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Sanskrit Press and Depository The Sanskrit Press and Depository was set up in 1807 by Baburam, who was a teacher at Hariram College, one of the primitive colleges in east Bengal. Later, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Madan Mohan Tarkalankar with a loan of 600 rupees updated it with better machinery and work-environment. History Vidyasagar began the Sanskrit Press with a couple of safe publishing bets: an edition of Bharat Chandra Ray’s Annadamangal Kavya, a popular epic, for which his copy-text was a rare manuscript owned by the Krishnanagar zamindars, and the Betal Panchabingshati (Twenty Five Tales from a Demon), a traditional collection of Indian folk tales....

Sanskrit prosody Sanskrit prosody or Chandas refers to one of the six Vedangas, or limbs of Vedic studies. It is the study of poetic metres) and verse in Sanskrit. This field of study was central to the composition of the Vedas, the scriptural canons of Hinduism, so central that some later Hindu and Buddhist texts refer to the Vedas as Chandas. The Chandas, as developed by the Vedic schools, were organized around seven major metres, and each had its own rhythm, movements and aesthetics....

Sanskrit studies !Vallana - Haagweg 14, Leiden Sanskrit has been studied by Western scholars since the late 18th century. In the 19th century, Sanskrit studies played a crucial role in the development of the field of comparative linguistics of the Indo-European languages. During the British Raj (1857–1947), Western scholars edited many Sanskrit texts which had survived in manuscript form. The study of Sanskrit grammar and philology remains important both in the field of Indology and of Indo-European studies....

Sanskritisation Sanskritisation may also refer to introduction of Sanskrit vocabulary in another language or dialect (such as in Hindi). Sanskritisation (or Sanskritization) is a term in sociology which refers to the process by which castes or tribes placed lower in the caste hierarchy seek ‘upward’ mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of the dominant castes or upper castes. It is a process similar to “passing”) in sociological terms. This term was made popular by Indian sociologist M....

Sarama In Hindu mythology, Sarama (सरमा, ) is a mythological being referred to as the female dog of the gods, or Deva-shuni (देव-शुनी, ). She first appears in one of Hinduism’s earliest texts, the Rig Veda, in which she helps the king of the gods Indra to recover divine cows stolen by the Panis asuras. This legend is alluded to in many later texts, and Sarama is often associated with Indra....

Saranagati !Page 346 Life in India or Madras, the Neilgherries, and Calcutta Sharanagati (Sanskrit: शरणागति; IAST: Śaraṇāgati ) or Prapatti (Sanskrit: प्रपत्ति; IAST: Prapatti), is the process of total surrender) to God (Narayana-Krishna) in the tradition of Vaishnavism. The process of Sharanagati forms the basis of devotion to Vishnu in the bhakti traditions within the Sri Sampradaya, propounded by Ramanuja (1017–1137 CE), and the Gaudiya Sampradaya, founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1482–1533 CE)....

Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad devanagari सरस्वती रहस्य sanskrit_transliteration Sarasvatī Rahasya meaning Mystery of goddess Sarasvati composition_date 12th- to 16th-century CE veda Krishna Yajurveda type Shakta chapters 2 verses 47 philosophy Shaktism, Vedanta The Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad (सरस्वती रहस्य उपनिषत्, IAST: Sarasvatī-rahasya Upaniṣad), meaning “the Secret Knowledge of the Wisdom Goddess”, is a late medieval era Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. The text is classified as one of the eight Shakta Upanishads and embedded in the Krishna Yajurveda....

Saraswati type Hindu name Saraswati deity_of Personification of the Saraswati River Goddess of Knowledge, Music, Art, Speech affiliation Devi, River goddess, Tridevi, Gayatri abode Satyaloka, Manidvipa consort Brahma children Narada other_names Sharada, Savitri, Brahmani), Bharadi, Vani, Vagdevi symbols The colour white, lotus, Veena, Saraswati river, books mount Swan) or peacock mantra ॐ ऐं महासरस्वत्यै नमः, om̐ aim mahāsarasvatyai namaḥ festivals Vasant Panchami and seventh day of Navaratri member_of Tridevi script_name Devanagari script सरस्वती sanskrit_transliteration Sarasvatī Saraswati (सरस्वती, ) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning....

