Sanskrit

6. Creating an ideal society “Om Asato maa sad-gamaya, tamaso maa jyotir-ga-maya, mrtyor-maa amrutam gamaya. Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantihi.” - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28 [5] This is an interesting quotation from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. This is recited as a prayer requesting lord to take us from unreal to real world, lead us from darkness to light, lead us from death to immortality and may there be peace everywhere. When we recite such slokas it creates a sense of ‘Jagrithi’ in our minds…

during the Vedic period that Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma became systematized as a religion that preached order and purpose to the cosmos and human life. It is world's third largest religion after Christianity and Islam. "Hinduism" is derived from a Sanskrit word that means "dwellers by the Indus River." There is no single founder or founding incident of Hinduism. It grew out of cultural and religious changes in India. The Hindu belief is that gods or divinities can take many forms, but all form…

Brahman (2 meanings) 1- A concept found in the Vedas and Upanishads. A Sanskrit word for the ultimate reality/principle in the universe. 2- Top of a caste system which include priests. Bhagavad Gītā- A Hindu scripture written in Sanskrit. It is a part of the Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita is a story of Arjuna and the difficult decisions he has to make. Thus he is guided through them by Krishna. Buddha (word meaning and historical figure) The meaning of buddha is one who has been awakened…

Moreover, the English language is a combination which originated from different languages. These include Sanskrit, Gaelic, Latin, Old English (Anglo Saxon), Norse, French, Greek and Hebrew. The earliest influence on the English language is from Sanskrit. Many simple English words are derived from this Indian-European based language. For example, the words mother, cow and percent came from the Sanskrit words, matr, gau, and prati shat. Another language which had an effect on the English…

the civilizations ways worship of gods and how that fit into everyday life. Government, the ways the people were ruled over. Social class, the status of each person in Indian society and how they were put into that status or Caste. Its writing, Sanskrit, and what they wrote and why. Its conflicts with other empires and how that led to the formation of other empires. Ancient Indian life was very dependant on what kind of family that a child was born into not what that child has the potential to…

According to the Oxford Dictionary, yoga is defined as “a Hindu spiritual, and ascetic discipline, apart of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation.” Yoga was first introduced in ancient India around the sixth and fifth century, and soon traveled westward by the late nineteenth and twentieth century. In Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, they all teach yoga as a “spiritual discipline” which are…

Indus valley before them. The Aryan people took control of the government and religion, which led to the institution of a system that valued Aryans over all other races. “A racial justification for this state of affairs is implied in the earliest Sanskrit writings, which suggested that whereas the three higher varnas were originally the Indo-Aryan invaders, the Sudras were Dāsas, darker-skinned Aborigines (who probably spoke Dravidian languages)” (Encyclopedia of World Cultures “Sudra,” 2018).…

One of the classical depictions of the Hindu God Shiva shows his dancing. Nataraja is considered to be the ultimate depiction of the dance, Nataraja meaning “Lord of the Dance”. Here we see Shiva with his left leg on top of his right, and his hands holding fire and a drum. His other set of appendages are in a very distinct form. Fire encircles him in a ring while he stands on a man. This is commonly attributed to overcoming darkness/negativity and ignorance. This beautiful illustration of…

civilization. It is one of the most paramount and widespread symbols in archaic religion and today’s modern world as well. Here are 10 interesting things that you probably didn’t know about Swastika. 1. It’s Origin. Swastika basically comes from a Sanskrit word meaning “That which is good” or “all is good” but also is translated to “lucky or auspicious object” to some civilization, more of a very positive symbol. There…

Brhadeshvar in the area of Tamil Nadu. This style of dance can be traced back to the Natya Shasta, a Sanskrit Hindu text, which was written sometime around the 1st century BCE – 3rd century CE. In this text, written by Bharata, where Bharata Natyam gets its name, is an outline of the different facets of Sanskrit Theatre. Although in the west typically associates theatre with drama, classical Sanskrit theatre encompasses many different art forms such as dance, acting, music and poetry. This book…