| 单词 | Sanskrit |
| 例句 | He had written it in Sanskrit, which was his mother tongue, and he had encoded the even lines in the private cipher of the Emperor Augustus and the odd ones in a Lacedemonian military code. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z With the meaning of awareness, it became beodan in Old English, meaning “bode,” and bodhati in Sanskrit, meaning he awakes, is enlightened, and thus Bodhisattva, and Buddha. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It moved into Latin and Middle English as jlamen, a pagan word for priest, and into Sanskrit as brahma, then “brahman.” The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever that Sanskrit number was, it looked too fancy to be a one. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The word Aryan used to mean noble—it’s an old Sanskrit word, and Mom says it’s actually the root word for Iran—but it means something different now. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the first recorded zero in the Americas occurred in a Maya carving from 357 a.d., possibly before the Sanskrit. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She just kept tracing the Sanskrit symbol on her left palm. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There is a lovely story in Sanskrit, Sen added, about a frog that is born in a well and stays in the well and lives its entire life in the well. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Aureliano made progress in his studies of Sanskrit as Melquíades' visit became less and less frequent and he was more distant, fading away in the radiant light of noon. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "Think of all you could do this summer, Colin. You could learn Sanskrit," said his dad. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z It also reminded me of my wedding, when I had repeated endless Sanskrit verses after the priest, verses I barely understood, which joined me to my wife. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s recollection of his own reaction has been oft repeated; he claimed that a verse from the Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita leaped into his mind: “ ‘Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds.’ Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Please tell me the universe feels bad for us, and it’s Sanskrit for Treat yourself to a demonless day and not the number three, which it kinda looks like.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Their science began properly in 1786 with the discovery of the similarity of Sanskrit to Greek and Latin, by William Jones. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This assurance is important to her; along with the Sanskrit vows she’d repeated at her wedding, she’d privately vowed that she’d never grow fully dependent on her husband, as her mother has. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But now all that remained of the fantastical designs were faint waves on their fingers and the dark Sanskrit numbers on their palms. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In addition to Sanskrit he had learned English and French and a little Latin and Greek. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Sanskrit and Latin words could be traced back to mutations and variations in an ancient Indo-European language, and English and Flemish had arisen from a common root. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Her: Yes, even though I had to close yesterday AND Saturday AND I had this calc stuff that is like reading Sanskrit AND I had to wear the Chuckle costume like twelve separate times. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “The Mahabharata is one of two ancient poems. It was written in Sanskrit, an ancient Indic language that is no longer spoken.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “In Sanskrit, it means born of an anthill.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He learned Greek in order to read Plato in the original and later took up Sanskrit to study the Bhagavad Gita. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The word for “a piece of sugar” in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit is khanda, which, as it passed through Persian to Arabic to Europe, became candy. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I would never have given it another thought, except that this downtown “leader” was standing, staring after that hustler, looking as if he’d just heard Sanskrit. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, in its suffixed form woid-o, it became the Sanskrit word veda. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After doing an MPhil in linguistics at Oxford, Callimachi flirted with the idea of staying on for a PhD in Sanskrit, “which I was terrible at, by the way; really, really bad at.” Rukmini Callimachi: the podcasting terror expert getting into the minds of Isis 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z The god’s mission: to retrieve and redeem the swastika, which was originally a benign and sacred Sanskrit symbol. Theater Review: ‘Ganesh Versus the Third Reich,’ at Under the Radar 2013-01-10T22:16:35Z There was Proust and Wagner and minimalism and raves and the Sanskrit epics. Musicians Redefine Long Play in 2015 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Hence the children’s Sanskrit names and their long, whiplike tails of hair, which their father, stirring a bit of Sikh tradition into his ad-hoc doctrine, didn’t let them cut. Escape from Childhood 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Classical music was an easy target: in the early 1950s radio transmissions were purged of Sanskrit words and the names of Hindu deities. Mehdi Hassan's songs live on as Pakistan and India unite in mourning 2012-06-14T12:47:46Z He was inspired to write “Decantations III” after seeing children in India chanting names for a Hindu god in Sanskrit, a language they didn’t understand, often over the drone created by the shruti box. In Make Music Winter, Critics Find Their Inner Yodelers and Pilgrims 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Within the community, she was given the name “Amba,” a Sanskrit word meaning mother. For the Saxophonist Zoh Amba, Free Jazz Is Gospel 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Commissioned by a Sikh, this Sanskrit text owes a debt to a Hindu storyteller, and was illustrated by a Muslim. The Ramayana's epic journey into the digital world 2013-03-01T10:20:54Z Now, yoga is more spiritual than religious, but it undeniably has religious influences and accents – from the vibrantly colored murals of Hindu deities on the walls of my yoga studio to the closing Sanskrit prayer. A skeptic goes to yoga 2012-07-12T00:00:00Z The opera, about Gandhi’s work in South Africa from 1893 to 1914, is sung in Sanskrit and features fanciful puppets and innovative video projections. The Week Ahead: Oct. 30 ? Nov. 5 2011-10-27T18:15:00Z After three years in Switzerland studying Tibetan, Sanskrit and Chinese, the intrepid Rockhill made several unsuccessful attempts to reach mysterious Lhasa. How Asian art came to America: ‘The China Collectors’ 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Jones could not have guessed the fate of the Sanskrit word “Aryan” when he published it to the West. ‘Philology’ by James Turner explains what happened to a discipline that flourished In Sanskrit, "gu" means darkness and "ru" means light. Wendy Shanker: Madonna is my guru 2010-05-09T21:00:00Z He ended the religious tax paid by non-Muslims under sharia law, commissioned translations of the great Indian classics from Sanskrit into Persian and filled his court with artists and intellectuals of all faiths and ethnicities. Art treasures of the Mughal empire 2012-11-30T22:55:14Z The entities were first mentioned in the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic poem narrating the events and aftermath of the Kurukshetra War, which later served as the basis for the events of the Bhagavad Gita. "It Lives Inside": When a horror movie defangs its demon with poor metaphors 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z This is active, arresting drama built around parable and an epic Sanskrit poem, the “The Mahabharata,” believed to date to the 8th or 9th century B.C. Review | The remarkable ‘Battlefield’ speaks softly, and profoundly 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Twenty-five years years later, Harrison and Shankar reunited for Chants of India, a collection of traditional Sanskrit prayers that were adapted to music. George Harrison and Ravi Shankar collaborations to be reissued 2010-08-18T10:29:00Z In order to fashion a more authentic—or at least a less vexed—relationship to India, Taseer takes up Sanskrit. “The Twice-Born,” A Searching Memoir About India’s Identity Crisis 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Off the mat, the yoga tribe hobnobs at Anu’s Bamboo Hut or the Regaalis Hotel pool, studies Sanskrit, gets an ayurveda treatment or tours the maharaja’s palace. 2010-01-09T01:05:00Z The film’s title is a Sanskrit word that means “the ever-turning wheel of life,” and a loose and sometimes playful sense of the connectedness of everything pervades its 99 minutes. Movie Review: ‘Samsara,’ a Documentary Directed by Ron Fricke 2012-08-23T22:26:32Z Given the work’s stylization and the many repetitions of the text, the Sanskrit doesn’t need to be followed word by word to understand its implications. A Jaw-Dropping Philip Glass Opera Is Finally on Video 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Attempting to rediscover his traditional Indian roots through the study of Sanskrit, a journalist finds himself alienated from them. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The newly remastered recordings feature Ms. Coltrane singing for the first time on record, leading a large choir through Eastern-influenced devotional music, with lyrics chanted in Sanskrit but shaped by the African-American church tradition. Alice Coltrane’s Ashram Recordings Finally Have a Wide Release 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z His father was a Sanskrit authority, or pundit; his mother was a homemaker. Ravindra Jain, Bollywood Film Composer, Dies at 71 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z In India he embarked on a pilgrimage along the waters of the Ganges, anointing his body with scented oils to receive the teachings of the Sanskrit scholar Rewal at Badrinath. My hero: Charles Howard Bury by Wade Davis 2012-11-23T22:55:03Z After the Clay Library’s demise, Mr. Pollock, who had taken over as its general editor, reconceived the project to extend far beyond Sanskrit. Murty Classical Library Catalogs Indian Literature 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z This is a place where running, yoga and meditation exist alongside lessons in dance technique, Sanskrit and Indian literature. Inside one of the few places where dancers still perform, founded by a glamorous disco impresario 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z But it is one thing when Mr. Glass sets Sanskrit in staccato bursts to lend “Satyagraha” a ritualistic allure. Music Review: President and Opera, on Unexpected Stages 2011-02-03T17:34:09Z The other premiere was Ray's own "Four Elemental Songs," sumptuously sung by soprano Elissa Johnston and with texts from a variety of sources including a poem by Margaret Atwood and Sanskrit scripture. The natural elements prove a breeze for Vicki Ray's Piano Spheres recital at REDCAT 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The Sanskrit word “tapovan” is a forest or wilderness for spiritual practice, according to a Galiano Trails Society map we found at the entrance. B.C.’s Galiano Island: serenity with unexpected dashes of fun 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z All that he has been able to salvage from the saffron days is his love of Sanskrit, which he continues to study, now at Columbia University. A Pakistani-Indian Journalist Attempts to Rediscover His Roots 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z In juggling texts in Hebrew, ancient Greek, Chinese, Sanskrit and other languages, Armstrong covers a vast range and inevitably wades into areas in which she is not expert. What Is the Meaning of Sacred Texts? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z You don’t need to understand Sanskrit to know the suffering that she conveys here. Perspective | Alice Coltrane is finally heralded as a jazz great. A new reissue doesn’t do her justice. 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z A Sanskrit incantation is written in Brahmi and Sogdian — alternating lines, with the Brahmi version reading from left to right and Sogdian from right to left. The Getty's 'Cave Temples of Dunhuang': How ancient desert outpost became remarkable global crossroads 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z He mentions a Sanskrit mantra that he recites in moments of stress, so you assume there’s been a meditation guru somewhere in his life. Theater Review: Martin Moran’s ‘All the Rage’ at Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2013-01-31T03:00:51Z It helped that we moved back to India when I was almost 11, and I had to learn Hindi and Sanskrit. ‘I stood there, mouth gaping, words stuck’: how a comedian cured her stammer 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z This clear and elegant new translation is the work of A. N. D. Haksar, a former Indian diplomat and a well-known translator of Sanskrit classics. Books of The Times: The Kama Sutra, Newly Translated 2012-01-31T17:03:33Z It was torn away from a unique manuscript executed at Allahabad, which preserves the Persian translation of a lost Sanskrit original. Special Report: Asian Art: 'Islamic' Culture: A Groundless Myth 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z The monumental “Mahabharata,” adapted from the Sanskrit epic poem, had a cast of 21 performers from 16 countries and toured for four years. For Peter Brook, the Experimental Showman, ‘Nothing Is Ever Finished’ 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The pros never put an “s” at the end of the word; it’s just Himalaya, which in Sanskrit means “abode of snow.” Climbing the Himalaya With Soldiers, Spies, Lamas and Mountaineers 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z The retrospective begins with “The Mahabharata,” his TV treatment of his nine-hour theatrical adaptation of the Sanskrit epic poem. ‘Lord of the Flies’ and More From Peter Brook at BAMcinématek 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z In 11 songs that flow together in an unbroken monologue, the soloist continuously wrestles with questions of faith, drawing on sources in Aramaic, Czech, Moravian dialect, Spanish, English and Sanskrit. Online, Simon Rattle Gives a Preview of His Future in Munich 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z “The Mahabharata,” a nine-hour marathon bringing to life parts of the ancient Sanskrit epic, is considered by some to be his masterwork from this period. Portrait of the artist as an ageless man: At 92, Peter Brook treads a different path through 'The Mahabharata' 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Sutra in Sanskrit means the thread that binds things together, and Le Sutra aims to tie up mythologically inspired art and hospitality into a restful whole. An Oasis in Mumbai: Le Sutra 2010-08-26T08:35:00Z As the Sanskrit title hints, Indian music influences the piece. Seattle Symphony brings Messiaen’s ‘Turangalîla’ to Benaroya 2013-01-26T05:57:23Z When Spencer took up Sanskrit, Schjeldahl crowed about him “expanding his erudition in all directions!” In ‘Also a Poet,’ a Search for Frank O’Hara and for Peace With Dad 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z It condenses the seven books of the ancient Sanskrit epic into two-and-a-half hours of swordplay, romance, puppetry and stage illusion. Weekend preview: Seattle trivia edition 2012-10-19T18:36:54Z Yoga — which comes from the Sanskrit root yuj, and means “to yoke” or “to unite” — is a discipline that dates back thousands of years to India. Confused by yoga class names such as hatha, hot, vinyasa or yin? Here’s how to find your flow. 