Questions tagged [sanskrit]
Sanskrit an ancient Indo-European language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian (Indic) languages are derived.
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Any works of the Nāyanmārs in Saṃskṛtam?
The Nāyanmārs are highly revered, great Tamiḻ Saints who revived Śaivism (specifically, Śaiva Siddhānta) during the Bhakti Movement. They have composed various hymns in the Tamiḻ language, collected ...
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Requesting grammatical verification of this Sanskrit sentence
Is this Sanskrit sentence grammatically correct? Here's a text in Sanskrit]1
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Indian Languages, Lok & Sanskrit, Hinduism
It seems clear that part of the multiplicity & diversity of the planet is different cultures, different languages
With India as spiritual homeland of the earth, do any Hindu shastra say these ...
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Inconsistent gendered terms in the Durgā Gāyatrī
Namaścaṇḍikāyai ।
As I listen and read the Durgā Sūktam, the last verse (i.e., the Durgā Gāyatrī) always raises a question within my mind.
The verse is as follows:
ओ-ङ्का॒त्या॒य॒नाय॑ वि॒द्महे॑ ...
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Who can help me translate the sharada script to sanskrit?
I found this hari mala stotram in sharada script, can anyone translate this to sanskrit please. There are already sanskrit stotram available however i want to get this old script translated. please ...
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Clarification on Rigvedic Recitation: Svara Patterns, Pitch, and Pronunciation Differences
I have been studying the recitation traditions of the Vedas and noticed that the pronunciation of the Ṛgveda differs significantly from that of the Yajurveda. However, because relatively few priests ...
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Where to find or request Hindi or English translations of longer Sanskrit stotra?
Hi guys where could we find or request a translation of longer Sanskrit stotra, if it's not online at like Internet Archive, Wisdom Lib or any of those kind of websites ?
I have two longer Sanskrit ...
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Request to translate the first few verses of Mudgala Purana
Mudgala Purana, an upapurana, exists only in Sanskrit. Could someone help translate the first 8 or so verses to English? I copy-pasted the screenshot based on the pdf on archive.org here.
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What is Sanskrit term for Toddy tapper caste?
What term is used for to address toddy tapper caste in Sanskrit and which Sanskrit text mentioned about toddy tappers
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What is the meaning of "Bhagavata" in "Bhagavata Purana" and more specifically "Devi Bhagavata Purana"?
I've checked some Sanskrit dictionaries as to the meaning of Bhagavata in Devi Bhagavata Purana, but the best way to rephrase or describe the meaning of the title to someone in English has eluded me. ...
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Where can I find the original Sanskrit text of Sri Jiva Gosvami's Locana rocani, his commentary of Ujjvala nilamani?
If not for free, then I don't mind paying for it, but I cannot even find a purchasable version on the whole web
lochana rochani # tika # goswami # gaudiya vaishnava # rupa gosvami # samskrit # ...
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List of translation of gunas/qualities/traits
Sometimes Sanskrit words do not have exact meaning in English . Sometimes even English words are themselves not specific.
Do we have any resources which have list of gunas/qualities/traits of Sanskrit ...
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Any Sanskrit equivalent to the phrase "Curiosity Kills the Cat" in scriptures?
Are there any sanskrit equivalent to English phrase "Curiosity Kills the cat" in Hindu scriptures.
I think in the english phrase curiosity stems from greed. And Greed (like Lust and Anger ) ...
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Why, and how specifically do we add an "aa" sound to mean "the child of-" For example, Vaasudev, meaning krishn, the son of vasudev
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draupadi/draupad being the children of drupad.
Prutha's son being parth.
But sometimes, an "aa" sound may not be related, for example, the birthname of draupadi ...
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Question in Hindi language
In most words of Hindi when we say it, we usually do not pronounce the 'a' (the first vowel or swar) at the end. Like, we say 'balak' for child, but in reality it should be 'balaka'. Am I wrong or is ...
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