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Decoding the Supreme Force: Cosmic Dance of Shiva

Arijit Bose
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Lucknow: Is Shiva the god of destruction? Is it auspicious to keep icon of Nataraja in one’s house? Is Shiva’s Tandava a representation of destruction? These are some of the questions that arise in our minds. Let us see what they actually mean. Symbolism of Nataraja `Siva’ means `the auspicious’.According to Hindu philosophy, the dance of Nataraja is a symbolic representation of the pañcakŗtya – the five main activities of the Supreme Being, which constitute the cosmic process – Sŗṣṭi (creation or evolution), Sthiti (preservation or continuation), Samhāra (conclusion), Tirobhāva…

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A Brief History of Prakrit and Sanskrit

Arijit Bose
Prakrit languages, ancient India, Pali, Buddhist literature, Magadhi, Avantija, Pracya, Sauraseni, Ardhamagadhi, Bahlik, Maharashtri, Apabhramsha, Sanskrit, vernacular languages, Bharata, Natyashastra, phonetics, grammar simplification, dual number, Atmanepadi, Karakachihnas, local vocabulary, linguistic evolution, Middle Indo-Aryan languages, Hindi evolution, Sauraseni Prakrit, Buddhist sources, Indian linguistics, spoken language, regional dialects, phonetic changes, vibhrashta, Sanskrit grammar, Prakrit literature, ancient linguistics, Indian drama, performing arts, linguistic diversity, language transformation, inflectional forms, dhaturupas, shabdarupas, Nāṭyaśāstra, George Cardona, classical India, Indo-Aryan philology, historical linguistics, Indian cultural history, Sanskrit and Prakrit, local pronunciation, literary traditions, ancient Indian theatre, language variation, medieval India, Prakrit grammar, spoken dialects, Sanskrit refinement, Siddhanta Knowledge Foundation

Lucknow: Prakrit refers to a bunch of languages that belonged to different epochs in different regions of ancient India, as it represents the changing aspect of the spoken language. So they are studied in three main time periods i) The Ancient Period 2500 BCE to 500 CE – The Prakrit language used in this period is mostly termed Pali, based on the literature available from these times, which are mostly Buddhist sources. Some of the key features are that the dual number (dvivacana) is left out, ṣa and śa sounds…

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