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Instead of using Sanskrit names for the poses, instructors use Hebrew terms. Light the candles, strike a pose for Hanukkah yoga 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z But more important than his beautiful voice and perfect diction, Falk is able to characterize every word so vividly that, if he were singing in Vedic Sanskrit, you’d get the message. Review | Baritone Holger Falk makes outstanding Washington debut 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z At school, Purnima was given new clothes and her new name, Sanskrit for “full moon.” The Diverging Paths of Two Young Women Foretell the Fate of a Tribe in India 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z The title, too, is Sanskrit, roughly translated as "truth force," the term Gandhi used to describe his movement of non-violent resistance. Glass' meditation on Gandhi returns to Met 2011-11-06T17:45:13Z Mr. Gilbert had sued Mr. Indiana in Manhattan federal court, but the judge ruled against him, saying that Mr. Indiana had only agreed to use of the Sanskrit characters for love, not the English transliteration. ArtsBeat: Robert Indiana Sued Over a Question of False "Love" 2012-05-07T18:50:48Z When teachers name poses, Sanskrit is optional; English is required. Psst. Kid. Wanna Teach Some Yoga? 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z That’s not to mention the Sanskrit scholars, Hindu priests and temple storytellers in India whom Mr. Brook consulted for the creation of “The Mahabharata.” For Peter Brook, the Experimental Showman, ‘Nothing Is Ever Finished’ 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z His questions instead prompt suggestive insights on the relevant theme from the great books of the world: Homer, Plato, the Sanskrit Vedas, the Hebrew Talmud, the Christian Gospels, the Persian and Arabic classics. Cabinet of curiosity 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z However, she’s handy with a search engine and learns that her voice delivers snippets from sources as diverse as the Bible, Emily Dickinson, Woody Guthrie, Greek mythology, Marine Corps marching songs and Sanskrit meditation chants. Lydia Millet is not as popular as she should be. This novel will change that. 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Framed as the text of a rediscovered medieval Sanskrit epic, “Victory City” is about mythmaking, storytelling and the enduring power of language. Salman Rushdie Has a New Book, and a Message: ‘Words Are the Only Victors’ 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z When he was born in January 2013, his parents explained the name means "dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification." Shakira and Gerard Pique welcome a second baby boy 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z A translation of Sanskrit verse in the program reads, “Radiant is He, who drives across the sky in his seven-horse chariot, dispelling darkness.” Review: Mythili Prakash Is Fiery at Dancing the Gods Festival 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Also: she has tattooed into one arm, three times, a yoga sutra in Sanskrit that she translated as “submit your will to the will of God.” Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Matra, in Sanskrit, denotes a small rhythmic unit in music, or a syllable in speech. Music Review: Oscar Bianchi’s ‘Matra’ Debuts at the MATA Festival 2014-04-20T20:25:50Z The key word in his title, “shantih,” is Sanskrit for tranquillity. Art in Review: PETER CAMPUS: ?Calling for Shantih? 2010-12-09T23:20:00Z Asked by Mr. Blair what he would be doing if he weren’t a gallerist, he replied: “Chef in a tiny restaurant. Gardener. Sanskrit scholar.” Hudson, Gallerist and Nurturer of Artists, Dies at 63 2014-02-17T04:37:35Z “Literature in Hindi, in Sanskrit, I think is amazing. All we need to do is to put it in a uniform which is more internationally accepted. I think it’d be fantastic.” King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan's plans to bring even more fans to Indian film 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Based in New York City, Kesari, which means saffron flower in Sanskrit, is one of the better known; its products combine ancient ingredients like saffron with modern ones like peptides and retinol. Skin Deep: Skin Deep - Inspiration Is Coming From India 2012-07-18T16:20:03Z This is shown by inscriptions in Sanskrit as early as the mid-5th century. Review: Lifting Hazy Veils From Centuries of Vietnamese Art 2010-02-26T18:30:00Z Her husband, David Beckham, was criticized for misspelling her name in Hindi on a tattoo on his arm, and the singer Rihanna has a reportedly misspelled Sanskrit prayer on her right hip. | Ink Stain 2010-07-29T16:41:00Z “Satyagraha,” though, fully gives itself over to stylization, its Sanskrit text detached from the action, its scenes pageantlike. Review: After 36 Years, a Malcolm X Opera Sings to the Future 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z I still search for the answer to why English could win a battle that Sanskrit, Greek and Latin could not come close to achieving. Arctic Explorers, New Jersey Literature and Other Letters to the Editor 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The tales depicted in shows are based on a Khmer version of the Ramayana, the Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Coronavirus brings curtain down on Cambodia shadow puppet theatre 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Kooza — Definition of title: Inspired by the Sanskrit word “kola,” which means chest or treasure, it was devised to reflect the idea of the production as a circus in a box. Cirque du Soleil keeps circling back to D.C. region The yoga sutras, written in Sanskrit before the time of Christ, are considered the practice’s foundational text. Marijuana and Yoga Pairing Up in Classes 2012-12-05T17:57:21Z And I include a passage from the Panchatantra, which is mythological text written in Sanskrit. Meet the Hindu Priest Officiating L.G.B.T.Q. Weddings 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z They made “Meshes,” and she changed her first name to “Maya” — Sanskrit for illusion. Avant-Garde Cinema Ran Parallel to Hollywood 2011-11-04T20:56:20Z I recognized Sanskrit on some of the fluttering ribbons. On a Remote Siberian Island Asking, Was It Just a Dream? 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Hindu wedding ceremonies traditionally last over an hour, are performed by a male priest and are conducted entirely or mostly in Sanskrit, the couple explained. A ‘Hippie Hindu’ Wedding for a Cosmic Match 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Until the Lions An excerpt from the ancient Sanskrit epic “The Mahabharata” is retold through Indian classical dance and contemporary dance in this U.S. premiere from choreographer Akram Khan and company. The week ahead in L.A. dance, Oct. 15-22: Akram Khan Company, Invertigo Dance Theatre and more 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z He raises his right hand in a gesture of reassurance and blessing “whose Sanskrit name literally means ‘Do not fear’ — something Jesus said many times.” Searching for a Jesus Who Looks More Like Me 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Kissing was first documented in human societies around 1500 B.C., in India's Vedic Sanskrit texts that serve as the basis of the Hindu religion. Exploring the kiss 2011-03-04T02:20:58Z Moksha, a Sanskrit word, refers to the eternal bliss the soul achieves when the cycle of reincarnation ends. Achieve bliss: Indian cuisine at Bellevue’s Moksha | Restaurant review 2012-12-20T21:45:51Z Part of the problem was that he had chosen to view his rediscovered country through the lens of Sanskrit, the ancient language of India, which he had studied for a decade. A Pakistani-Indian Journalist Attempts to Rediscover His Roots 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z It was probably written in snippets and amended by different authors, in different Indian languages, before being codified in Sanskrit. Film: India?s Epic Poems, Resonating in Modern Lives 2010-07-04T05:11:00Z They joined forces with a fourth female colleague, Rachel Hobart, and coined a name, Yona, from the Sanskrit word “yoni” for the female life form. How to redesign the vaginal speculum 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z “I don’t know if anything in the Western world has that kind of currency anymore,” said Wendy Doniger, a Sanskrit scholar and a professor of religion at the . Film: India?s Epic Poems, Resonating in Modern Lives 2010-07-04T05:11:00Z There’s more to like inside Rasa, which translates from Sanskrit to “essence” and captures the nine essential human emotions, called navarasa, in vivid color on canvasses lining the path to the food counter. Review | Rasa brings a new generation’s spin on Indian food 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z “Taru,” Sanskrit for “Tree,” took place in an Islamic gallery, where carpets hung under an ornate ceiling from Spain. Review: Breathing, Dancing Art at the Met Museum 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Majmudar, who is a radiologist as well as a writer, embarked on a crash course in Sanskrit to write it. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z He admits that “my wish to learn Sanskrit was an attempt to deal intellectually with a country whose reality perturbed me,” but the language bequeaths him a vast literary inheritance. “The Twice-Born,” A Searching Memoir About India’s Identity Crisis 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Rihanna came in for a nipple piercing and walked out with several lines of Sanskrit inked on her hip. You Want This Tattoo? Get in Line. 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z These true words by Sheldon Pollock, a scholar of Sanskrit and Indian history at , also apply to art. Art Review: Emerald Deities of Fervor and Flux 2010-08-26T22:33:00Z Some of it is the English translation of the Sanskrit being sung, but much is new: historical context that keeps each scene grounded in the reality of Gandhi’s life. Two Ways of Looking at Philip Glass’s ‘Satyagraha’ 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Ada studied Sanskrit at university but decided journalism offered more of a career. How to stay married. (Don't get divorced) 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z This Sanskrit term translates roughly to “the imperialistic tendency of mind.” Dan Harris: The First Time I Rushed My Son to the E.R. 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z I knelt next to Mr. Lamoureux as he chanted in Sanskrit, feeling excited and a little nervous. A 20-Minute Exercise You Can Do Anywhere 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z We learn that Aindrajalika, or conjuring, was one of the 64 arts listed in the Sanskrit sex manual the Kama Sutra. Review | The story behind some of the world’s most awe-inspiring magic tricks 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The selected name is Moksha, which is Sanskrit for freedom or liberation. Modo, a New Version of Bikram Hot Yoga, Is Growing Popular 2013-12-06T22:30:03Z This word for our digital incarnations has a marvellously mystical origin, beginning with the Sanskrit term avatara, describing the descent of a god from the heavens into earthly form. The 10 best words the internet has given English 2013-04-17T09:19:32Z This showcase of repertory, takes its title from the Sanskrit word Sri – "the divine female principle". This week's new dance: Edinburgh special 2011-08-19T23:10:11Z As it stands now, the Nine appear to be ushering in what the Sanskrit scriptures prophesied as the “Kali Yug,” the age of darkness. Review | For fans of Indiana Jones and Dan Brown, an adventure story for the ages 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Her program drew heavily on settings of quietly enigmatic texts, whether by Symbolist poets like Paul Verlaine or Sanskrit miniatures filtered through the lenses of Western translators. Review: A Rising French Singer Makes a Delicately Brilliant Debut 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Trained at Harvard and the Sorbonne, he had an astonishing gift for language, mastering most of the Western ones and also Sanskrit, Latin, and Greek. Our Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2019 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The idea was first documented around 1500 BCE in Sanskrit scriptures, and in myths from Australia, China and Greece — just to name a few. Poached or painted: A closer look at how eggs became a complex motif in countless works of art 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Then Pimentos broke up and Mr. Roberts went to graduate school at the University of Chicago; “Willy Was a Whale” emerged one day while he was studying Sanskrit in his basement apartment. Justin Roberts?s Children?s Songs Touch Serious Themes 2010-04-28T20:55:00Z As a young doctoral student, he studied Sanskrit and Pali. Time present and time past 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Taseer is rightly enthralled by the great richness of Sanskrit literature and by its amazing survival over thousands of years in the minds and lives of Indian scholars, primarily in one community: the Brahmins. A Pakistani-Indian Journalist Attempts to Rediscover His Roots 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Singing in Sanskrit while accompanying herself on organ, Coltrane beautifully combines two great sacred music traditions: Hindu devotional songs and Black American gospel. