“Birds in Sanskrit Literature” by K N Dave is a totally captivating tour de force! This book examines in detail the common/uncommon birds of India, not as a regular birding book, but from the vantage of their presence in Samskritam Literature The book is ambitious in scope covering many species in this wide-ranging feat ofContinue reading “१५ Birds & Samskritam”
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१४ ‘Tragedy’ in संस्कृतकाव्यानि।
Hunters । शापाः । Itihasa A recent tweet mentioned how Western critics ignorantly claim ‘tragedy’ is absent in भारतीय इतिहासकाव्यानि Let us see if the Western claim is true Our Itihasas are replete with examples of tragedies – innocuous events spiraling wildly out of control, causing grief and destruction to all concerned Take Hunters &Continue reading “१४ ‘Tragedy’ in संस्कृतकाव्यानि।”
४ Wheat and Witzel: Sanskrit, Indology and Cowsmoke – Part 1
The curious case of “godhuma” ! Etymology, Dictionaries & Aryans comes together in a swirl ! How credible are the Indology claims? – Is the scholarship without flaws? Lets check it out Published in IndicToday at https://www.indictoday.com/long-reads/wheat-and-witzel-sanskrit-indology-cowsmoke-i/ ————————————————————————————————- तिला᳚श्च मे मु॒द्गाश्च॑ मे ख॒ल्वा᳚श्च मे गो॒धूमा᳚श्च Tilaashcha me mudgaashcha me khalvaashcha me godhuumaashcha Chamakam | AnuvakaContinue reading “४ Wheat and Witzel: Sanskrit, Indology and Cowsmoke – Part 1”
३ लकाराः । Lakaras
What are Lakaras (Verbs) in Samskritam ? How do I understand the various लकाराः ?
२. Learn Samskritam via प्रादेशिकभाषा
Learning a language is best achieved via one’s own mother-tongue How can I learn Samskritam using my mother tongue? Worry not ! There are multiple options available १. Hindi अ ] Sanskrit Svayam Shikshak by Shri. Satvalekar. This is a very well designed book for learning Samskritam through Hindi Part1 https://archive.org/details/SanskritSvayamShikshakISatvalekar/page/n11/mode/2up Part2 &3 https://archive.org/details/SanskritSwayamShikshakPartIIAndIIIS.D.Satvalekar/page/n201/mode/2up आContinue reading “२. Learn Samskritam via प्रादेशिकभाषा”
१ How do I start learning Samskritam?
StartupSamskritam #1 You want to learn Samskritam. Dive deeper into Bharatiya culture and Dharma. You are busy. Can I learn Samskritam? YES – it is QUICK and it is EASY. How long will it take? 6 months to become familiar. 1 year to read comfortably and follow conversations. StartupSamskritam #2 How can I Do It?Continue reading “१ How do I start learning Samskritam?”
प्वालसंस्कृतभाण्डारम्। PvaalSamskritam 