tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505177880684078822024-03-13T00:08:31.711-04:00Practical SanskritUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-17815245381368762232023-12-28T08:34:00.020-05:002023-12-28T12:03:37.669-05:00So, You Think You Know Your Ramayana? - Valmiki Ramayana Webinar SeriesJoin me for a 3-week long, 21-day webinar series on going beyond just devotion and understanding Valmiki Ramayana as well - So, You Think You Know Your Ramayana? - Valmiki Ramayana Webinar Series Ram Ram, Jai Siya Ram, or Jai Shri Ram – whichever one you prefer!How well do you know Ramayana?Why was Ayodhya called Ayodhya?What were fair wages and tax rate in Rama’s time?What does Rama Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-83056119817717393952021-12-10T00:37:00.015-05:002021-12-10T07:03:38.286-05:00Webinar: Success Management: Indian perspective from Mahabharata, Panchatantra, Chanakya and others.Success Management: Indian perspective from Mahabharata, Panchatantra, Chanakya and others.Come join me on Dec 11, in a webinar on Sanskrit wisdom on business and leadership!Prior registration is required.India has been a highly flourishing civilization for at least 3-5 thousand years, if not more. Material prosperity doesn’t come only from spirituality. A vast realm of Indian wisdom is untapped Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-81783037408676900862021-11-27T08:30:00.002-05:002021-11-27T21:36:08.875-05:00Sanskrit and Leadership - Webinar organized by IIT Kharagpur under Sanskritotsav 2021The journey to success is a marathon, not a sprint.Come join me in a webinar on Sanskrit and Leadership!The wisdom of Vidura, the prime minister of the great empire in Mahabharata has its special place in the vast field of Niti Shastra - the literature of policy, governance, administration, leadership, management all rolled in one.I will cover Indian thoughts on economy, wealth, prosperity, alongUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-65063937125560055202021-04-16T03:06:00.006-04:002021-04-16T03:39:36.616-04:00Attitude Shift - Sanskrit Maxims for Contemporary Life and Leadership - ebook
Sometime back, I had written the above book called Attitude Shift - Sanskrit Maxims for Contemporary Life and Leadership.
It has been an embarrassingly long while since the last project. 😞I am now creating online content, but hope to write some more books very soon.
The book is out of print now, but I am happy to say that the book is now available as an ebook download.Click hereUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-58428381385435453882020-08-07T06:03:00.000-04:002020-08-07T06:03:06.095-04:00Rama - the best among men. But why?You don't wanna miss thisLIVE, ONLINE on AUG 8#1 10 am New Delhi and, #2 10 am New York (730 pm India)(Join any one session)RAMA - the best among menbut why?Exploring some aspects of the timeless wisdom of:Rama - the universal heroYou will come away with more subtle knowledge about Ramayana and Rama.Leadership. Ideals of life. Inspiration.Addressing some popular controversial topics as well!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-38508890669704902832020-08-04T22:04:00.001-04:002020-08-04T22:12:44.029-04:00Rama does things perfectly the very first time.Rama doesn’t aim twice, doesn’t establish the refugee twice, doesn’t give twice to a seeker, Rama doesn’t speak twice (the same thing). He does it perfectly the very first time.द्विः शरं नाभिसन्धत्ते द्विः स्थापयति नाश्रितान् ।द्विर्ददाति न चार्थिभ्यो, रामो द्विर्नाभिभाषते ॥(हनुमान्नाटक १-४८)सन्धि-विच्छेद -द्विः शरं न अभिसन्धत्ते द्विः स्थापयति न आश्रितान् ।द्विः ददाति न च अर्थिभ्योः, रामः द्विः Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-68633747845402106312020-07-29T11:11:00.002-04:002020-07-29T11:11:51.835-04:00What are the qualities of a good leader? (Online, Live session)You don't wanna miss this!LIVE, ONLINE on AUG 110 am New Delhi and, 10 am New York.From the Master of PunsQUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADERHow is good leadership connected to:- fluttering flags,- empty chess boards,- golden-rod umbrellas,- jingling anklets,- hair pulling and,- broken bowstrings?To join the FREE LIVE session, signup at Learn.PracticalSanskrit.com today!Dear readers,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-78291936763019303872020-05-18T08:00:00.003-04:002020-05-18T08:33:13.211-04:00Opium Eater and the Divine Boatman - "Ancient Wisdom. Modern Times." Weekly session with ShashiAhibhuk Kaivarta Nyāya - Opium Eater and the Divine BoatmanAhibhuk was a constant consumer of opium.ahi means a poisonous snake, and phena is the froth.Ahi-phena is the oozing juice from a poppy flower, like the one shown below.From ahi-phena comes opium. It is an alkaloid, gives a great high, and is poisonous in larger quantities. Ahibhuk was always high on opium. And one day he boarded a ferry Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-14316613361018015942020-05-05T03:25:00.019-04:002020-07-06T22:32:07.689-04:00 (Closed) Register for Ancient Wisdom, Modern Times - Weekly Online sessions
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"The time of the wise passes in entertainment through arts and sciences, and that of the foolish in sleep, squabbles or troubles." - Hitopadesh, 11th century Sanskrit book of Niti (practical wisdom)
Good food vs junk food.