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Alice Coltrane 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z "Leela," which translates to "play" in Sanskrit, is less of a game and more of an experience, though there are a few gameplay elements. Chopra hopes to connect minds, bodies with 'Leela' 2011-07-19T08:01:04Z For instance, we find closely matching terms in Latin with "pater," Sanskrit's "pitar" and in Greek with "patér" – all older languages that developed separately from the Germanic line. From "dada" to Darth Vader – why the way we name fathers reminds us we spring from the same well 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Brook believes that for humanity today the wheel is approaching Kali Yuga, the dark and chaotic phase described in Sanskrit scriptures. Portrait of the artist as an ageless man: At 92, Peter Brook treads a different path through 'The Mahabharata' 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Du Bois, a devotee of Wagner’s operas, and the Chinese scholar of Sanskrit Ji Xianlin. Review | Nazi Germany as a travel destination: A new book explores how Hitler duped tourists 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z After roughly a decade of study, he begins to pore over Shakuntala, the most famous Sanskrit play, and to mine Indian literature for his own literary pursuits. “The Twice-Born,” A Searching Memoir About India’s Identity Crisis 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z This acclaimed classical Indian dancer returns to the Joyce with an evening of solos called “Akasha,” the Sanskrit word for “sky” or “space.” 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z A traditional dancer, as curving and precise as a signature in Sanskrit, is affectionately mocked by pupils who mimic her practices – the wheedling, the teasing with eyes, the pretence of timidity and restraint. Julius Caesar; The Physicists; Wah! Wah! Girls – review 2012-06-09T23:08:07Z It’s no coincidence that the title of the show at Drive East is “Kalpana,” the Sanskrit word for imagination. A Great Odissi Dancer Conjures Gods and Demons Alone 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The symphonic poem Indra, recorded uncut for the first time, followed three years after the symphony, during a period when Holst was working on his first opera, Sita, based upon the Sanskrit epic The Ramayana. Holst: Whitman Overture; Cotswolds Symphony; Indra; Japanese Suite, etc – review 2012-07-04T14:13:23Z Ms. Pelletier has five tattoos running down her back that include depictions of the goddesses Artemis and Aphrodite; a symbol for the goddess of the sea; and a Sanskrit mantra for compassion. The Pill Helped Start the Sexual Revolution. What Will Phexxi Do? 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Glass’s arpeggiating, unhurried score, with a sung Sanskrit text drawn from the Bhagavad Gita, evokes Gandhi’s early activism in South Africa and his development of a philosophy of nonviolent resistance. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in November 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Rajamouli hopes to adapt a movie version of the Sanskrit epic poem “The Mahabharata” — with Telugu dialogue, because “I think in Telugu” — but not any time soon. How the Indian Action Spectacular ‘RRR’ Became a Smash in America 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z This experience is sometimes called kama muta, a Sanskrit term meaning "moved by love." Adele "30": The psychology of why sad songs make us feel good 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z He studied classical Greek and Sanskrit to better understand the roots of his art and the world we live in. Jeffrey Kahane leaves L.A. Chamber Orchestra as master musician and mensch 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z The educational modules—focused on Chandrayaan-3, the Indian space mission that in September landed a probe on the Moon—mention vimānas, which are flying palaces or chariots described in Sanskrit epics. News at a glance: Fish family tree, AI safety research, and open access’ next steps 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z One, for example, suggests the mention of flying chariots and palaces in ancient Sanskrit epics “seemingly reveals that our civilization had the knowledge of flying vehicles.” ‘Deeply troubling.’ Indian scientists slam teaching materials on Moon mission 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z While the data from Chandrayaan-3's rover, named Pragyan, or "wisdom" in Sanskrit, showed the lunar soil contains expected elements such as iron, titanium, aluminum and calcium, it also showed an unexpected surprise – sulfur. Chandrayaan-3’s measurements of sulfur open the doors for lunar science and exploration 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z The one reserved for Modi identified him as prime minister of “Bharat” - an ancient Sanskrit name championed by his Hindu nationalist supporters that shot to prominence as the summit approached. G20 leaders pay respects at Gandhi memorial as they wrap up Indian summit and hand over to Brazil 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Suddenly, in many circles, the question was everywhere: Would the country of more than 1.4 billion now be called by its ancient Sanskrit name? Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit name 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z India comes from the river Indus, which was called Sindhu in Sanskrit. Is India changing its name to Bharat? G20 invite controversy explained 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Bharat is an ancient Sanskrit word which many historians believe dates back to early Hindu texts. India’s government replaces ‘India’ with ancient name ‘Bharat’ in dinner invitation to G20 guests 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Hours later, the Pragyaan rover - Pragyaan is the Sanskrit word for wisdom - exited the lander and took its first steps on the Moon. Chandrayaan-3: What has India's Moon rover Pragyaan been up to since landing? 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z “In my view, Sanskrit is the oldest continuous language tradition, meaning it’s still producing literature and people speak it, although it’s not a first language in the modern era,” Patel says. What’s the World’s Oldest Language? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z India is known by two names: India, used worldwide, and the Sanskrit and Hindi nomenclature of “Bharat.” Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit name 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z India's mission - Chandrayaan means "moon vehicle" in Hindi and Sanskrit - is its second attempt to land there. India counts down to crucial moon landing 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The dog, whose name means “freedom” in Sanskrit, hadn’t left her side since Sunday afternoon. What happened when a 'hurriquake' struck Ojai? Little damage, plenty of weird vibes 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The mission - Chandrayaan means "moon vehicle" in Hindi and Sanskrit - is India's second attempt to land on the south pole of the moon. Moon landing anticipation builds for India after Russia's crash 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Some linguists, however, argue that the appearance of Sanskrit was predated by Tamil, a Dravidian language that is still used by almost 85 million native speakers in southern India and Sri Lanka. What’s the World’s Oldest Language? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The name Bharat is an ancient Sanskrit word that many historians believe dates back to early Hindu scriptures. Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit name 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z One more point concerns Oppenheimer’s recollection that upon witnessing the fireball produced by the Trinity test, he immediately thought of a line from the Sanskrit Bhagavad-Gita: “I am become death, destroyer of worlds.” Column: 'Oppenheimer' is a great movie, but commits these historical blunders 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z It was renamed Bhaktivedanta Manor, which is an ancient Sanskrit word meaning "the conclusion or summary of all spiritual knowledge". George Harrison's Hare Krishna Manor celebrates 50 years 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Its name comes from the Sanskrit word for "horse smell," referring to its apparent equine fragrance. For some, ashwagandha is a godsend. For others, it's a nightmare. What gives? 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Disagreements about the age of Sanskrit and Tamil illustrate the broader issues in pinpointing the world’s oldest language. What’s the World’s Oldest Language? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z “India” has etymological roots in the Indus River, which was called “Sindhu” in Sanskrit. Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit name 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Modi’s ministers, following their leader in practicing yoga, have sometimes marked it with religious connotations by doing sun salutations and chanting Sanskrit verses considered holy in Hinduism. Living la vida yoga: India’s Modi will bend leaders into shape on International Yoga Day 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z From her mother, who was considered a pioneer of modernism in Sanskrit, Row had also inherited her love for the language. Leela Row Dayal: The first Indian woman to win a match at Wimbledon 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z He sees the prevalence of deodar cedars in L.A. as a sign of “collective unspoken respect” — as befits a tree whose name in Sanskrit means “timber of the gods.” 8 L.A. trees to love that aren't jacarandas 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z It wasn't until many years after the Buddha's death that the sutras, or scriptures, were finally translated into Sanskrit — an intellectually complex language of precise conjugations, whose roots extending back to at least 1500 BC. Zen and the artificial intelligence: Sam Altman’s congressional koan 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z The chief of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a radical Hindu movement widely accused of stoking religious hatred with aggressively anti-Muslim views, recently urged Indians to use the Sanskrit name more often. Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit name 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z He ran his court according to Hindu tradition and replaced Persian political terminology with terms from Sanskrit, the sacred language of Hinduism. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z She adapted several Sanskrit poems written by her mother for the stage. Leela Row Dayal: The first Indian woman to win a match at Wimbledon 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z He made Buddhist texts more widely available and had many translated into other native languages such as Sanskrit. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But by the time the Buddha was delivering sermons, Sanskrit was used in his region mainly by a ruling class who found its exactitude useful in affairs of wealth. Zen and the artificial intelligence: Sam Altman’s congressional koan 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Although the texts were introduced, and preserved, in Chinese, Japanese Buddhists knew that they had previously been translated from Sanskrit. Review | Words matter in this showcase of Japanese calligraphy at the Freer 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Sanskrit served a function in Shivaji’s kingdom similar to that served by Latin in medieval Europe or Chinese in East Asia: It was the language of the educated elite. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z While she was not a professional dancer, she wrote several books in English and Sanskrit on Indian classical dances. Leela Row Dayal: The first Indian woman to win a match at Wimbledon 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The Vedas, along with poems and prayers, were first transmitted orally from one generation to the next; later they were recorded in the written language of Sanskrit. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z To the credit of ancient elites, Sanskrit's unbending specificity and its introduction of a decimal point indeed made it highly unseful as a universal language between diverse speakers. Zen and the artificial intelligence: Sam Altman’s congressional koan 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z The technique is apparently an attempt to write Chinese script that mimics the fluidity of Sanskrit. Review | Words matter in this showcase of Japanese calligraphy at the Freer 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z All educated Hindus were familiar with Sanskrit, unlike Marathi, which Hindus in other parts of India could not be expected to speak. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The book told the story of the mystic poet Meerabai and was based on a Sanskrit poem written by her mother. Leela Row Dayal: The first Indian woman to win a match at Wimbledon 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The Sanskrit classics Mahabharata and Ramayana soon spread far and wide in Southeast Asia, where they became part of the cultural fabric for a multitude of non-Indians as well. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He argued that the structural rigidity and rule-based grammar of Sanskrit offered a powerful natural analog to the symbolic logic of computer languages. Zen and the artificial intelligence: Sam Altman’s congressional koan 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z A Ph.D. student solved a 2,500-year-old linguistic puzzle, decoding a perplexing “metarule”—what option to choose when multiple Sanskrit grammar rules are in conflict—written by an ancient Indian scholar. Science News Briefs from around the World: March 2023 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Shivaji led processions to local Hindu holy sites and also patronized Sanskrit scholars. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z They say the tattoos are a "spiritual anchor", drawn from Buddhist manuscripts in Khmer, Thai and Sanskrit. The sacred tattoos inked by Thai monks 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z During these centuries, Southeast Asians also traveled to India to trade and learn Sanskrit. