contributions to Western philology. Panini‚ the Sanskrit grammarian‚ who lived between 750 and 500 BC‚ was the first to compose formal grammar through his Astadhyai. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. The World’s first university was established in Nalanda built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer
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found surrounding rainforests. Jungles are home to a wide range of plants and animals. Over half of the world’s species live in a jungle environment. Jungles are usually in warm places with high rainfall. The word ‘jungle’ comes from a Sanskrit word meaning ‘uncultivated land’. The saying “The Law of the Jungle” comes from Rudyard Kipling’s collection of stories called The Jungle Book‚ published in 1894. While lions have the nickname “The King of the Jungle” they typically live in
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drifted in and out of casual conversation when he dropped a bomb‚ he said " I am here only for a vacation. I teach Sanskrit at a college near my village to 10 to 12 std kids". I was really impressed by this. " I have completed my MA in Sanskrit and also my B-Ed. I will go back to the college when it re-opens." This really had me floored. This man here who had a master’s degree in Sanskrit (which frankly terrorized me in school) was totally at ease doing a chaiwala’s job here. I left soon after that
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Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Telugu: దీపావళి‚ Urdu: دیوالی)‚ also popularly known as the Festival of Lights‚ is an important 5-day festival in Hinduism‚ Sikhism and Jainism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India [1]‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad & Tobago‚ Malaysia‚ Nepal‚ Singapore‚ Sri Lanka and Fiji. The name Diwali is itself a contraction of the word Dīpāvali दीपावली (Dīpāvali)‚ which translates into row of lamps (din Sanskrit)[2]. Diwali involves
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subcontinent‚ produced there in a variety of languages‚ including Sanskrit‚ Prākrit‚ Pāli‚ Bengali‚ Bihārī‚ Gujarati‚ Hindi‚ Kannada‚ Kashmiri‚ Malayalam‚ Oriya‚ Punjabi‚ Rajāsthānī‚ Tamil‚ Telugu‚ Urdu‚ and Sindhi. A brief treatment of Indian literature follows. For full treatment‚ see South Asian Arts: Literature. The earliest Indian literature took the form of the canonical Hindu sacred writings‚ known as the Veda‚ which were written in Sanskrit. To the Veda were added prose commentaries such as the Brāhmaṇas
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Punjab | | | | Punjabi Names | Jhelum · Chenab · Ravi · Sutlej · Beas | | | | | Greek Names | Hydaspes · Acesines · Hydraotes · Hesidros · Hyphasis | | | | | Sanskrit Names | Vitasta · Ashikini · Parushani · Shatadru · Vipasa | | | Jehlum River or Jhelum River Urdu: دریاۓ جہلم (Shahmukhi)‚(Sanskrit: वितस्ता‚ Kashmiri: Vyeth‚ Hindi: झेलम‚ Punjabi: ਜੇਹਲਮ(Gurmukhi)) is a river that flows in India and Pakistan. It is the largest and most western of the five rivers of Punjab‚ and
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India‚ “The land of Lords” is the world’s ancient civilization. India is also the land of various cultural diversities‚ where you will find a beautiful contrast of customary and contemporary ingredients. It is a place where you experience spirituality and solitude together. India is a land with legendary sagas‚ rich rituals‚ distinct cultures‚ various festivals and ceremonies. Also a land of historical monuments‚ architectural miracles and rich historical past. Let us know more about India 5‚000
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MERDEKA Merdeka is a word in the Indonesian and Malay language meaning Independence or freedom. It is derived from the Sanskrit Maharddhika meaning "rich‚ prosperous and powerful". In the Malay archipelago‚ this term had acquired the meaning of a freed slave. The term Mardijker is a Dutch corruption of the Portuguese version of the original Sanskrit words and was used to designate former Portuguese and Dutch slaves from India in the East Indies‚ known as Mardijkers‚ whence the Malay meaning of "free(dom)"
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tour is the warm hospitality of Indians. A ready smile on the face‚ always willing to go out of the way to help somebody‚ exuding genuine happiness upon meeting a person - these are some of the common traits you will find in maximum Indians. The Sanskrit adage‚ "Atithi Devo Bhava‚" meaning the guest is truly your god dictates the respect granted to guests in India. So it’s understandable why the tourists visiting India want to come back again & again. Values can
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respect to the Gentoos shall invariably be adhered to."[2] The substance of Hindu law implemented by the British was derived from early translations of Sanskrit texts known as Dharmaśāstra‚ the treatises (śāstra) on religious and legal duty (dharma). The British‚ however‚ mistook the Dharmaśāstra as codes of law and failed to recognize that these Sanskrit texts were not used as statements of positive law until they chose to do so. Rather‚ Dharmaśāstra contains what may be called a jurisprudence‚ i.e.
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