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List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Sanskrit name Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit awardname Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit literature subheader Award for contributions to Sanskrit literature awarded_for Literary award in India sponsor Sahitya Akademi, Government of India reward inr 100000 firstawarded 1956 lastawarded 2022 award1_type Total awarded award1_winner 54 award2_type First winner award2_winner P. V. Kane award3_type Most Recent winner award3_winner Janardan Prasad Pandey ‘Mani’ website Official website The Sahitya Akademi Award is an annual award, given by the Sahitya Akademi (India’s National Academy of Letters), to writers in 24 Indian languages....

List of Sanskrit and Persian roots in Hindi Root English Equivalent Origin language Etymology Hindi examples अग्नि- (agni-) pyro-,ignite(Latin)- Sanskrit अग्नि (fire) अग्निशामक (agniśāmak) = fire extinguisher; अग्निरोधक (agnirōdhak) = Fire proof; अग्निभीति (agnibhīti) = pyrophobia -अणु (-aɳu) Sanskrit अणु (minute, particle, atomic) प्राणु (prāɳu) = proton; धनाणु (dhanāɳu) = positron; विषाणु (vishāɳu) = virus अति- (ati-) super- Sanskrit अति (extremely, beyond, over) अतिकाल (atikāl) = delay अधि- (adhi-) epi-, meta- Sanskrit अधि (over, above, upon, after) अधिकार (adhikār) = rights, authority अन- (an-), अ- (a-) non-, un-, a-, an- Sanskrit अन-, अ- (not, without) अकारण (akāraɳ) = causeless, unprovoked; अनादर (anaadar) = disrespect अनु- (anu-) Sanskrit अनु (along, orderly, accordingly) अनुक्रम (anukram) = sequence अम्ल- (aml-) acid- Sanskrit अम्ल (acid) अम्लप्रेमी(amlapremī) = acidophile अप- (ap-) ab- Sanskrit अप (away, off) अपमान (apmān) = insult अभि- (abhi-) ambi-/ἀμφί- Sanskrit अभि (to, towards, into, over, upon) अभिज्ञान (abhijñyān) = recognition, identification -अर्बुद (arbud) -oma, onco- Sanskrit अर्बुद (tumor, swelling) लसीकार्बुद (lasīkārbud) = lymphoma; अर्बुदविज्ञान (arbudvijñān) = oncology अव- (av-) Sanskrit अव (down, off, away) अवरोध (avarodh) = barrier, inhibition; अवगुण (avguɳ) = failing, fault, demerit अर्ध- (ardha-) semi-, demi-, Sanskrit अर्ध (half) अर्धचालक (ardhachālak) = semiconductor; अर्धपारगम्य (ardhapārgamya) = semipermeable आत्म- (ātma-) auto-, self- Sanskrit आत्मा (self) आत्महत्या (ātmahatyā) = suicide; आत्मज्ञान (ātmajñān) = self-knowledge; आत्मकथा (ātmakathā) = autobiography अष्ट- (aṣṭa-) octo- Sanskrit अष्ट (eight) अष्टकोण (aṣṭakōṇ) = octagon; अष्टपदी (aṣṭapadī) = octave; अष्टभुज (aṣṭabhuj) = octopus The following is an alphabetical (according to Hindi’s alphabet) list of Sanskrit and Persian roots), stems, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in Hindi....

List of Sanskrit universities in India Year Est. Name, place District State Type 1791 Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya (former Government Sanskrit College) Varanasi Uttar Pradesh University 1821 Poona Sanskrit College (Deccan College) Pune Maharashtra Deemed University 1824 The Sanskrit College and University Kolkata West Bengal University 1961 Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University Darbhanga Bihar University 1962 National Sanskrit University Tirupati Andhra Pradesh Central University 1962 Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University New Delhi Delhi Central University 1970 Central Sanskrit University New Delhi Delhi Central University 1981 Shri Jagannath Sanskrit University Puri Odisha University 1993 Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady Ernakulam Kerala University 1997 Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek Nagpur Maharashtra University 2001 Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University Jaipur Rajasthan University 2005 Uttarakhand Sanskrit University Haridwar Uttarakhand University 2005 Shree Somnath Sanskrit University, Veraval Somnath Gujarat University 2006 Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirumala Tirupati Andhra Pradesh University 2008 Maharshi Panini Sanskrit Evam Vedic Vishwavidyalaya Ujjain Madhya Pradesh University 2011 Karnataka Samskrit University Bengaluru Karnataka University 2011 Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University Nalbari Assam University 2018 Maharishi Balmiki Sanskrit University Kaithal Haryana University The following is a list of at least 18 Sanskrit universities in India (3 central, 1 deemed and 14 state universities) which are only focused on Sanskrit revival and Sanskrit studies along with related disciplines like Ayurveda....

