The Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini with Translation and Explanatory Notes

The Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini with Translation and Explanatory Notes
Author: Pāṇini
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1991
Genre: Sanskrit language
ISBN: 9788172017811

Panini Took His Place In A Line Of Grammarians And Teachers Of Sanskrit. He Is Known To Have Mentioned Ten Predecessors By Name. It Goes Without Saying That He Must Have Borrowed A Considerable Quantity Of Material, Whether Literally Or In A Modified Form. But All This Can Not Hide His Originality As A System-Builder, His Amazing Ability To Formulate A Comprehensive Grammatical System.

Rise of a Folk God

Rise of a Folk God
Author: Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2011-10-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199777594

Vitthal, also called Vithoba, is the most popular god in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, and the best-known Hindu god of that region outside of India. This book by Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere is the foremost study of the history of Vitthal, his worship, and his worshippers.

Studies in the Kāśikāvṛtti

Studies in the Kāśikāvṛtti
Author: Pascale Haag
Publisher: Anthem Press
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2011
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0857284347

This volume contains a critical edition, English translation and essays on the initial section of the Kasikavrtti (7th c. CE), the oldest complete commentary on the Astadhyayi of Panini.

The Bharadvājas in Ancient India

The Bharadvājas in Ancient India
Author: Thaneswar Sarmah
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 444
Release: 1991
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9788120806399

The book comprises two parts part I deals with the socio-historical aspects of family of the Vedic Seer Bharadvaja and Part II discusses the significant contribution the family has made to the various fields of Indian culture. Part I is divided into five chapters each comprising more than one section. The first chapter considers the textual evidences of the Vedic Samhitas the Brahmanas the Upanisads and the Ramayana in regard to the Bharadvajas. the second chapter traces the birth and parentage of Bharadvaja the progenitor and his relation with the gods, seers, kings and other persons.

Argument and Design: The Unity of the Mahābhārata

Argument and Design: The Unity of the Mahābhārata
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2016-05-23
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9004311408

Argument and Design features fifteen essays by leading scholars of the Sanskrit epics, the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyaṇa, discussing the Mahābhārata’s upākhyānas, subtales that branch off from the central storyline and provide vantage points for reflecting on it. Contributors include: Vishwa Adluri, Joydeep Bagchee, Greg Bailey, Adam Bowles, Simon Brodbeck, Nicolas Dejenne, Sally J. Sutherland Goldman, Robert P. Goldman, Alf Hiltebeitel, Thennilapuram Mahadevan, Adheesh Sathaye, Bruce M. Sullivan, and Fernando Wulff Alonso.