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But some of the earliest Buddhist sutras were written around the 5th or 6th century A.D., in the Indo-Aryan language called Pali. which is far less specific than Sanskrit. Zen and the artificial intelligence: Sam Altman’s congressional koan 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z This gives linguists a better understanding of Sanskrit, including how to teach its grammar to computers. Science News Briefs from around the World: March 2023 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z This miniature created in the Mughal Empire in 1594 shows a scene from the Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic of Rama, an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z They closed their eyes and chanted in Sanskrit, hoping their prayers would somehow turn back time and save their holy — and sinking — town. ‘A time bomb’: India’s sinking holy town faces grim future 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z He hired scribes working in Sanskrit to promote learning and the arts, and during this age, Sanskrit became the basis for a classical literature that influenced generations of Indians and the world. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Sanskrit, it should be noted, was not widely adopted in the Buddha's day for the preservation of the sutras beloved by Wisdom 2.0's premier duo. Zen and the artificial intelligence: Sam Altman’s congressional koan 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z He has also given them the highest level of teaching, called Mahamudra, a Sanskrit word for “great seal,” an advanced system of meditation. Kung Fu Nuns of Nepal Smash Convention 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z “After studying Greek, Gothic and Sanskrit, we were obviously unfitted for anything,” Ms. Mantell said. Marianne Mantell, who helped launch the audiobook industry, dies at 93 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Narasimha is, in fact, an incarnation of the preserver-god, Vishnu — his avatar, a Sanskrit word that is drawn from the verb “to descend.” Why the Chimera Is the Monster for Our Uncertain Age 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z This idea angered many Indians, especially those who speak Hindi, a language derived from Sanskrit that is the first language of many people in northern India. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Composed by Tulsidas, the poem is a retelling of Ramayana, the Sanskrit epic written by Hindu sage Valmiki 2,500 years ago. Ramcharitmanas: The Hindu epic poem causing a political storm in India 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Vijayanagar — “City of Victory” in Sanskrit — really was once the capital of a vast Hindu empire in southern India. Review | Salman Rushdie’s first novel since he was attacked is a tale of magic 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z But few had left, and more were arriving by the time Acebedo asked for a moment of silence while a Sanskrit mantra played off a smartphone. A final vigil at Farmer John for pigs that never came 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z “Victory City,” out next week, is the story of a long-lost empire, told as a translation of a fictitious Sanskrit epic. Policing the Wrong Way 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Funan’s inhabitants and rulers imported features of Indian culture such as Sanskrit to help create royal courts, but little writing survived until the development of the powerful Khmer empire in the ninth century. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In centering the story of the Wadia crime syndicate, Kapoor aims to cast a light on the ways capitalism has corrupted the heroic values taught by the Sanskrit epics. A hot new Indian gangster novel thrills and dazzles. It could have done so much more 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Sanskrit, although not widely spoken, is the sacred language of Hinduism and has been used in India's science, philosophy, poetry and other secular literature over the centuries. Cambridge PhD student solves 2,500-year-old Sanskrit problem 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The word “swastika” has Sanskrit roots and means “the mark of well being.” Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Someday, he said, he also hopes to adapt the Sanskrit epic “Mahabharata” in his own style, a dream project he’s been teasing for years. How S.S. Rajamouli broke into Hollywood — and the Oscar race — with 'RRR' 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Indeed, all the remaining inscriptions on artifacts found within this region until the ninth century are written in Sanskrit. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The libretto, too, which Tan crafted from original sources, weaves together Mandarin with some texts in ancient Sanskrit. ‘Crouching Tiger’ composer Tan Dun gets a Seattle Symphony mini-festival 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z A Sanskrit grammatical problem which has perplexed scholars since the 5th Century BC has been solved by a University of Cambridge PhD student. Cambridge PhD student solves 2,500-year-old Sanskrit problem 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z On Sunday afternoon, the family sat in a circle as a religious leader read from a Sanskrit prayer book, conducting a Buddhist ceremony for children who endure bad experiences. 'Miracle' toddler survived Thailand nursery massacre asleep under blanket 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z The township in northeastern Thailand was named for two smaller communities merged together administratively, with Uthai meaning “rising sun” and Sawan meaning “heaven” or “happiness” in Sanskrit. Thai town struggles with sudden loss of so many of its young 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z Their language, Sanskrit, became the sacred tongue of both Hinduism and Buddhism. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z While cheetahs today are most often associated with Africa, the word "cheetah" comes from the Sanskrit word "chitraka", meaning "the spotted one". Cheetahs return to India after 70-year absence 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Rishi Rajpopat, 27, decoded a rule taught by Panini, a master of the ancient Sanskrit language who lived around 2,500 years ago. Cambridge PhD student solves 2,500-year-old Sanskrit problem 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Wisely, the owner of the late Punjab Grill kept its beautiful interior intact when he replaced the Indian restaurant with Rania, whose name in Hindi and Sanskrit translates to “queen.” Review | Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat right now 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Her poems — loose braids of Spanish, English, Sanskrit, Quechua, Latin and more — sometimes unravel into line drawings on the page. Cecilia Vicuña’s Desire Lines 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Sanskrit, the written language of India, also spread to many southeast Asian courts, cementing the broad influence of Indian culture. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Back in Burton’s time, the swastika was associated with its Sanskrit meaning of good luck. ‘Swastika Mountain’ in Oregon to be renamed 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Sanskrit is only spoken in India by an estimated 25,000 people out of a population of more than one billion, the university said. Cambridge PhD student solves 2,500-year-old Sanskrit problem 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The Vedas are also called Shruti, which means “hearing” in Sanskrit. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z His body was tired and his eyes bloodshot, but instead of crawling into his hard bed, he opened his Sanskrit notebook to start reading. Clean Toilets, Inspired Teachers: How India’s Capital Is Fixing Its Schools 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Referring to a circle in the ancient Sanskrit language, the mandala represents the universe in Hinduism and Buddhism and is often used for sacred rites, meditation, colour therapy and henna designs. Artist carves magnificent mandala into Knowsley parkland 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The name of the family affair has a double meaning: “sun” in Sanskrit and “spirits,” as in alcohol, in Thai, says Billy, 29. Review | Sura serves Thai food, drinks — and plenty of kicks 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Smith, Sanskrit words are placed over rooms that offer reiki and sound healing, or a place to sit with crystals and tea, or practice yoga. African Americans are creating their own mindfulness spaces 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Etymologically, the word ahimsa, in Sanskrit, literally means “the absence of doing injury or harm.” Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z On each side of the capstone, engraved in four ancient languages - Babylonian cuneiform, Classical Greek, Sanskrit and Egyptian hieroglyphic - were the words: "Let these be guidestones to an Age of Reason." Georgia Guidestones: 'America's Stonehenge' demolished after blast 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z He daringly ventured further afield for textual inspiration, with a nine-hour production of the Sanskrit epic “The Mahabharata.” Perspective | Peter Brook was a dazzling stage explorer of humankind’s complexity 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Among the major works he directed was The Mahabharata, a nine-hour dramatisation of a Sanskrit epic, which was presented in several countries before coming to Glasgow in 1988. Peter Brook: British stage directing great dies aged 97 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z While 'Urdu' borrowed words mostly from Persian - the elite lingua franca of medieval India - 'Hindi' took them from Sanskrit, the language of ancient Hindu texts. Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z The scope and influence of “The Ramayana” rival those of the Bible: The earliest Sanskrit version, 24,000 verses written by the Hindu poet Valmiki, is more than 2,300 years old. Review | ‘Kaikeyi’ gives ‘The Ramayana’s’ villainous stepmother a closer look 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z It is drawn from the holy Pali and Sanskrit languages used in Buddhist and Hindu texts. (Bangkok): A Push for Parentheses Miffs Thais (Who Have Bigger Problems) 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Unlike Kshiti Mohan Sen, his religiously observant Hindu grandfather, Sen is a “godless social scientist,” but his grandfather’s scholarly readings of Sanskrit texts made a lasting impression on him. Review | An economist at home in many cultures 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z A maid taught her the Marathi alphabet, and a local priest taught her Sanskrit, while relatives and tutors taught her other subjects at home. Obituary: Lata Mangeshkar, 'nightingale of Bollywood' dies at 92 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Wikipedia says that he also gained fluency in classical Chinese, Sanskrit and Pali, in addition to his mother tongue, Vietnamese. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Show photos of the ‘right’ masks worn properly 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The pandemic has fundamentally changed the lives of the people who share the Sanskrit name of Kovid. Meet the Kovids. These people share the same name as the covid-19 pandemic. 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z “The upper-class Thais love to do this kind of thing, changing common names, real Thai names, into these fancy, partly Pali, partly Sanskrit, mixed up names.” (Bangkok): A Push for Parentheses Miffs Thais (Who Have Bigger Problems) 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z “One page may be in German, the next page in Sanskrit or some other language,” Mr. Seery said of his experience scanning the texts. A Vatican Library Shortens the Distance Between Its Works and Its Scholars 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Traditionally a symbol of well-being in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit, the swastika was appropriated by the Nazis in the 20th Century, becoming associated with their atrocities - including the Holocaust. Manchester Reform Synagogue service ambushed by group with swastikas 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z My vote goes to Daru, whose black-and-glass door commands attention with concentric white rings inspired by Himalayan mandalas and a welcome written in Sanskrit: The guest is god. Review | Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z It’s a life along the fringes, but Padmavathi, who never went to school and whose name translates from Sanskrit as “She who emerged from the lotus,” made it work. The poor, the rich: In a sick India, all are on their own 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z Consider the Sanskrit court poet Kalidasa, in whose verses we encounter a river scented with the fragrant ichor of wild elephants. The Fragrances That Changed the Field 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Notably, the Third Reich appropriated the swastika, a symbol used by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains; the word means "well-being" in Sanskrit. Why some New Age influencers believe Trump is a "lightworker" 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z The Sanskrit word for the third is actually vanaprastha, which means going into the forest. Patagonia’s Former C.E.O. Retreats to the Rainforest 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, said in a news release that he will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before the council on Tuesday, Feb. 2. City council meeting to start with age-old Hindu mantras 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z She married a Jamaican man, and they named their daughter Kamala, a Sanskrit word for “lotus flower.” Indian village cheers for Harris before swearing-in as US VP 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z She married a Jamaican man, and they named their daughter Kamala, a Sanskrit word for “lotus flower.” Indian village cheers for Harris before swearing-in as US VP 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Based on extensive research of Sanskrit and Prakrit texts and drawing upon archaeological data, she presents a more complex picture of Indian history. In the battle over India’s history, Hindu nationalists square off against a respected historian 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z Sporting a Sanskrit tattoo on his left arm that says, “The truth will prevail,” inked while in India, Price is by turns apologetic, circumspect, opaque and defensive. Roy Price, ousted from Amazon over sexual harassment claims, is ready to talk 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z She married a Jamaican man, and they named their daughter Kamala, Sanskrit for “lotus flower”. Kamala Harris: joy in south India at victory for 'daughter of our village' 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Mocking Harris’s first name — which means lotus in Sanskrit — is not original to Perdue. Mispronouncing ‘Kamala’: Accident or message? 