List of Sanskrit-related topics Maharishi Balmiki Sanskrit University Sanskrit Buddhist literature Sanskrit College and University, a specialized state-government administered university affiliated to the University of Calcutta Sanskrit Collegiate School, Kolkata, India Sanskrit compound, the agglutinative nominal system of Classical Sanskrit Sanskrit drama Sanskrit grammar Sanskrit inscriptions in the Malay world Sanskrit nouns Sanskrit Press and Depository, Bengal Sanskrit pronouns and determiners Sanskrit prosody, one of the six Vedangas, or limbs, of Vedic studies Sanskrit revival, the accumulation of attempts at reviving the Sanskrit language Sanskrit studies Sanskrit universities in India Sanskrit verbs Sanskrit Wikipedia Sanskrit is a major classical language of ancient India....

List of Tamil literature works about Ganesha Vinayagar Agaval - by Avvaiyaar Tirunaraiyur Vinayaka Tiru irattai manimalai by Nambiyandar Nambi (c. 10th century AD) Aludaya Pillaiyar Tiruvantadi by Nambiyandar Nambi (c. 10th century AD) Aludaya Pillaiyar Tiruchabai viruttam by Nambiyandar Nambi (c. 10th century AD) Aludaya Pillaiyar Mummanikovai by Nambiyandar Nambi (c. 10th century AD) Aludaya Pillaiyar Tiruvulamalai by Nambiyandar Nambi (c. 10th century AD) Aludaya Pillaiyar Tirukkalambakam by Nambiyandar Nambi (c....

List of teachers of Nyaya Akṣapāda Gautama Vātsyāyana Udyotakara Jayanta Bhatta Vācaspati Miśra Bhāsavarajña Udayana Gangeśa Upādhyāya Vardhamāna Upādhyāya Pakṣadhara Miśra Vāsudeva Sārvabhauma Padmanābha Miśra Raghunātha Śiromaṇi Janakinath Bhattacharya Kanad Tarkavagish Rambhadra Sārvabhauma Haridas Bhattacharya Mathuranath Tarkavagish Jagadish Tarkalankar Jaygopal Tarkalankar Gadadhar Bhattacharya Annaṁbhaṭṭa Viśvanātha Radhamohan Vidyavachaspati Goswami Kalishankar Siddhantavagish (1781-1830) Golaknath Nyayaratna (1807-1855) This is a list of teachers of Nyaya (including Navya-Nyāya), one of the six astika Hindu philosophical systems....

List of teachers of Vedanta This is a list of teachers of Vedanta, a Hindu philosophical system. Pre-19th century Vasishta Maharishi Shakti Maharishi Parashara Maharishi Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa Sri Shuka Acharya Badarayana Gaudapada Govinda Bhagavatpada Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada Sureśvara Padmapāda Hastamalakacharya Totakacharya Appayya Dikshitar Vācaspati Miśra Ramanujacharya Vedanta Desika Madhvacharya Vidyaranya Nimbarkacharya Vishnuswami Vallabhacharya Caitanya Mahaprabhu Dnyaneshwar Vyasathirtha Madhusudhana Saraswati Nimbarka Baladeva Vidyabhushana Vijnanabhiksu Srimanta Sankardeva Mahadevendra Saraswathi V 19th-21st century Bannanje Govindacharya Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Ramana Maharshi Srila Prabhupada Swami Vivekananda Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati) Swami Sivananda Saraswati Swami Satyananda Saraswati Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati Swami Dayananda Saraswati) Swami Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swami Krishnananda Swami Parthasarathy Swami Rama Tirtha Mannargudi Raju Sastri Jayendra Saraswati Nisargadatta Maharaj Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Narasimha Bharathi Chandrashekhara Bharati III Bharati Teertha Swamigal Sri Vidhusekara Bharathi Bhakti Hridaya Bon Swami Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami Satchidananda Saraswati Paramahansa Yogananda Sacchidanandendra Saraswati Swami Tejomayananda Swami Ranganathananda, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission A tmananda Krishna Menon Swami Chidaananda Puri Acharya Prashant See also List of teachers of Advaita Vedanta

Lopamudra spouse Agastya religion Hinduism Lopamudra, (लोपामुद्रा) also known as Kaushitaki and Varaprada, was a philosopher according to ancient Vedic Indian literature. She was the wife of the sage Agastya who is believed to have lived in the Rigveda period (1950 BC-1100 BC) as many hymns have been attributed as her contribution to this Veda. She was not only the consort of Agastya but a Rishiki in her own right, as she was the well known Rishiki who visualized the “Hadi Panchadasi” mantra of the Srikul Shakta tradition of Hinduism....

