A Companion to Sanskrit Literature: Spanning a Period of Over Three Thousand Years, Containing Brief Accounts of Authors, Works, Characters, Technical Terms, Geographical Names, Myths, Legends and Several AppendicesMotilal Banarsidass Publ., 1989 - 810 pages In course of his studies in Sanskrit literature and research relating to various aspects of it, the author of the present work often felt the need of a vade mecum containing brief accounts of authors and works, information about the principal characters of Sanskrit plays, poems and prose works, the meaning of certain technical terms in common use, the common geographical names and the notable myths and legends. A Companion to Sanskrit Literature, the first work of its kind, covers a period of nearly 3500 years from the Vedic age down to the modern times. It seeks to acquaint the reader, within a brief compass, with the contents of outstanding works and authors in Sanskrit literature, followed by up-to-date bibliographies. Brief accounts of the important character in well-known poems, dramas and prose works have also been given. Important geographical names, with their modern identification as far as practicable, have also been laid down. Common technical terms, used in the different branches of Sanskrit literature, have been briefly explained, Prominent figures in myths and legends have been dealt with. In a number of appendices, various kinds of useful information about Sanskrit literature including sciences, sports and pastimes, etc. in ancient and medieval India have been set forth. It is an indispensable vade mecum for the general readers, the specialists and researchers. It is like a capsule taking the reader through the vast firmament of Sanskrit literature up to remote ages. -- Amazon.com. |
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... Poona BIB . BUDDH . Bibliotheca Buddhica , Leningrad BIB . IND . BenSS BORI BSOS BSOAS } Bibliotheca Indica , Calcutta Benares Sanskrit Series Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute , Poona Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African ...
... Poona BIB . BUDDH . Bibliotheca Buddhica , Leningrad BIB . IND . BenSS BORI BSOS BSOAS } Bibliotheca Indica , Calcutta Benares Sanskrit Series Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute , Poona Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African ...
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... Poona , 1969 ; L. Silburn , Hymnes de Abhinavagupta ( Traduity and commentes ) , Paris , 1970 ; V. Raghavan , Abhinavagupta and his works , Varanasi , 1980. ] ĀDHAYARĀJA : Mentioned in an introductory verse ( 18 ) of the Harṣa - carita ...
... Poona , 1969 ; L. Silburn , Hymnes de Abhinavagupta ( Traduity and commentes ) , Paris , 1970 ; V. Raghavan , Abhinavagupta and his works , Varanasi , 1980. ] ĀDHAYARĀJA : Mentioned in an introductory verse ( 18 ) of the Harṣa - carita ...
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... Poona , 1937. The plays trs .. into English by Woolner and Sarup , Oxford University Press , 1930-31 . Some of the individual dramas have been . separately edited and translated . ] BHĀSARVAJÑA : Probably a Kashmirian of the ninth ...
... Poona , 1937. The plays trs .. into English by Woolner and Sarup , Oxford University Press , 1930-31 . Some of the individual dramas have been . separately edited and translated . ] BHĀSARVAJÑA : Probably a Kashmirian of the ninth ...
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... Poona , 1960. On Bhoja's authorship of the Govindavilāsa , see B.L. Raj- purohit , Summaries of Papers , A.I.O.C. , 1974 . BILHANA Famous Kashmirian poet . Born at Koņamukha ( = village Khunmoh ) near Pravarapura , son of Jyeṣṭha ...
... Poona , 1960. On Bhoja's authorship of the Govindavilāsa , see B.L. Raj- purohit , Summaries of Papers , A.I.O.C. , 1974 . BILHANA Famous Kashmirian poet . Born at Koņamukha ( = village Khunmoh ) near Pravarapura , son of Jyeṣṭha ...
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... Poona , 1915 ; Th . Zachariae , Ind . Woer - terbücher , Strassburg , 1897. ] HEMĀDRI : A great figure in the Smrti literature of South India . From the account given by himself we learn that he was son of Kāmadeva and grandson of ...
... Poona , 1915 ; Th . Zachariae , Ind . Woer - terbücher , Strassburg , 1897. ] HEMĀDRI : A great figure in the Smrti literature of South India . From the account given by himself we learn that he was son of Kāmadeva and grandson of ...
Contents
PRINCIPAL FIGURES IN MYTHS AND LEGENDS | 501 |
Important Dates Having a Bearing on the History | 549 |
Influence of Sanskrit Outside India | 577 |
A Classified list of Sanskrit Works | 618 |
List of the Important Series in India and Abroad | 633 |
A Note on Indian Palaeography | 670 |
Science and Technology in Sanskrit Agriculture | 678 |
Common terms and phrases
11th century ABORI Advaita AIOC Allahabad Ancient India appears Arthaśāstra ascribed astronomy Atharvaveda attributed Ayurveda Banaras Bengal Bharata Bhāsa Bhaṭṭa Bhattacharya Bombay Brāhmaṇa Buddhist Calcutta called cent century A.D. Chap chapters commentary contains Culture deals Delhi drama epic flourished grammar Gupta Hindi Hindi comm Hindu History Indian Intro Jaina Jour Kālidāsa Kashmir Kashmirian Kavya kinds king Kṛṣṇa legend London Madras Mahābhārata Mahābhāṣya Manu Meghadūta mentioned Miśra Mithila Nāgārjuna notes original Pañcatantra Pāṇini philosophy poem poetics Poona prose Purāṇa Purāņas rāga Raghavan Rāma Rāmānuja Rāmāyaṇa recension Ṛgveda sage Samkara Samkhya Sanskrit literature Sastri scholars Science Sharma Śiva Smṛti Smrti digest story Studies Summaries of Papers supposed Sūtra Tantra Tantric Tibetan translated treatise Upanisads Varanasi various Vayu Veda Vedanta Vedic verses Viṣņu well-known writers written wrote Yoga
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