We are aware of the need to take care of our body.
Eat food.
Eat good food.
Eat enough food.
(And good and enough sleep and exercise)
Most of us doUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-55259290688805309022020-04-28T07:53:00.000-04:002020-04-28T07:53:48.081-04:00Shivoham Shivoham - I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
I am not the manas, buddhi, ahaṅkāra, or chitta (thinking, analyzing faculties, or the ego or the chitta), nor the ears, tongue, nose, or eyes, nor the sky or the earth, or the light or the wind, in the form of chit and ānanda, I am the the śhiva, I am the the śhiva.
मनोबुद्ध्यहङ्कारचित्तानि नाहं
न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे ।
न च व्योमभूमिः न तेजो न वायुः
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-84577192587065984612020-04-27T03:08:00.001-04:002020-06-05T21:25:54.294-04:00It is not what you say, but how you say it
Our conduct tells our upbringing, our speech tells our region,
The company we keep tells our affections and health of our body tells about our diet.
आचारः कुलमाख्याति देशमाख्याति भाषणम् ।
सम्भ्रमः स्नेहमाख्याति वपुराख्याति भोजनम् ॥
āchāraḥ kulamākhyāti deśhamākhyāti bhāṣhaṇam |
sambhramaḥ snehamākhyāti vapurākhyāti bhojanam ||
[Chāṇakya-nīti-darpaṇa]
Conduct tells Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-7742975458894446042020-04-07T00:31:00.000-04:002020-04-07T00:41:06.247-04:00 "We shall overcome" - Sanskrit translation and song
The famous song We shall overcome is most commonly attributed as being lyrically descended from "I'll Overcome Some Day", a hymn by Charles Albert Tindley that was first published in 1900
"Tindley's songs were written in an idiom rooted in African American folk traditions, using pentatonic intervals, with ample space allowed for improvised interpolation, the addition of "Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-69399052479354270452020-04-03T13:10:00.002-04:002020-04-03T13:10:14.750-04:00Perseverance, effort, enthusiasm is the greatest power!
On April 3rd, 2020, Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, addressed the nation a second time since the nationwide lock down due to the unprecedented situation of the pandemic of Novel Corona virus or Covid19. He also used a Sanskrit shloka in his speech.
A short background leading up to this speech maybe helpful.
On 19th March, the PM asked the country to observe a voluntary curfew, Practical Sanskrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10789004326510430962noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-79553740637100262072020-04-01T23:41:00.001-04:002020-04-02T00:42:33.289-04:00Best wishes for Ramanavami !
One of the most popular prayers to Lord Rama is created by Tulasi-dasa, who also retold the entire story of Rama for this times, in his historic Rama-charita-manasa.
श्रीरामचन्द्र कृपालु भजु मन
श्रीरामचन्द्र कृपालु भजु मन, हरण भव-भय-दारुणम् ।
नव-कञ्ज-लोचन कञ्ज-मुख , कर-कञ्ज पद-कञ्जारुणम् ॥१॥
कन्दर्प अगणित, अमित छवि, नवनील नीरद सुन्दरम् ।
पट-पीत मानहु तडित रुचि-शुचि, नौमि जनक-सुता-वरम् Practical Sanskrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10789004326510430962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-87235840046691284802019-11-12T13:56:00.000-05:002019-12-13T00:56:22.935-05:00Myths around - Is Sanskrit really the best language for computer programming?
Dependency Parser [from paper by Amba Kulkarni]
I recently received a forward about an article on the net Is Sanskrit really the best language for computer programming? at https://techzoworld.wordpress.com It seems to be the only article on the blog, back from April 2018. No author name given.
The article laments the over-glorification of Sanskrit, specially in context Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-46697160282319963742019-04-06T12:08:00.000-04:002019-04-06T12:16:03.129-04:00Happy New Year - Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Bihu, Baisakhi, Chaitr Navaratri ...
Wishing all the readers a very Happy Hindu New Year which is celebrated under various names across India. 6th April 2019 is also the Pratipada prathama (date 1), shukla paksha (waxing phase of moon) for the year 2076 Vikram Samvat (year of Vikram)
Ugadi in Andhra and Karnataka, Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Bihu in Assam, Baisakhi in Punjab and Chaitra Navaratri. You may find more details here.Practical Sanskrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10789004326510430962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-8464143455583037302017-01-30T21:57:00.000-05:002017-01-30T21:57:41.640-05:00Saraswati - how we learn - shraddhA, dhAraNA, medhA
One who is shraddhA, dhAraNA, medhA, divinity of speech and dear to the
Creator BrahmA, who resides on the tip of the tongue of the devotee and
gives many virtues such as self-control (peace) etc.