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z It was meant to promote a new jewelry collection called “Ekatvam,” a Sanskrit word that translates as “oneness.” Jewelry Ad Featuring Interfaith Couple Sparks Outrage in India 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Meaning “to weave” in Sanskrit, tantra has since found its way into everything from Hinduism and Buddhism to western pop culture. The art of tantra: is there more to it than marathon sex and massages? 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The reforms would also include directives such as making school education compulsory from the age of three and encouraging the study of Sanskrit and other Indian languages as well as the use of technology. India opens door for foreign universities under new education policy 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Oppenheimer recollected that a phrase from the Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita, which he had studied as a youth, leaped into his mind: “Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds.” Column: 75 years ago today, the Trinity A-Bomb test ushered in the era of nuclear warfare 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z She practically embodies her given name, Padma, Sanskrit for “lotus,” the flower associated with spiritual awakening and overcoming obstacles. With a new series of her own, Padma Lakshmi is at the top of her game 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z I, for one, could not look at the image of the Buddha without being reminded of this description of the Hindu god Shiva from the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa’s fifth-century work “The Birth of Kumara”: How the Buddha Got His Face 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Kaling pulled from her own life and the disconnect she often felt, particularly while participating in religious rituals like Ganesh Puja, which involve chants in Sanskrit, the ancient language of Hinduism. How Mindy Kaling brought the Hindu tradition of Ganesh Puja to American TV 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Tamar-kali — a Biblical name suffixed with the Sanskrit word for “black one” — hails from New York, but she’s quick to acknowledge her ancestry of enslaved Africans in the American South. Tamar-kali mixes Afropunk, Gullah sounds and classical music in her film scores 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z They appear in Chandaḥśāstra, a treatise on Sanskrit prosody by Indian mathematician Piṅgala, who lived around the 2nd or 3rd century BCE. Computation in Service of Poetry 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z In addition to her Quran-based works, Arastu does a series that blends its verses with those of Hebrew, Sanskrit and Christian scriptures, as well as figures of dervishes. With canvas and Quran, one artist aims to make Islamic calligraphy a universal language 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z MEERUT, India — Under the shade of a banyan tree, a group of worshippers recite Sanskrit mantras. Gandhi’s killer evokes admiration as never before 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Surya Prakash, who researches Sanskrit texts at Jawaharlal Nehru University and is visually impaired, was among those attacked on 5 January.Credit: Protect India’s universities 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Inside the dorm, Surya Prakash, a visually impaired doctoral candidate in Sanskrit, was sitting at his desk studying. Masked assailants attack students at prestigious Indian university in New Delhi 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z An understanding of Sanskrit literature also encourages modern interpreters to be circumspect rather than overconfident about our knowledge of centuries-old Sanskrit math texts. Computation in Service of Poetry 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z She has extraordinarily high levels of one in particular: anandamide, whose name is derived from the Sanskrit word for “bliss.” A World Without Pain 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z When a Muslim was hired to teach Sanskrit at Banaras Hindu University, Hindu students protested, saying that it was improper for a Muslim to teach the primary liturgical language of Hinduism. As Modi Pushes Hindu Agenda, a Secular India Fights Back 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Surya Prakash, a student of Sanskrit texts who is visually impaired, was beaten in his room. Protect India’s universities 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Allahabad, a city of more than a million people, is now called Prayagraj, a Sanskrit word that denotes a place of sacrifice. Blood and Soil in Narendra Modi’s India 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z To sum up, the path from what a medieval mathematician composing in Sanskrit intended to say to what a modern translator claims that he said is frequently long and perilous. Computation in Service of Poetry 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z My first 200 hours spent in yoga teacher training focused far more on the postures and the sutras, which are, essentially, the Sanskrit rules to living a yogic life. Touching in yoga is touchy indeed - and it should be | Sasha Brown-Worsham 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z A woman dressed in a sari wished Happy Diwali to Harris, whose mother was an immigrant from India and whose first name means “lotus flower” in Sanskrit. ‘Don't count her out’: can Kamala Harris salvage a languishing 2020 bid? 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z In many ways, the old Sanskrit studies that I had, along with, for the want of a better word, left or progressive European thought, combined well with me. Amartya Sen’s Hopes and Fears for Indian Democracy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z She invented a story about her family, saying that her father was a professor of Sanskrit and a devotee of Hindu-nationalist ideas. Blood and Soil in Narendra Modi’s India 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z I’ve heard all the predictable excuses for this stuff, like that the swastika was an ancient Sanskrit symbol not associated with Nazis when Pacific System Homes built its surfboards. Opinion | The Long, Strange Tale of California’s Surf Nazis 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z The term "desi" Simmi uses is derived from the Sanskrit word "desha", meaning country or land, is used to refer to those of South Asian heritage who live abroad - the diaspora. The 'brown girls' out to conquer Instagram 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z On Prescott’s first touchdown, Blake Jarwin was so open down the middle that he had time to learn Sanskrit before catching the 28-yard pass. Cowboys’ Long Drives Keep Giants’ Saquon Barkley Off the Field 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z And I knew the Sanskrit classics, including the Lokayata, which is of the materialist school. Amartya Sen’s Hopes and Fears for Indian Democracy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Despite the growing restrictions on religion, Sanskrit seems to fit into Xi’s wider campaign to promote traditional culture. In a workaholic China, the stressed-out find a refuge with monks and Sanskrit 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The Sanskrit text Sushruta Samhita, dated to the first millennium bc, discusses techniques for skin grafts and nose reconstruction. Science and the rise of nationalism in India 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z The rover, named Pragyan which means “wisdom” in Sanskrit, will spend two weeks traversing the moon’s surface. India's Chandrayaan-2 moon mission lifts off a week after aborted launch 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z In the Indian state of Meghalaya – meaning “abode of the clouds” in Sanskrit – a small village sits near the border with Bangladesh. The big picture: capturing the essence of India’s endangered Khasi people 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z If you go to the very old Sanskrit documents, like the Vedas, there is nothing prohibiting the eating of beef. Amartya Sen’s Hopes and Fears for Indian Democracy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Mandarin borrowings from Sanskrit include the words for “convenience” and “free oneself of.” In a workaholic China, the stressed-out find a refuge with monks and Sanskrit 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The last major stone temple at Angkor was constructed in 1295, and the latest Sanskrit inscription dates to the same year. Perspective | Archaeologists dig up new clues about Angkor Wat and its ancient civilization 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z He knew 10 languages, including the long dead Sanskrit. Aviva Kempner doc seeks ‘the real story’ of Moe Berg, ‘The Spy Behind Home Plate’ 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z In Paris, he studied Sanskrit at the Sorbonne. Review | Moe Berg was a colorful character. This documentary about the ballplayer and spy, not so much. 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z We are also overlooking the fact that India was quite important in the eastern world, and Sanskrit was pretty much the lingua franca of the first millennium A.D., because of the influence of Buddhist thinking. Amartya Sen’s Hopes and Fears for Indian Democracy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z “Upon a Burning Throne” is the first in a series inspired by the Sanskrit epic “The Mahabharata.” Stellar sci-fi: India's 'Game of Thrones,' killer cars and the Teixcalaanli empire 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z The Sanskrit epic Mahabharata is just one of many sources telling of ancient curses, of a ghastly river that runs with the blood of slaughtered cows. No fishing for 500 miles: the river that runs clean through India 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z There is no official version of this sprawling epic although historical scholars consider the version by Valmiki, a sage and Sanskrit poet, to be the most authentic. The ancient epic dominating India's election 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z The sly gesture, ring finger brought to meet the thumb, hovers somewhere between a Sanskrit mudra — a ritualized hand-sign with esoteric meanings — and an Orthodox Christogram familiar from medieval European depictions of Jesus. Review: At USC Pacific Asia Museum, portraits of actors done the Tsuruya Kokei way 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Sanskrit was, along with mathematics, my favorite subject. Amartya Sen’s Hopes and Fears for Indian Democracy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Obscurity suited Ms. Ingalls, who grew up near Boston, the daughter of a Harvard Sanskrit professor, and found herself drawn to England by the quadricentennial celebrations of Shakespeare’s birth in 1964. Rachel Ingalls, author who found belated fame with ‘Mrs. Caliban,’ dies at 78 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Merwin’s translations were as widely praised as they were wide-ranging, encompassing Sanskrit love poems, Greek tragedies, the French medieval epic “The Song of Roland,” the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and the “Purgatorio” of Dante. W.S. Merwin, poet of austere lyricism who twice won the Pulitzer Prize, dies at 91 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Merwin would translate more than 20 books by other poets, from languages ranging from Sanskrit to Swedish. W.S. Merwin, prize-winning poet of nature, dies at 91 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Born in 1940, she grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where her father was a professor of Sanskrit at Harvard and her mother kept house. The Hallucinatory Realism of Rachel Ingalls 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Indian American publications proudly use her Indian first name, which means “lotus flower,” along with her middle name, Devi, the Sanskrit word for “goddess,” which Harris generally doesn’t use. ‘I am who I am’: Kamala Harris, daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, defines herself simply as ‘American’ 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum notes that the word “swastika” comes from the Sanskrit term “svastika,” which means good fortune or well-being. A Thai Singer Wore a Swastika. Was It Prejudice or Ignorance? 