The Student’s Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Containing Appendices on Sanskrit Prosody and Important Literary and Geographical Names in the Ancient History of India
Who is the Supreme God: Visnu or Siva: A Rendering of the 16th Century CE Theological Debates in South India Between the Vaisnava and the Saiva Sects of Hinduism
The book makes in seven chapters a comparative study of the Visistadvaita and Dvaita Schools of Vedanta. The first chapter makes an introductory comparison of the two traditions including brief biographies of Ramanuja and Madhva. Chapters two through seven compare the two Vedantic traditions in the areas of epistemology, ontology, theology, cosmology, psychology and soteriology. Interspersed among these chapters are five special topics, presented in debate style, ...
The book covers in eight chapters the traditions of one of the most unique Hindu temples and pilgrimage centers of Southern India, i.e., the Krsna Temple at Udupi. The first chapter gives the legendary history of the Udupi region. Consecrated by Madhva (1238-1317 C.E.) whose biography is covered in the second chapter, and enhanced by Vadiraja Tirtha (1480-1600 C.E.) whose life and works are detailed in the third chapter, this book gives in chapters four, five and ...
This book is a miscellany of gems of wisdom gathered from Swamiji's different booklets published earlier, strung together as a garland. Chances are that, at certain places, an impression of a repetition of thoughts might emerge, but omitting such repetitions in this presentation might leave yawning gaps in the garland. Besides, whatever passages appear repetitive are quite in place in their context. Moreover, such thoughts of Swamijis bear repetition, if only ...
A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages
This edition of Sir Monier-Williams' Sanskrit-English Dictionary was originally published in 1899. All the words are arranged etymologically and philologically with special reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. The author makes reference to several other authors and extant works. This lexicon offers effectual help to the student, in practicing translation into the best Sanskrit for modern expressions and idioms, with their several equivalents, and ...
