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  2. Sanskrit literature - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] [10] While most Sanskrit texts were composed in ancient India, others were composed in Central Asia, East Asia or Southeast Asia. Sanskrit literature is vast and includes Hindu texts, religious scripture, various forms of poetry (such as epic and lyric), drama and narrative prose. It also includes substantial works covering secular and ...

  3. South Asian riddles - Wikipedia

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    The answers to the first three questions, when combined in the manner of a charade, yield the answer to the fourth question. The first answer is bird ( vi ), the second dog ( çva ), the third sun ( mitra ), and the whole is Viçvamitra , Rama 's first teacher and counselor and a man noted for his outbursts of rage.

  4. Sanskrit - Wikipedia

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    Sanskrit (/ ˈ s æ n s k r ɪ t /; stem form संस्कृत; [15] [16] nominal singular संस्कृतम्, saṃskṛtam, [17] [18] [d]) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.

  5. List of Sanskrit-related topics - Wikipedia

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    Sanskrit is sacred language of Indian origin religions, such as Hinduism, Jainism & Buddhism. Historic Sanskrit texts; Sanskrit Buddhist literature; Hindu scriptures. List of Hindu texts in Sanskrit; Sanskrit prosody, one of the six Vedangas, or limbs, of Vedic studies; Legendary Hindu creatures in Sanskrit mythology

  6. Yaksha Prashna - Wikipedia

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    The Yaksha Prashna (IAST: yakṣa praśna), also known as the Dharma Baka Upakhyana (the Legend of the Virtuous Crane) or the Akshardhama, is the story of a question-and-answer dialogue between Yudhishthira and a yaksha in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

  7. Bhaṭṭikāvya - Wikipedia

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    That said, its importance lies in its raising far more questions than it answers. Chronologically it stands between the “Science of Theatre” Nāṭyaśāstra as the earliest surviving text on Sanskrit poetics and the first great systematic treatments of the subject in the “Mirror of Poetry” Kāvyādarśa of Daṇḍin (660–680 ce) and ...

  8. Samskrita Bharati - Wikipedia

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    As its founder says, "Sanskrit is the best tool to remove the five types of social differences; linguistic, class, caste, sect and the north vs south division." [4] A basic goal is to create a nation of Sanskrit speakers, (re)creating a national unity for India through common linguistic practice.

  9. Tarka-Sangraha - Wikipedia

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    Tarka-Sangraha (IAST: Tarka-saṅgraha) is a treatise in Sanskrit giving a foundational exposition of the Indian system of logic and reasoning.The work is authored by Annambhatta and the author himself has given a detailed commentary, called Tarka-Sangraha Deepika, for the text.