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Sanskritic

Sanskrit...


Prakrit

Any one of the popular dialects descended from or akin to Sanskrit in distinction from the Sanskrit which was used as a literary and learned language when no longer spoken by the people Pali is one of the Prakrit dialects...


Om

Om, the expression 'Om' is respected by the Hindus generally and has a special significance in the Hindu scriptures. It is recited at the commence-ment of the recitations of Hindu religious works. Macdonell in his 'A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary' states that 'Om' is the sacred syllable used in invocations, at the commencement of prayers, at the beginning and the end of Vedic recitation, and as a respectful salutation: it is a subject of many mystical speculations. In the Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier-William it is said that 'Om' is a sacred exclamation which may be uttered at the beginning and end of a reading of the Vedas or previously to any prayer; it is also regarded as a particle of auspicious salutation. To 'Om' high spiritual or mystical efficacy is undoubtedly ascribed; but its use on a flag ('Om Dhwaj') does not symbolise religion, or anything religious, Jagdev Singh Sidhanti v. Pratap Singh Daulta, AIR 1965 SC 183: (1964) 6 SCR 750....


Biliteral

Consisting of two letters as a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb...


Devanagari

The script or characters in which Sanskrit and Hindi are written...


VerbarGuna

In Sanskrit grammar a lengthening of the simple vowels a i e by prefixing an a element The term is sometimes used to denote the same vowel change in other languages...


Hindi

The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindus In employs the Devanagari character in which Sanskrit is written...


VerbarMahabarata

A celebrated sacred epic poem of the Hindus written in Sanskrit It is of great length and is chiefly devoted to a history in many episodes of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India...


Mahratta

One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India Also the language of the Mahrattas Mahrati It is closely allied to Sanskrit...


Marathi

A Sanskritic language of western India prob descended from the Maharastri Prakrit spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples It has an abundant literature dating from the 13th century It has a book alphabet nearly the same as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the Devanagari and the Gujarati...


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