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The Social Message of the Gita: Symbolized as Lokasamgraha: (Self Composed Skt. Slokas with Eng. Comm.)
This book is a landmark in the wide panorama of Gita Literature, the universal nature ofwhich is reflected in the use- in the form of prose as well as poetry-of an increasing number of the world's languages. As the first book to utilize original verses in modern Sanskrit to convey the social message of the Gita, it not only fills a significant linguistic gap but also focuses attention on social issues which call for urgent action by karma yogis. Part one explains that Lokasamgraha or the holding together of the society and the world-exemplified by Janaka in the Gita-is the... Read More
English, 364 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 395.00Rs. 450.00
The Sanskrit Epics Representation of Vedic Myths
As the title of this study, "The Sanskrit Epics' Representation of Vedic Myths", suggests, my aim is to examine the way in which certain myths which first appear (as far as India is concerned) in the Vedas, and more specifically in the Rgveda, are retold in the Sanskrit Epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana and to examine in what way the Epics re-use the mythological material earlier used in the Vedas. Before proceeding any further, I shall first give a brief summary of the nature, contents and dates of the texts mentioned above. T he texts The oldest stratum of Sanskrit literature is called the... Read More
English, 383 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 795.00
Pancagranthi Vyakarana of Buddhisagarasuri: A Critical Edition
This is the first compact comprehensive and complete metrical Grammar of Classical Sanskrit, composed by the celebrated Jain Acarya Buddhisagarasuti (981-1025 A.D.). In accordance with the tradition of all the extant systems of Sanskrit Grammar, Buddhisagara has treated in his work all the five aspects, viz., the Dhatupatha, Ganapatha, Unadipatha, Linganugasana, and the main text of the Vyakaranasiatras of which the former five are the auxiliaries, thus making it the full Paricanga Vyakarana. This work is the critical edition of the work, of which the editor has utilized four Mss the oldest one belonging to the 13th century CE. The... Read More
English & Sanskrit, 384 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 1,495.00
Dialogue Hymns of Rgveda
Dr. Satya Dev Choudhary, Shastri from the University of Panjab, Lahore; M.A. (Sanskrit & Hindi) Both in 1st class and PH.D. (Hindi) from the University of Delhi, taught in the Deptt. of Hindi, University of Delhi for about 35 years and for 1 year as a Guest Professor of Hindi & Sanskirt in the Deptt. of Indology, University of Tubingen (W. Germany). Under His guidance more than 30 students completed their work for their M. Lit; M. Phil; Ph.D and Post-doctoral achievements. His special interest: Indian Poetics, Philology, Vedic literature and Medieval Hindi literature. Presently: working as the Director of 'Ramkrishan... Read More
Engish, 217 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 390.00
Uniqueness of Carvaka Philosophy in Traditional Indian Thought
Carvaka is the materialistic system of thought propounded by the ancient philosophers of India. The Carvaka system of philosophy has been much criticized and even ridiculed since the ancient times as the Carvakas have been dubbed as atheists and hedonists. This work is an attempt to reveal the fundamentals of Carvaka philosophy, and its epistemological, metaphysical and ethical concerns. Beginning with the origin and development of Indian materialism, it addresses the controversial and disputed issues regarding Carvaka philosophy on the basis of a profound study of the original sources on the subject and by referring to modern researches on it.... Read More
Engish, 128 Pgs. (HB)
THE DEVOTIONAL POEMS OF Mirabai
The devotional poems of Mirabai offers the reader a sober English translation of more than two hundred of her Padas, based on the interpretative work of Indian scholars that has appeared during the last few decades. Three introductory essays deal with her life her place in the Bhakti movement and the characteristics of her poetry. Terminal notes explain the mythological references to the non Hindu reader indicate some linguistic difficulties and record minor deviations from the fifteenth edition of parashuram Chaturvedi’s Mirabai ki Padavali the basic text used. About the Author A.J. Alston received his doctorate at the Banaras Hindu University... Read More
Engish 144 Pgs. (PB)
Rs. 325.00
Ancient India
This is a comprehensive, intelligible, and interesting portrait of Ancient Indian History and Civilization from a national historical point of view. The work is divided into three broad divisions of the natural course of cultural development in Ancient India: (1) From the prehistoric age to 600 B.C. (2) From 600 B.C. to 300 A.D. (3) From 300 A.D. to 1200 A.D. The work describes the political, economic, religious, and cultural conditions of the country, the expansionist activities, and the colonisation schemes of her rulers in the Far East. Political theories and administrative organizations are also discussed but more stress has... Read More
English, 576 Pgs.
Rs. 480.00
Kularnava Tantra: Text and Readings
The Kularnava is perhaps the foremost Tantra of the Kaula School and is constantly cited as an authority in Tantric literature. It is worthy of close study by those who would understand the tenets and practice of the tradition of which it is a Sastra. The Introduction by Sir John Woodroffe (Arthur Avalon) gives a concise outline of the work. Sri M.P. Pandit who is a keen student of the Tantras and Vedas has rendered the work in English in eleven chapters. The Readings are free translations - with annotations where necessary - omitting technical details but preserving the spirit and essential import of... Read More
Sanskrit and English, 377 Pgs.
Rs. 495.00
Sanskrit Sahitya Ka Itihaas
TAKEN in conjunction with my Sanskrit Drama, published in 1924, this work covers the field of Classical Sanskrit Literature, as opposed to the Vedic Literature, the epics, and the Puranas. To bring the subject—matter within the limits of a single volume has rendered it necessary to treat the scientific literature briefly, and to avoid discussions of its subject-matter which appertain rather to the historian of grammar, phi1osophy, law, medicine, astronomy, or mathematics, than to the literary historian. This mode of treatment has rendered it possible, for the first time in any treatise in English on Sanskrit Literature, to pay due attention... Read More
Sanskrit & Hindi, 575 Pgs. (PB)
Rs. 590.00Rs. 595.00
The Plays of Sankaradeva
Sankaradeva (1449-1568), composed the six plays called the Anhiya Natas in Brajavali language during the 15th-16th century Assam for the propagation of the Vaisnava cult, known as the Eha Sarana Nama Dharma. This book gives a faithful representation of the texts of all the six plays of Sankaradeva, in transliteration along with their English translation for the first time. Ankiyit Nata is a special genre which includes only the six plays of Satikaradeva and a few of Madhavadeva. These plays were the first written form of vernacular drama in India and the first formal prose in Brajavali language in Assam.... Read More
English, 522 Pgs. (HB)
Rs. 795.00
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