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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.
Sanskrit-language names (39 P) Shabda (4 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Sanskrit words and phrases" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately ...
The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the Atharvaveda. The Vedas (/ ˈ v eɪ d ə z / [4] or / ˈ v iː d ə z /; [5] Sanskrit: वेदः, romanized: Vēdaḥ, lit. 'knowledge'), sometimes collectively called the Veda, are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
Maitrī (Sanskrit; Pali: mettā) means benevolence, [1] loving-kindness, [2] [3] friendliness, [3] [4] amity, [4] good will, [5] and active interest in others. [4] It is the first of the four sublime states ( Brahmaviharas ) and one of the ten pāramīs of the Theravāda school of Buddhism .
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
In Indian philosophy and religions, jñāna (Sanskrit: ज्ञान, [ˈdʑɲaːnɐ]) [1] [a] is "knowledge". The idea of jñāna centers on a cognitive event which is recognized when experienced. It is knowledge inseparable from the total experience of reality, especially the total or divine reality . [2]
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.
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.