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Her Sanskrit first name, meaning “lotus flower,” has often befuddled people over its pronunciation. Kamala Harris makes it official: She’s running for president 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z The 67-year-old from Halifax, Nova Scotia, translates Buddhist teachings from Sanskrit and Tibetan when he is not at the poker table. Buddhist poker player to give his $600,000 winnings to charity 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z When he's not buying in, Mr Wellenbach works as a translator of Tibetan and Sanskrit Buddhist texts for a religious non-profit. Buddhist poker player gives away huge win 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z SINTA—also the name of a Sanskrit goddess—turned the pressure up a notch. How to shine in Indonesian science? Game the system 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z They likely brought with them an early version of Sanskrit, mastery over horses and a range of new cultural practices such as sacrificial rituals, all of which formed the basis of early Hindu/Vedic culture. How ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in India 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z The centerpiece of the installation is Jones’ short animated film “Samskara,” which is apparently based on ancient Vedic and Sanskrit texts. Review: The Wisdome popup in DTLA fills five geodesic domes with some art and a lot of hot air 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z The lane to the temple in Kartarpur, off a bumpy farm road, is marked with a sign in English, Urdu and Hindi Sanskrit. Sikh temple could build bridge between India and Pakistan 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The texts are set in English as well as Sanskrit, Malayalam and other languages. In a divided world, composer Reena Esmail finds unity in music 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z So I started reading the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, went to retreats, learned some chanting, studied some Sanskrit, and was like, “This is like amazing.” Mark Bertolini of Aetna on Yoga, Meditation and Darth Vader 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Though the name is derived from a Sanskrit word, all the Datura species were once believed to be New World plants. Poisonous Plants 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts, it was spun on peasants’ hand looms into twine and simple clothing. India sees an ancient textile, produced in colonial-era mills, as a fabric of the future 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Later, he learned Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan in order to study Buddhism. Francis Fukuyama Postpones the End of History 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Maltese had been on his wish list for a while, along with Uighur and Sanskrit. The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z At one school, young children — some of whom had been raised Christian — recited Hindu prayers and sang songs to Lord Ram before starting their lessons, which include Sanskrit instruction. The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi’s Rise 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z A long time ago, Wang shared with her a Sanskrit poem in which the hero sends his distant beloved a cloud as his messenger. Her Husband Was a Princeton Graduate Student. Then He Was Taken Prisoner in Iran. 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z For nearly a century prior to independence, India was governed by the British Raj – a term taken from the Sanskrit rājya, meaning “rule”. The staggering rise of India’s super-rich 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Police also told PTI that the notes seemed to suggest that this "ritual" would lead to "moksha", the Sanskrit word for salvation, which was referred to several times. Mystery over Delhi 'house of mass hangings' 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z As the Sanskrit blessing says, “May you be the mother of a hundred sons.” In China and India, there are 70 million more men than women. Here are the consequences. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z "Mantra: Sounds Into Silence" radiates acceptance, refusing to judge any form of chants as any lesser than others, whether in Sanskrit or English, traditionally sung or rapped over modern beats. 'Mantra: Sounds Into Silence' examines the quiet power of shared singing 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The committee includes a geologist, archaeologists, scholars of the ancient Sanskrit language and two bureaucrats. Special Report: By rewriting history, Hindu nationalists aim to... 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z I tried checking the I.R.S. website, but to my untutored eyes, the instructions seemed to have been written in Sanskrit, a language that, sadly, I can’t read. Plumbing Problem Shows Powers and Limits of 3 Tax Programs 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Other translators of Sanskrit told me of similar cognitive shifts. A Neuroscientist Explores the "Sanskrit Effect" 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z “Sanskrit and Greek writings recommended water treatment methods such as filtering through charcoal, exposing to sunlight, boiling, and straining,” the report says. ‘Raw water’ is the latest pseudo-scientific craze that could make you sick 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z “Even today, everything is done in Sanskrit,” Babu said. Hindu temple in central Illinois draws growing numbers 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z The committee includes a geologist, archaeologists, scholars of the ancient Sanskrit language and two bureaucrats. Special Report: By rewriting history, Hindu nationalists aim to... 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Hindi - the most widely spoken language here - has its own script derived from Sanskrit. Thousands Once Spoke His Language in the Amazon. Now, He’s the Only One. 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z I spent many years studying and translating Sanskrit, and became fascinated by its apparent impact on mind and memory. A Neuroscientist Explores the "Sanskrit Effect" 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The five-day festival celebrates the return of Rama after 14 years in exile to defeat the demon king Ravana in the ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana. Check Out These Dazzling Rangoli Designs for Diwali 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z An encoding for an alphabet used to write Nepal Bhasa and Sanskrit was delayed a few years ago by ethnonationalists who mistrusted the proposal because they objected to the author’s surname. How the Appetite for Emojis Complicates the Effort to Standardize the World’s Alphabets 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z His mother, a Sanskrit scholar, responded by hanging one of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of contentment. Microsoft’s Nadella gives some glimpses behind the curtain in ‘Hit Refresh’ 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z “In fact, yoga in Sanskrit means ‘to yoke, to union’. Do yoga, work harder: how productivity co-opted relaxation 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z I had also noticed that the more Sanskrit I studied and translated, the better my verbal memory seemed to become. A Neuroscientist Explores the "Sanskrit Effect" 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The manuscript shows a series of Sanskrit numerals. Ancient Text Reveals New Clues to the Origin of Zero 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Still in the proposal stage is Tigalari, once used to write Sanskrit and other Indian languages. How the Appetite for Emojis Complicates the Effort to Standardize the World’s Alphabets 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z In the kitchen, Ms. Maselli finished preparing lunch and leaned over the food and said softly, “I offer this to the sangha,” using the Sanskrit word for community. Surf’s Up in the Rockaways? Let’s Meditate on That 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z According to an elaborate tale in the ancient Sanskrit poem “Mahabharata,” a demon stole an immortality potion and tried to drink it, but the sun and moon reported him to the god Vishnu. ‘There’s no power on Earth that can stop this’ 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z So I was curious: was there actually a language-specific “Sanskrit effect” as claimed by the tradition? A Neuroscientist Explores the "Sanskrit Effect" 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The swastika, which means "well-being" in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit, was used by the Ancient Greeks, Celts, and Anglo-Saxons. Swastika T-shirt backlash forces company to U-turn on campaign - BBC News 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z ONE in six Indians is a Dalit, which means “oppressed” in Sanskrit. A memoir of the lowest caste 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z In Sanskrit, the main language used by scholars in ancient India and sometimes referred to as the language of gods, her first name means one of noble birth. 'Untouchable' New York subway worker's memoir makes waves - BBC News 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Scott Murray: The word pundit is derived from the Sanskrit for “learned man”. Premier League 2016-17 season review: our writers’ best and worst 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Our study was a first foray into imaging the brains of professionally trained Sanskrit pandits in India. A Neuroscientist Explores the "Sanskrit Effect" 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z They learn Sanskrit in order to read the “Yoga Sutras,” the “Upanishads,” the “Bhagavad Gita” in their original language. The only place in the U.S. you can get a master's in Yoga Studies? Los Angeles 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z She began making her own devotional music, overlaying surging, swelling ambient soundscapes with Sanskrit chants. Alice Coltrane’s Devotional Music 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z My mother used to chant in Sanskrit in her study before sunrise every morning. Not My Mother’s Yoga 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Indians are reclaiming their heritage, embracing yoga, promoting the ancient Sanskrit language, buying traditional herbal products and celebrating — at times exaggerating — achievements in history. Indians are certain they invented the zero. But can they prove it? 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Jnana is a Sanskrit word for "knowledge" in Indian philosophy and religion. Five-year-old becomes youngest ever at National Spelling Bee - BBC News 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z He said a prayer, alternating between Sanskrit and English. Hindu cleric leads prayers at Legislature for first time 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z She took the name Turiyasangitananda—Sanskrit for “the bliss of God’s highest song”—and attracted a diverse congregation of worshippers. Alice Coltrane’s Devotional Music 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z There’ll be an invocation at the start and a Sanskrit chant at the end. How hip-hop legend Russell Simmons plans to save the world with yoga 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Its scientific name, Zingiber officinale, is derived from the Indian Sanskrit name for ginger, singabera, which means shaped like a horn, Rafie said. Field day at the farm: Tropical spices with a local niche 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z His output included songs in his native tongue, Telugu, and other Indian languages including Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, and Punjabi. Indian music legend M Balamurali Krishna dies aged 86 - BBC News 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z At Oxford, she wants to student Sanskrit and the Tibetan language “to extend my study of religion across cultures back into the past,” McLaughlin said. Reed student who studied Buddhism wins Rhodes Scholarship 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Om is the preeminent Sanskrit mantra and symbol of Indian religions, especially Hinduism. What Does Trump Have to Do With the Sacred Symbol Om? 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z In fact, we open every class with a Sanskrit saying that is translated as, “All living beings everywhere be happy and free,” with the implication that all actions you take contribute to that freedom. How hip-hop legend Russell Simmons plans to save the world with yoga 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Mantras are Sanskrit words or phrases repeated silently that aid concentration. Meditation takes many forms. Quietly ponder these insights 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z In traditional white garb, he chanted Sanskrit mantras while playing the harmonium, pausing frequently for student-friendly explanations of the rituals. Georgetown, a Jesuit university, is the first U.S. college with a Hindu priest as a chaplain 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z In a few months, the greater adjutant stork—called hargilla, which means "swallower of bones" in Sanskrit—will descend on this hamlet, situated in Assam's Brahmaputra Valley, to breed in large numbers. All-Women 'Army' Protecting Rare Bird in India There, they spend three years reading, meditating, and learning Sanskrit. Beyond Yoga: Explore Life Inside a Hindu Spiritual Center 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z She has promoted Sanskrit and yoga in schools and colleges, and has appointed Hindu nationalists to head historical research, national book trusts and libraries. She is India’s highest-profile cabinet minister — and its most trolled 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z The restaurant, The Amrita, which takes its name from the Sanskrit word for immortality, is slated to open in Tokyo on July 29. You Can Eat Naked in This Restaurant — Unless You're Over 60 or Overweight 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Priyanka Dinakar, a sophomore, said she didn’t want her religious education to stop after years of childhood Sunday school. She wants to learn longer prayers in Sanskrit now that she’s older. Georgetown, a Jesuit university, is the first U.S. college with a Hindu priest as a chaplain 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Ji, the mild-mannered Sanskrit expert, is a case in point. Xi Embraces Mao’s Radical Legacy 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The group chanted Sanskrit prayers asking the gods to favor Trump in the election. Hindu group in India asks gods to help Trump win US election 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z In Sanskrit, “avatar” is related not only to “descending”; it also means “to make an appearance.” What Do Our Online Avatars Reveal About Us? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z He eventually mastered Sanskrit, one of the world’s most difficult languages. The College of Chinese Wisdom 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z And I was asking them to do a Philip Glass piece in which they were singing in ancient Sanskrit. Opera's radical pharaoh returns to ENO - BBC News 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Organisers say they expect 3.5 million people to attend the three-day event, which will feature yoga and meditation sessions, peace prayers by Sanskrit scholars and traditional cultural performances from around the world. Indian guru criticised for festival that risks damaging ecosystem 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Ram is the hero of the Ramayana, the Sanskrit epic of 24,000 stanzas. Why an Indian lawyer tried to sue God - BBC News 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z The respected scholar of Sanskrit was given a job as a campus security guard. Review: ‘The Cowshed’ a stark reminder of dark time in China 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Despite the swastika’s origins in the ancient language of Sanskrit and its centuries-old association with Japanese Buddhism, the GSI found that many tourists still associated it with the Nazis. Japan to drop the swastika from its tourist maps 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z “If you go back to the root of the word, ‘meditation’ in Sanskrit means ‘familiarization’: familiarizing an individual with the nature of his or her own mind. Can Meditation Gadgets Help You Reduce Your Stress—and Find Happiness? 