Mactan Hindu Ganesha Statue !Mactan_Hindu_Ganesha_Statue A crude Buddhist medallion and a copper statue of a Hindu Deity, Ganesha, was found by American anthropologist Henry Otley Beyer in 1921 in an ancient site in Puerto Princesa, Palawan and in Mactan, Cebu. The crudeness of the artifacts indicates they are of local reproduction. Unfortunately, these icons were destroyed during World War II. However, black and white photographs of these icons still survive.

Madayi Kavu name Madayikkavu map_caption Location within Kerala coordinates 12.03472°N, 75.26143°W native_name Tiruvarkkadu Bhagavathy Temple state Kerala district Kannur location Pazhayangadi, Kannur deity Bhadrakali architecture Kerala architecture temple_quantity 4 sanctums creator Parashurama, Chirakkal Kingdom temple_board Malabar Devaswom Board !Madayi Kavu Arayal Thara|||The Arayal Thara in front of Tiruvarkad Bhagavathy Temple (Madayi Kavu). Arayal in Malayalam is synonymous to Bodhi Tree or Pippallam Thiruvarkadu Bhagavathi Temple (a.k.a. Madayi Kavu) is the mother temple of all Bhadrakali shrines of North Kerala....

Madhu-vidya Madhu-vidya is described in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad II.v.1-19, and in the Chandogya Upanishad III 1-5. Madhu-vidya or ‘Honey-knowledge’ is that of the supreme Bliss of the Self; it is an important Vedic teaching. This knowledge is meant to be communicated by the teacher to the disciple, by father to the son – who is worthy and inwardly ready. Indra taught Madhu-vidya to Rishi Dadhichi with a warning that it should not be communicated to anyone else....

Madhusudana !Vishnu Vanquishing the Demons Madhu and Kaitabha LACMA M.83.72 (1 of 5).jpg?width=300) !Sheshsayi Vishnu and Lakshmi enjoying festivity, National Museum, New Delhi|||260x260px Madhusudana (मधुसूदन) is an epithet of Vishnu and is the 73rd name in the Vishnu Sahasranama. According to Adi Sankara’s commentary on the Vishnu Sahasranama, Madhusudana means the “destroyer of Madhu”. Literature The death of Madhu and the origin of the epithet is described in the Padma Purana:...

Maha Upanishad devanagari महा sanskrit_transliteration Mahā meaning Great veda Samaveda type Vaishnava chapters 6 verses 549 philosophy Vaishnavism The Maha Upanishad (महा उपनिषद्, IAST: Mahā Upaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text and is one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. The text is classified as a Samanya Upanishad. The text exists in two versions, one attached to the Atharvaveda in some anthologies, and another attached to the Samaveda. The Atharvaveda version is shorter, and in prose....

Mahadevi type Hindu texts Devi Mahatmya, Devi-Bhagavata Purana, Kalika Purana, Lalita Sahasranama, Soundarya Lahari, Shiva Purana, Shakta Upanishads such as the Devi Upanishad devanagari महादेवी/आदिशक्ति पराशक्ति sanskrit_transliteration Mahādevī / Ādiśakti / Parāśakti abode Manidvipa weapon Devi Chakra, Pasha), Ankusha, Trishula (trident), Panchajanya affiliation * Para Brahman, * Ishvari , * Shakti, * Tridevi, * Durga, * Navadurga, * Tripura Sundari, * Bhuvaneshwari symbols Om, Sri Yantra mount Lion and Tiger festivals Navaratri, Vasanta Panchami, Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Kali Puja, Durga Ashtami, Lalita Jayanti, Adi-Puram deity_of Mother Goddess Para Brahman, the Supreme Being Supreme Goddess in Shaktism Mahadevi (महादेवी, ), also referred to as Adi Parashakti, Adi Shakti, and Abhaya Shakti, is the supreme goddess in the Shaktism sect of Hinduism....

Mahajanas A Mahajana (महाजन) refers to one the twelve beings of spiritual authority affiliated with the Hindu deity Vishnu, who are described to teach religious ideal, and who, by his conduct, sets an example for others to follow. Literature The Bhagavata Purana (6.3.20-21) lists twelve Mahajanas, regarded to be the greatest devotees of Vishnu: Brahma, Narada, Shiva, the Four Kumaras, Kapila, Svayambhuva Manu, Prahlada, Janaka, Bhishma, Bali, Śuka, and Yama).