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https://www.firstpost.com/india/sanskrit-prayers-in-kendriya-vidyalaya-identifying-language-with-hinduism-may-put-man...

https://www.firstpost.com/india/sanskrit-prayers-in-kendriya-vidyalaya-identifying-language-with-hinduism-may-put-many-state-run-institutions-under-scrutiny-5989481.html https://www.firstpost.com/india/sanskrit-prayers-in-kendriya-vidyalaya-identifying-language-with-hinduism-may-put-many-state-run-institutions-under-scrutiny-5989481.html

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/3-sanskrit-institutions-get-711676.html

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/3-sanskrit-institutions-get-711676.html https://www.deccanherald.com/national/3-sanskrit-institutions-get-711676.html

JNU to offer Sanskrit, Pali courses online - Times of India

https://m.timesofindia.com/delhi/jnu-to-offer-sanskrit-pali-courses-online/amp_articleshow/66091763.cms#click=https://t.co/N9iR03s0o4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naqDJprTUCk&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naqDJprTUCk&feature=youtu.be Prof B. Mahadevan of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore on Bhagavad Gita (#Sanskrit) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naqDJprTUCk&feature=youtu.be

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Got this as a forward:

Got this as a forward: Amazing Sanskrit! It is so dismaying that we live in ignorance of our own wonderful literary heritage. I wonder how many of us have heard of the following mind blowing book. The sentence ‘Able was I ere I saw Elba’ is often quoted as a great example of a palindromic sentence in English as it can be read in reverse too. This is said to be created in the 17th century. Now, consider the following: A Sanskrit poet by name Daivagjna Surya Pandita wrote a Sanskrit work by name “Ramakrishna Viloma Kaavyam” in the 14th century (English-equivalent of the word ‘viloma’ is ‘inverse’). This book is supposed to have 40 slokas (a sloka is a Sanskrit poem). Each sloka makes sense both when read in from the beginning of the sloka to the end AS WELL AS from the end to the beginning of the sloka (a sort of palindrome). Now comes the best part. When each sloka is read in the forward direction, the book deals with the story of Ramayana and when each sloka is read in the reverse dire...

How did Panini prepare Sanskrit grammar?

How did Panini prepare Sanskrit grammar? by Krishnamurthi CG https://www.quora.com/How-did-Panini-prepare-Sanskrit-grammar/answer/Krishnamurthi-CG-1?share=08bd9163&srid=vt6F https://www.quora.com/How-did-Panini-prepare-Sanskrit-grammar/answer/Krishnamurthi-CG-1?share=08bd9163&srid=vt6F

Can anyone help me with the following sukta in sanskrit with swara markings?

Can anyone help me with the following sukta in sanskrit with swara markings? 1. sadyojada suktam 2. medha suktam 3. mrityu suktam 4. sanyasa suktam please?

इन्द्रो वायुर्यमश्चैव नैर्ऋतो मध्यमस्तथा ।

इन्द्रो वायुर्यमश्चैव नैर्ऋतो मध्यमस्तथा । ईशानश्च कुबेरश्च अग्निर्वरुण एव च ॥ First breaking the conjugations – इन्द्र: वायु: यम: च एव नैर्ऋतः मध्यम: तथा । ईशान: च कुबेर: च अग्नि: वरुण: एव च ॥ In order of appearance in above sloka: 1. इन्द्र: = Indra, presiding deity of the easterly direction 2. वायु: = wind, presiding deity of north-westerly direction 3. यम: = Yama, presiding deity of Southern direction. 4. नैर्ऋतः = one of eight “Vasu”s , presiding deity of south-westerly direction 5. मध्यम: = the middle one 6. ईशान: = name of Shiva, presiding deity of North-easterly direction. 7. कुबेर: = God of wealth, presiding deity of north direction 8. अग्नि: = fire, presiding deity of south-easterly direction 9. वरुण: = God of rains, presiding deity of western direction place them in their respective place according to above information: 2 वायु: 7 कुबेर: 6 ईशान: 9 वरुण: 5 मध्यम: 1 इन्द्र: 4 नैर्ऋतः 3 यम: 8 अग्नि: Now look just at the numbers. Numbers in all rows, columns and diagonals sum ...

Good thoughts about comparison of words of Sanskrit and other languages

Good thoughts about comparison of words of Sanskrit and other languages Originally shared by Halady Sheela prabhu Prabhu Super ..idea https://youtu.be/QJTXkvW6kkc

Can somebody elaborate word meanings of following in sanskrit:

Can somebody elaborate word meanings of following in sanskrit: 1. Ritu 2. Sishira 3. Vasantha 4. Grishma 5. Varsha 6. Sarath 7. Hemantha

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Madras Sanskrit college has gone digital!!

Madras Sanskrit college has gone digital!! It is highly recommended that those of you wanting to learn Sanskrit to join this course- starts tomorrow! You can do it online, in your own time. http://digital.madrassanskritcollege.edu.in/#!/online/course/samskrta-pravesikaa/coursehome/ Jayatu Samskṛtam!! http://digital.madrassanskritcollege.edu.in/#!/online/course/samskrta-pravesikaa/coursehome

With a vision for Sanskrit

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/With-a-vision-for-Sanskrit/article17281133.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/The-teenage-Sanskrit-scholars/article16915804.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/The-teenage-Sanskrit-scholars/article16915804.ece Where there is a will there is a way. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/The-teenage-Sanskrit-scholars/article16915804.ece

What is the difference between Varna and Jaati/Caste?

What is the difference between Varna and Jaati/Caste? As far as my limited understanding the British mistook (knowingly/unknowingly) Varna for Jaati and broke the society fabric beyond repair. Does this word just mean colour?

Good and innovative way...

Good and innovative way... Pour in your comments, show support if you like it. https://storify.com/invest_mutual/sanskrit-appreciation-hour-7-11-16-ashtalakshmi-st

Dedicated for her love of Sanskrit....

Dedicated for her love of Sanskrit.... http://m.ndtv.com/blog/i-teach-sanskrit-on-twitter-and-encounter-many-haters-1622384

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dvmWCVlDtA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dvmWCVlDtA Listen to the speech of Sri. Ramachandra Bhatta Kotemane, Vice chancellor, S-VYASA University, on Sanskrit's scientific heritage and Manuscripts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dvmWCVlDtA

Inviting volunteers for translating Gurvashtakam to English.

Inviting volunteers for translating Gurvashtakam to English. There are lot of word-to-word translations available which I think are not so serving the purpose. Hence this request.