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Sanskrit called to her because it was one of the oldest languages in the world and another route to “find out what was going on in literature all the way back with representations of race”. Poet Robin Coste Lewis: 'I am an artist through to my marrow' 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Lots of inspirations coalesced in terms of the bad guy, the rakshas, which is the Sanskrit word for "demon." Talking to Pixar's Sanjay Patel, director of Sanjay's Super Team 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z His house became a meeting place for the more cultured elements of Calcutta society, where law, history, Sanskrit and Persian literature, and Indian painting were all animatedly and enthusiastically discussed. Violence, victors and victims: how to look at the art of the British empire 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Hindu epics were rendered into Persian and illustrated, and Persian was promoted as the court language in part because it wasn’t directly associated with religious ideology, like Arabic or Sanskrit. Art review: ‘Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts’ 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The term desi derived from the Sanskrit word "desha", meaning country or land, and is used to refer to those of South Asian heritage who live abroad - the diaspora. Desi beats: Giving Indian aunties a pop art twist - BBC News 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The system is understood to have ancient roots — Sanskrit texts from the second millennium BC refer to a practice of dividing individuals into social groups called “varnas.” The modern horrors of India’s ancient injustice: How a government has abandoned millions—and they are fighting back 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z As for the language, the balance of evidence favours a proto-Dravidian language, not Sanskrit. Ancient civilization: Cracking the Indus script 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z In more recent decades, the Nepalese government, in what was in some measure an expression of nationalism, took up the Sanskrit name of Sagarmatha for the peak. Denali and the Names of the Past 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z As such, it has a strong spiritual theme and includes a mantra in Sanskrit. Laibach and North Korea's first Western concert - BBC News 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z He referred to a Sanskrit morality tale when he quoted from the Bhagavad-Gita holy text: "I am become death, destroyer of worlds." 70 Years Later, The Bomb Still Casts Fear 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Now Vakkalanka lives in Toronto, Canada, and works as a full-time Sanskrit expert, sitar artist, keynote speaker, yoga philosopher and meditation instructor. Yoga philosopher brings lessons to Ketchikan 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Swastika was the ancient Sanskrit word for good fortune, its symbol representing the movement of the sun across the sky. A view from the south: let the confederate flag go | Barbara Kingsolver 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z He translated Sanskrit and Tibetan terms into English, and eliminated some of the trippier exercises, like “visualizing bright white lights,” he said. Enlightenment on Your iPhone 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z By the final hour, the leader board was harder to figure out than a crossword puzzle in Sanskrit. Dustin Johnson the latest to make cruel mistake on U.S. Open’s final hole 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Today, these conquests are usually perceived as having been made by “Muslims,” but medieval Sanskrit inscriptions don’t identify the Central Asian invaders by that term. The Mutual Genocide of Indian Partition 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Though the Western world regards yoga primarily as physical exercise, Indians are more apt to see its postures and Sanskrit chants as freighted with ideological or religious meaning. Modi’s Yoga Drive Takes Aim at Bad Habits and Bellies of India’s Capital 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z In Sanskrit folklore, one of the leading tricksters is a jackal. The Truth About Animal Stories 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Rajan Zed gave an opening prayer in both English and Sanskrit that focused on selflessness and peace. Idaho’s history of religious fear goes back decades 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Satyam — which means "truth" in Sanskrit — was once India's fourth-largest software services company, counting a third of Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. government among its clients. Indian outsourcing giant's chief, 9 others guilty of fraud 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z In the advanced seminar at Kanatsiohareke, Mina Beauvais, whose Mohawk name is Tewateronhiakhwa, was teaching students the optative, an arcane mood, akin to the subjunctive, that exists in Kurdish, Albanian, Navajo, Sanskrit, and ancient Greek. Can Dying Languages Be Saved? 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Sun salutations and Sanskrit chants are part of the daily, military-style drills of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the right-wing Hindu group that started Mr. Modi on his political career. Modi’s Yoga Drive Takes Aim at Bad Habits and Bellies of India’s Capital 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z But instead of a necktie, he wore a shiny metal amulet engraved with the Sanskrit characters “sohum.” At Aetna, a C.E.O.’s Management by Mantra 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The ancient Sanskrit epic, one of Hinduism's crucial texts built of around 100,000 couplets, tells of a dynastic struggle for power and a cataclysmic war won by the righteous Pandava brothers. Ancient Indian epic to be retold on Twitter from villain's viewpoint 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z He shares with me a word he learned in Sanskrit, “mudita.” Tom Brady Cannot Stop 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Since then, Sanskrit is being spoken not just by the Sankethi Brahmins of the 3,500-strong village, but also by communities from the socially and economically underprivileged sections of society. Indian village where people speak in Sanskrit 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z In Sanskrit upanishad means knowledge by which ignorance is destroyed. What entrepreneurial desire do you possess? 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The name means “paradise” in that universal language of serenity, Sanskrit. Thailand In The Caribbean: The Super-Luxurious Nandana Villa In The Bahamas 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Its name is taken from a Sanskrit word meaning row of lights. Thousands enjoy Diwali celebrations 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z In the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit, swastika means "well-being". Reclaiming the swastika 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z For housewife Lakshmi Keshava, who normally speaks Sankethi at home, shifting automatically to Sanskrit when she gets angry with her son or family members is normal. Indian village where people speak in Sanskrit 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Aum Shinrikyo, the apocalyptic cult that attacked the Tokyo underground in 1995, fuses the Sanskrit mantra aum with a word meaning “teaching of the supreme truth”. Why there’s no such thing as Islamic State 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Navratri, derived from the ancient Sanskrit words 'nine nights', falls this year from Sept. 25 to Oct. India's Modi to observe strict fast during maiden trip to U.S 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z It's a cross between an old-fashioned singalong and an ecstatic meditation using ancient Sanskrit chants and mantras said to recalibrate a person's vibrational field, lower blood pressure, relieve stress and ease anxiety and depression. Yoga? Yes! More, please, especially after Bhakti Fest 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z The Nazi use of the swastika stems from the work of 19th Century German scholars translating old Indian texts, who noticed similarities between their own language and Sanskrit. Reclaiming the swastika 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Here, ordinary shopkeepers and agricultural labourers speak in Sanskrit - or at least understand it. Indian village where people speak in Sanskrit 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z The Sanskrit word for energy or life force, prana is the underlying concept behind whole foods, raw foods and anything organic. Ebola Cases May Surpass 20,000 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z But Sanskrit is now spoken by less than 1% of Indians and is mostly used by Hindu priests during religious ceremonies. Why is Sanskrit so controversial? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Sanskrit, used in some of India's best-known literary works, is spoken by only a small fraction of the population and is just one of more than 20 official languages. India schools hold Sanskrit lessons 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z The name is derived from the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit and means ‘vast expanse’, connecting with the airline’s domain of flying the limitless skies. As India's No-frills Carriers Struggle To Earn Profits, Soon-to-launch Vistara Slots Itself As 'Luxury' Airline 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Sanskrit belongs to the Indo-Aryan group of languages and is the root of many Indian languages. Indian village where people speak in Sanskrit 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z The Modi government also instructed public schools across India to observe a week celebrating Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language that many sacred Hindu hymns were written in 3,500 years ago. Is Hindi making a comeback in India after years of pursuit of English? According to the last census, 14,000 people described Sanskrit as their primary language, with almost no speakers in the country's north-east, Orissa, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and even Gujarat. Why is Sanskrit so controversial? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Equipped with a new motor, battery and gearbox, the bright red vehicle - named Tejas, a Sanskrit word meaning splendor or brilliance - now bears little resemblance to the sputtering, diesel-fueled three-wheelers ubiquitous on India's roads. Indian engineer prepares solar tuk-tuk for London odyssey 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Vinod Jain, a worker with the group, said they became acquainted at one of the morning shakhas, open-air drills that combine Sanskrit chants and physical exercise. Aide to India’s New Prime Minister Gets Top Party Post 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z "His interest in Sanskrit is amazing," he explains. Indian village where people speak in Sanskrit 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z Others said Sanskrit represented the exclusive privileges appropriated by the upper-caste Hindus in the past. Is Hindi making a comeback in India after years of pursuit of English? Like many Indians, I studied Sanskrit in high school. Why is Sanskrit so controversial? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Yet, in their grief, Akash’s parents found a way for his memory to live on, for him to live up to the name Akash, which means “limitless” in Sanskrit. Couple turns loss of son into kids’ reading rooms 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z “It’s Sanskrit. I’m kind of Buddhist,” he said. Donovan confident, but not assured, of 4th WCup 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z “Sanskrit is the most mathematical and precise language,” says Rajinder Kaul, a language teacher with the Vitastaa Sanskrit family camp at The Evergreen State College in Olympia the first weekend in August . Summer camps grow up, give kids a world view 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Under a fat moon, scholars of Sanskrit put on a show with bells and oil lamps, a celebration of the river considered most holy by Hindus. Riding the wave 2014-04-16T04:00:00Z It is all part of Sanskrit week - a celebration of the classical language across hundreds of schools mandated by India's new federal right-wing government. Why is Sanskrit so controversial? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z The word is from the Sanskrit svastika, which means good fortune or well-being. When Swastikas, on Caps, Meant Luck 2014-04-19T16:52:31Z Known in Sanskrit as surya namaskar, the two series of postures are found in several popular styles of yoga, including Ashtanga, vinyasa and power. Here comes the sun salutation 2014-04-01T22:16:00Z As proof he let me sit in on a children’s Sanskrit class last Saturday. Summer camps grow up, give kids a world view 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Manikarnika, which in regional Sanskrit means “earrings,” is an important place of worship for the Shaktism sect of Hinduism. India Ink: In Varanasi, a Lifetime Spent in a World of Death 2014-03-17T03:52:58Z All our classical literature, our epic texts like the Ramayana and Mahabharata were written in Sanskrit.” Why is Sanskrit so controversial? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z And then the biggest treat at the end of it is the teacher sings these beautiful Sanskrit hymns. | Grace Aneiza Ali: Stretching the Mind and the Body 2014-02-14T19:46:37Z The Hindus is a magisterial 779-page work that attempts a narrative which is different to the one constituted by the famous texts in Sanskrit, the literary language of ancient India. Why did Penguin recall a book on Hindus? 2014-02-12T15:43:31Z After some parents complained - US schools, like Indian ones, are secular - the Sanskrit names for the postures were replaced with standard English names and some special child-friendly ones, such as "kangaroo" "surfer" and "washing machine". Does doing yoga make you a Hindu? 