisciplinary approach of Ideological and art historical research.
The present volume: Abhasa (Appearance/Symbolic... |
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Dhanpati Pandey |
Madhyakaleen Europe |
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