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from Sanskrit भक्ति "bhakti", portion or more importantly, devotion. Brinjal from Portuguese bringella or beringela, from Persian بادنجان badingān, probably from Sanskrit vātiṅgaṇa. [13] Buddha from Sanskrit बुद्ध buddha, which means "awakened, enlightened", refers to Siddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism.
Sarasvati is not just the goddess of knowledge and wisdom, but also the Brahmavidya herself, the goddess of the wisdom of ultimate truth. Her Mahavidya form is Matangi. Vidhya, she is the formless concept of wisdom and knowledge in all of its aspects. Gayatri, she is the personification of the Vedas
This is a list of Sanskrit-language poets. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The Ashta-Nayika is a collective name for eight types of nayikas or heroines as classified by Bharata in his Sanskrit treatise on performing arts - Natya Shastra. The eight nayikas represent eight different states ( avastha ) in relationship to her hero or nayaka . [ 1 ]
Sometimes, the name is interpreted as "the swift-speeding storm cloud". [3] In later versions of the myth, particularly in the Harivamsa, the name Samjñā (also written as Sanjna and Sangya [4]) replaces Saraṇyū. Samjñā is derived from the Sanskrit roots sam (together, complete) and jñā (to know), meaning "knowledge," "awareness," "sign ...
Sanskrit became the dominant literary and inscriptional language because of its precision in communication. It was an ideal instrument for presenting ideas, and as knowledge in Sanskrit multiplied, so did its spread and influence. [112] Sanskrit was adopted voluntarily as a vehicle of high culture, arts, and profound ideas.
Dhumavati is described as a great teacher, one who reveals ultimate knowledge of the universe, which is beyond the illusory divisions, like auspicious and inauspicious. Her ugly form teaches the devotee to look beyond the superficial, to look inwards and seek the inner truths of life.
Sanskrit literature is a broad term for all literature composed in Sanskrit.This includes texts composed in the earliest attested descendant of the Proto-Indo-Aryan language known as Vedic Sanskrit, texts in Classical Sanskrit as well as some mixed and non-standard forms of Sanskrit.