2013-11-21T00:27:08Z "Compared to what happens later on, it's a relatively small skirmish," says Sir James Mallinson, a Sanskrit expert and one of the exhibition advisers. Yoga history - savage and serene 2013-10-25T00:45:07Z Inside a brightly lit classroom at Delhi's Laxman Public school, a group of students sing a Sanskrit hymn. Why is Sanskrit so controversial? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Sanskrit and some other ancient languages such as Tibetan, prototypical Egyptian and ancient Hebrew evolved as complex systems of onomatopoeia, where the sounds evoke movements of energy. Your Brain on Om: The Science of Mantra 2013-10-02T15:27:00Z Dange used his knowledge of Sanskrit and the epics to explain class injustice. India Ink: Tragic Fable of Mumbai Mills 2013-08-28T06:14:52Z "The word yoga is a Sanskrit word that means 'union with god' or 'yoke'," says Laurette Willis, the founder of PraiseMoves. Does doing yoga make you a Hindu? 2013-11-21T00:27:08Z And he weaves in the physicist's many loves — poetry, literature, Hindu scriptures and Sanskrit — and his intense relationships with his family, friends and students. Summer books 2013-07-11T15:50:23.720Z Sanskrit is a very Hindu language, it is not used by Christians or Muslims. Why is Sanskrit so controversial? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z The Sanskrit language is an information sequencing system that mimics the process of nature's repeating patterns. Your Brain on Om: The Science of Mantra 2013-10-02T15:27:00Z He emphasized that the district stripped classes of all cultural references, including the Sanskrit language. | West: California: Judge Allows Yoga in Schools 2013-07-02T02:47:08Z In the search for clues, Kober learnt a whole host of languages - from Egyptian to Arcadian to Sumerian and Sanskrit. The unsung heroine who helped decode Crete's ancient script 2013-06-05T23:25:15Z Just as we need a translator to tell us what’s written on an ancient Sanskrit papyrus, neuroscientists must translate their arcane texts into a readily understandable common language. A Skeptic Considers the Hype Over Brain Cells Linked to Complex Behavior [Excerpt] 2013-05-31T14:15:00.327Z The Tamil language is not derived from Sanskrit and many there see the promotion of the language as a move by Hindu nationalist groups to impose their culture on religious and linguistic minorities. Why is Sanskrit so controversial? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z The Sanskrit language is code for the patterns of nature, sonic representations of the way nature works. Your Brain on Om: The Science of Mantra 2013-10-02T15:27:00Z Pistono says that Mahatma Gandhi made popular the doctrine of nonviolence, or “ahimsa,” a Sanskrit word meaning to do no harm. The Dalai Lama’s compassion disconnect 2013-05-11T01:41:16Z Thus, even if a patient finds that he or she can hold the hallucination in place long enough to study its details, those details may be just as chaotic as the swirling Sanskrit letter-notes. Oliver Sacks Shares Tales of Musical Hallucinations 2013-04-22T16:15:04.827Z The color throws and bonfires, for example, are mentioned in the earliest records of Holi festivals in seventh-century Sanskrit texts, and in tales of the deities Rama and Krishna. Hindu spring festivals increase in popularity and welcome non-Hindus 2013-04-05T23:02:26Z Across the corridor, in another classroom, a group of grade eight students are being taught Vedic Mathematics, which dates back to a time in ancient India when Sanskrit was the main language used by scholars. Why is Sanskrit so controversial? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Satya is a Sanskrit word that means, ‘that which is real,’ and, ‘the highest truth.’ Go ahead, keep attacking Ashley Judd 2013-02-22T15:55:00Z It draws inspiration from the Mahabharata, the Sanskrit epic that inspires much traditional puppet theater and dance drama in the Indonesian archipelago. Movie, Books Push Indonesia to Confront its Bloody Past 2013-02-08T04:20:25Z For example, anyone who hallucinates musical notation – or Sanskrit letters – must logically have seen the elements that compose the hallucination at some point in his or her life. Oliver Sacks Shares Tales of Musical Hallucinations 2013-04-22T16:15:04.827Z The foundational texts of Indian culture — the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, ancient Sanskrit epics — both revolve around the communal outrage that results from insults to a good woman’s modesty. For Rape Victims in India, Police Are Often Part of the Problem 2013-01-23T01:45:43Z Sanskrit is a language which belongs to the Indo-Aryan group and is the root of many, but not all Indian languages. Why is Sanskrit so controversial? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Beyond economics, Debroy is a great resource for ancient Indian culture and its medium --- the language of Sanskrit. 9 Most Important Indians to Follow on Twitter 2013-01-21T16:50:07Z Bharat is the Sanskrit name for the Indian subcontinent, often used as shorthand for the Hindu heartland. Guru's view on Indian rape raises anger, but shared by many 2013-01-09T13:08:59Z Do you think for a moment they didn’t study MRIs of that knee as if it were Sanskrit before giving up those draft choices for him? Redskins invested in Robert Griffin III, then everyone put his future in jeopardy 2013-01-08T19:04:14Z A guard peered in occasionally through a notecard-sized opening as Mr. Norris led the men through the poses, using their Sanskrit names. Inmates Find Health and Solace in Yoga 2013-01-03T18:55:26Z For most lay people, much of the theoretically 'public' debate about the economic discourse might as well be in Sanskrit. 'Public' debate which most people can't understand creates a canyon of rage 2012-11-11T00:04:27Z Ms. DeFillo’s daughter, Carli, works for the South Street Seaport Museum, and her son, Mark, is a self-taught linguist focused on tongues like Sanskrit, Gaelic and Hebrew and working on book proposals, he said. A Lab, a Home, a Memory 2012-08-04T15:47:06Z "Sanskrit as one of the great classical languages of India is comparable to Greek and Latin for Europe," said Mr. Rao. India Ink: In Mysore, Keeping Sanskrit Alive on Newsprint 2012-07-18T07:40:45Z Asana, after the Sanskrit word meaning “easeful posture,” Mr. Hardy writes. India Ink: Yoga and Sanskrit Inspire Software 2012-05-21T10:19:53Z From a primitive root dhu, which means to shake or blow, we get both the Sanskrit root dhuma, smoke, and the Greek θυμός, the immaterial part of man, his thought or soul. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Having held appointments at Douai and Lille, he was appointed professor of Sanskrit and comparative grammar in the university of Paris. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z By all media accounts, the Sanskrit scholar, who previously was provost at the University of Kansas, was popular with those who worked for him. Former U. of Oregon president to head Field Museum 2012-04-13T18:35:00Z Sudharma, which means "good faith" in Sanskrit, is world's only Sanskrit-language daily newspaper that reports on the affairs of the world. India Ink: In Mysore, Keeping Sanskrit Alive on Newsprint 2012-07-18T07:40:45Z It has often been lithographed, and is very popular; a translation has even been made into Sanskrit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z In the story of Daphne, a name derived from Dahana, the Sanskrit dawn, we find another version of the same story, where the sun, although enamored with the dawn, causes her death. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Hence, in the later classical Sanskrit literature, the term dvija, or twice-born, is used simply as a synonym for a Brahman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The genius of India saw its expression for more than 3,000 years in Sanskrit. India Ink: In Mysore, Keeping Sanskrit Alive on Newsprint 2012-07-18T07:40:45Z With these exceptions weak forms rarely have any terminations distinctive of gender.4 The synthetic declension of Sanskrit and Prakrit has disappeared. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Harman, an American company that makes infotainment systems for cars, developed a new system for emerging markets, dubbed “Saras”, the Sanskrit word for “flexible”, using a simpler design and Indian and Chinese engineers. Schumpeter: Asian innovation 2012-03-22T16:10:10Z Ramananda’s teaching was thus of a distinctly levelling and popular character; and, in accordance therewith, the Bhakta-malā and other authoritative writings of the sect are composed, not in Sanskrit, but in the popular dialects. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Indeed, I would never have been able to make head or tail of it had I not been a scholar of Sanskrit. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z In Mysore, Keeping Sanskrit Alive on Newsprint In the sleepy old part of Mysore, there is frantic activity at dawn in one small alley, as Sampath and Jayalakshmi Kumar are busy at work. India Ink: In Mysore, Keeping Sanskrit Alive on Newsprint 2012-07-18T07:40:45Z In Buddhist Sanskrit the words kŗtas, done, and kŗtyas, to be done, were added to a noun to form a kind of genitive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z He became secretary of the American Oriental Society and editor of its Journal, to which he contributed many valuable papers, especially on numerical and temporal categories in early Sanskrit literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Their principal doctrinal authority is the Bhagavata-purana, as commented upon by Vallabha himself, who was also the author of several other Sanskrit works highly esteemed by his followers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Some think that the immigration took place in very early times, before Hinduism reached the Malay Archipelago, since no trace of Sanskrit is found in Malagasy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z "And, therefore, we began simplifying Sanskrit," he said. India Ink: In Mysore, Keeping Sanskrit Alive on Newsprint 2012-07-18T07:40:45Z Panjabi has no literature to speak of and is free from the burden of words borrowed from Persian or Sanskrit, only the commonest and simplest of such being found in it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z In Sanskrit, yoga means to connect or bind together. New York Welcomes Yoga Asana Championships 2012-03-01T16:59:33Z Nor is it unimportant that Manu is the son of the sun-god, and that the phrase “the seven rishis” in classical Sanskrit is a designation of the seven stars of the Great Bear. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z There he again spent nearly two years in mastering Sanskrit and the depths of Buddhist philosophy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z He also translates news from other newspapers and tries to source articles from Sanskrit scholars from across the world. India Ink: In Mysore, Keeping Sanskrit Alive on Newsprint 2012-07-18T07:40:45Z With a few exceptions, to be noted below, the letters of the alphabets of the three languages are the same as in Sanskrit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z This situation led Lassen to a very important discovery, towards which his knowledge of the Sanskrit alphabet did much to bring him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Pali, p�′lē, n. the sacred language of the Buddhists of eastern India, closely allied to Sanskrit. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z FitzGerald's description of it as �old heroic Sanskrit� is erroneous. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z In our estimate, there are more than a 100,000 Sanskrit scholars in India and about a similar number abroad. India Ink: In Mysore, Keeping Sanskrit Alive on Newsprint 2012-07-18T07:40:45Z The impulse which Akbar’s interest in his Hindū subjects had given to the translation of Sanskrit works into Persian had brought the indigenous and the foreign literatures into contact. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Among these, besides the classical and the modern European languages, were included Persian, Arabic, Hindustani, Sanskrit and even Malay. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Panchatantra, pan-ch�-t�nt′r�, n. the oldest extant collection of apologues and stories in Sanskrit literature, arranged in five books. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z It is claimed for him that he was the first writer to call attention to the philological connexion of Sanskrit with Persian, Arabic, Greek and Latin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z —Will some one of your correspondents kindly inform me what are the elementary works necessary for gaining a knowledge of Sanskrit? Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 93, August 9, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-20T03:00:34.177Z Before him there were writers on Sanskrit grammar, rhetoric and the like, who employed an old form of Gujarati for their explanations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Dr. Pardo de Tavera has gathered many data concerning them, and shows that they were undoubtedly received by the Filipinos from a Sanskrit source. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z It exhibits a close relationship with the forms of the Veda and Sanskrit, the ancient language of the Arians in India. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z As an undergraduate he showed himself an able mathematician, but the influence of Edward Elbridge Salisbury, under whom Hadley and W. D. Whitney studied Sanskrit together, turned his attention toward the study of language. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z That is as remarkable as if you should make the discovery that your chambermaid understands Sanskrit, although you know she was born in a Bohemian village and never learned the language. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z In 1862 he was appointed professor of Sanskrit at Florence, but having married a cousin of the Socialist Bakunin and become interested in his views he resigned his appointment and spent some years in travel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z At least one of these must be chosen from the following: Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Persian, German, and French. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z In the middle, Greek does not entirely agree with Sanskrit in its personal endings, and the original forms cannot all be restored with certainty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z |
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