Sariraka Upanishad devanagari शरीरक or शारीरक meaning Body type Samanya veda Krishna Yajurveda The Sariraka Upanishad (Sanskrit: शारीरक उपनिषत्, IAST: Śārīraka Upaniṣad) is one of the minor Upanishads and is listed at 62 (in the serial order in the Muktika enumerated by Rama to Hanuman) in the modern era anthology of 108 Upanishads. Composed in Sanskrit, it is one of the 32 Upanishads that belongs to the Krishna Yajurveda, and is classified as one of the Samanya (general), and is one of several dedicated mystical physiology Upanishads....

Sarvasara Upanishad devanagari सर्वसार sanskrit_transliteration Sarvasāra meaning Essence of the whole composition_date Late medieval veda Yajurveda type Samanya chapters 1 verses 23 philosophy Vedanta The Sarvasara Upanishad (सर्वसार उपनिषत्, IAST: Sarvasāra Upaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text and is one of the 22 Samanya (general) Upanishads of Hinduism. The text, along with the Niralamba Upanishad, is one of two dedicated glossaries embedded inside the collection of ancient and medieval era 108 Upanishads....

Śāstra pramāṇam in Hinduism In Hinduism, Śāstra pramāṇam refers to the authority of the scriptures (śruti, Vedas) with regard to puruṣārtha, the objects of human pursuit, namely dharma) (right conduct), artha (means of life), kāma (pleasure) and mokṣa (liberation). Together with smṛti (“that which is remembered, tradition”: Dharmaśāstra, Hindu Epics, Puranas), ācāra (good custom), and ātmatuṣṭi (“what is pleasing to oneself”), it provides pramana (means of knowledge) and sources of dharma, as expressed in Classical Hindu law, philosophy, rituals and customs....

Satkaryavada The Samkhya school of philosophy, which follows Prakṛti Parinama-vada (doctrine of the transformation of objective nature), describes the origination and evolution of universe through its theory of Satkāryavāda (सत्कार्यवाद) which is the theory of causation. According to this theory, the manifested effect is pre-existent in the cause; and the original matrial cause of everything that is perceived is Prakriti. When Prakriti is not in proximity with immutable Purusha, the conscious ability (chiti-shakti), the three modes (gunas-sattva, rajas and tamas) of prakriti are in equipoise and prakriti is an unmanifest potential....

Satprem !Satprem rus Satprem (30 October 1923 – 9 April 2007) was a French author and a disciple of Mirra Alfassa. Early life Satprem was born Bernard Enginger in Paris and had a seafaring childhood and youth in Brittany. During World War II he was a member of the French Resistance (in the “Turma-Vengeance” network). He was arrested by the Gestapo in late 1943 and spent one and a half years in German concentration camps....

Sattvic diet Sattvic diet is a diet based on foods that contain one of the three yogic qualities (guna) known as sattva. In this system of dietary classification, foods that decrease the energy of the body are considered tamasic), while those that increase the energy of the body are considered rajasic. A sattvic diet is sometimes referred to as a yogic diet in modern literature. A sattvic diet shares the qualities of sattva, some of which include “pure, essential, natural, vital, energy-containing, clean, conscious, true, honest, wise”....

Satyakāma Jābāla Satyakāma Jābāla (सत्यकाम जाबाल) also known as Satyakāma Jābāli is a boy, and later a Vedic sage, who first appears in the fourth prapāṭhaka/chapter of the ancient Vedic text, the Chhāndogya Upanishad. As a boy, in order to become brahmachārī, Satyakāma enquires about his father and his family from his mother Jabālā. His mother tells him that she went about many places in her youth attending to different people devoted to their service, and did not know his lineage....