Shloka as is:
या श्रद्धा धारणा मेधा वाग्देवी विधिवल्लभा ।
भक्तजिह्वाग्रसदना शमादिगुणदायिनी ॥
yā shraddhā dhāraṇā médhā vāgdévī vidhi_vallabhā |
bhaktajihvāgrasadanā, shamādiguṇadāyinī || Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-78478785832460902292016-09-13T01:23:00.000-04:002016-09-13T01:31:10.575-04:00Five qualities of a man - पात्रे त्यागी गुणे रागी
Five qualities of a man – giver, virtuous, sharer, intelligent, brave.
(हिन्दी में व्याख्या नीचे दी गयी है)
(Another variation of the fourth quarter goes as ‘sa vai puruSha uchyate’ = he is said to be a man.)
Five qualities of a (real) man:
1) gives to the worthy needy (thoughtfully, not carelessly). Just giving to anyone is not a good giving. Good giving is that which gives to the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-36095508740698504712016-08-30T10:57:00.000-04:002016-08-30T11:05:31.675-04:00 Take it easy. No one is perfect.
Take it easy. No one is perfect.
Focus on what you have, not on what you don’t have or could have.
कस्य दोषः कुले नास्ति व्याधिना को न पीडितः ।
व्यसनं केन न प्राप्तं कस्य सौख्यं निरन्तरम् ॥
= kasya doṣhaḥ kule nāsti vyādhinā ko na pīḍitaḥ |
vyasanaṃ kena na prāptaṃ kasya saukhyaṃ nirantaram || (IAST)
= kasya doShaH kule nAsti vyAdhinA ko na pIDitaH |
vyasanaM kena na prAptaM Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-24841075924820553102015-12-09T13:21:00.000-05:002015-12-09T13:21:14.350-05:00बर्बर = barbara = barbarian, uncivilized
बर्बर = barbara = barbarian, uncivilized
A barbarian is a human who is perceived to be uncivilized or primitive.
It was used as early as Mahabharata, where Ghatotkacha's son was named
barbarIka, having curly hair. He is worshiped as Khatushyamji today in
Rajasthan.
Ghatotkacha was born with no hair on his head - ghaTa ut kacha - head without hair.
The Greeks used the word to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-41875505061903593982015-10-27T22:38:00.001-04:002015-10-27T22:38:49.527-04:00क्षुरः - kShuraH - razor, knife
Remember those days when you (or your dad) would go to the barber shop and get a shave done with the 'ustaraa' (उस्तरा)? Some even thought of having one for home, to save on the constant expense on the flimsy blades that went blunt in 3 shaves.
The word for knife in common parlance is chhura (छुरा), or chhuri (छुरी).
The famous Zanjeer movie song that went -
chakku chhuriyaan ~~~~
tezUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-34356281318526853212015-10-26T10:00:00.000-04:002015-10-26T10:00:01.763-04:00हरिद्रा - haridrA - turmeric
So, yesterday we saw why ginger is called 'adarak'. Ardra (आर्द्र) = moist, and we mentioned turmeric as well.
The color of turmeric powder is bright yellow. And it is a common material to give the yellow color of paintings and dyes. India has been famous for its vibrant colors from time immemorial. Just see any festival dresses, or see the desert designs of Rajasthan. Even before they wereUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-45476185708283376852015-10-25T10:00:00.001-04:002015-10-25T10:00:03.087-04:00आर्द्रिका - ArdrikA - ginger
We all love a 'kadak adarak-wali chai' - strong ginger tea (with milk, black tea leaves and sugar - of course)
Wah Taj!
Raindrops dancing on my balcony railing ...
... while I don't have to drive :)
and all that come rushing to the mind.
But what is up with the word 'adarak'? Where did that come from?
I always wondered these things way back in middle school - where do words come Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-90390757260185523522015-10-24T02:42:00.000-04:002015-10-24T02:42:18.668-04:00तत्त्वम् - tattvam - essence
We all know this word to mean essence of something. But the etymology is even more enlightening. tat = it, that-tva = suffix to denote -nessFor example, apanatva = अपनत्व = feeling something, someone as one's own, say with a good friendmahattvam = महत्त्वम् = greatness, importancepuMsatvam = पुंसत्वम् = manlinessSo why does it-ness or that-ness mean essence? The Supreme DivineUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-83838422556126545552015-10-17T01:25:00.000-04:002015-10-17T01:25:33.670-04:00भूत - bhUta - beings or ghosts?
In many Indian languages, the word bhoot/bhoota (भूत) would inspire some flurry of electrical current up the spine. It means - ghost. There are movies with names like bhoota bangalaa (ghost bungalow) that were the pioneers of the horror genre in India. And then the Bib-B starrer recent flick called Bhootnath (protector/king of ghosts!)And yet, Shiva (शिव) is also called bhUta-nAthaH (Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3