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Shiksha (Sanskrit: शिक्षा, IAST: śikṣā) is a Sanskrit word, which means "instruction, lesson, learning, study of skill". [1] [2] [3] It also refers to one of the six Vedangas, or limbs of Vedic studies, on phonetics and phonology in Sanskrit.
A shikha (Sanskrit: शिखा, romanized: śikhā) is a tuft of hair kept at the back of the head by a Hindu following tonsure. [1] Though traditionally considered to be an essential mark of a Hindu, [ 2 ] today it is primarily worn among Brahmins , temple priests , and ascetics .
The Shikshashtakam (IAST: Śikṣāṣṭakam) is a 16th-century Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu prayer of eight verses composed in the Sanskrit language. They are the only verses left personally written by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 – 1534) [1] with the majority of his philosophy being codified by his primary disciples, known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. [2]
The Yogashikha is an ancient text, states Mircea Eliade, who suggests a relative chronology.He dates it to the same period when the following Hindu texts were composed – Maitri Upanishad, the didactic parts of the Mahabharata, the chief Sannyasa Upanishads and along with other early Yoga Upanishads such as Brahmabindu, Brahmavidya, Tejobindu, Yogatattva, Nadabindu, Kshurika, Dhyanabindu and ...
William Jones published the first English translation of any Sanskrit play in 1789. About 3 decades later, Horace Hayman Wilson published the first major English survey of Sanskrit drama, including 6 full translations (Mṛcchakatika, Vikramōrvaśīyam, Uttararamacarita, Malatimadhava, Mudrarakshasa, and Ratnavali).
The Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is is a translation and commentary of the Bhagavad Gita by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement. This translation of Bhagavad Gita emphasizes a path of devotion toward the personal god, Krishna.
Title of the translation Original Title Original Language Genre Original Author References 1990: Upendranath Jha 'Vyas' Vipradas: Vipradas: Bengali: Novel: Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay: 1991: Shailendra Mohan Jha: Saratchandra: Vyakti Evam Kalakar: Saratchandra: Man and Artist: English: Criticism: Subodh Chandra Sengupta: 1993: Govind Jha ...
The Gheranda Samhita: The Original Sanskrit and an English Translation. YogaVidya.com. ISBN 978-0-9716466-3-6. Sen, S.C. (1937). The Mystical Philosophy Of The Upanishads. Cosmo Publications. ISBN 978-81-307-0660-3