Encyclopedia - Atharvaveda: Encyclopedia Ii - Atharvaveda - Recensions
The Caraṇavyuha (attributed to Shaunaka) lists nine shakhas or schools of the Atharvaveda: paippalāda ... See also:Atharvaveda, Atha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atharvaveda: Encyclopedia Ii - Atharvaveda - Status
The Atharvaveda, while undoubtedly belonging to the core Vedic corpus, in some ways represents an independent parallel tradition to that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atharvaveda: Encyclopedia Ii - Atharvaveda - Dating
From alleged internal astronomical references (AVS XI.7), it has been surmised that the Atharvanic period included the time when the Plei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atharvaveda: Encyclopedia - Atharvaveda
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Article - Vastu Shastra: Vasthu In The Vedas
Vasthu in The Vedas Each Veda has a subsidiary: ayurveda (knowledge of life) for rgveda, dhanurveda (knowledge of tools and weapon) for...   » Read the article

Article - Vastu And Feng Shui: The Difference Between Vastu And Feng Shui
Vaastu vs. Feng Shui: An indian explanation of the difference between Vaastu Shastra and Feng Shui.    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prashna Upanishad: Encyclopedia - Prashna Upanishad
Prashna Upanishad (IAST praṣnopaniṣad) is one of the older, "primary" Upanishads commented upon by Shankara. It is a Mukhya Upanishad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upanishad: Encyclopedia Ii - Upanishad - List Of Upanishads
Upanishad - Principal Upanishads. The following is a list of the ten "principal" (mukhya) Upanishads that were commented upon by Shanka...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angiras: Encyclopedia - Angiras
Angiras (अंगिरस्, pronounced as "əngirəs"; nominative sigular Angirā - अंगिरा, pronounced as "əngirα:") is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pashupati: Encyclopedia - Pashupati
Pashupati (Sanskrit: "lord of cattle/livestock") is a name of Rudra-Shiva in the Atharvaveda (the Rigveda has the related pashupa "protec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Mathematics: Encyclopedia - Vedic Mathematics
Vedic mathematics is a system of mental calculation developed by Shri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji which he claimed he had based on a lost ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Organization
The Mantras are collected into anthologies called Samhitas. There are four Samhitas, the Rk (= Poetry), Sāman (=Song), Yajus(=Prayer) an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoni: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoni - Historical Perspective
The ancient Aryans were a community that, through centuries of development, realized advances in a wide range of fields ranging from astr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Names
Vishnu has a number of names, collected in the Vishnu sahasranama ("Vishnu's thousand names"), which occurs in the Mahabharata. In Vishnu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Names
Vishnu has a number of names, collected in the Vishnu sahasranama ("Vishnu's thousand names"), which occurs in the Mahabharata. In Vishnu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia Ii - Rama - Origins
The name was originally an epitheton of the night, from a root ram "to stop, stay, rest, abide"; hence a meaning of "black, dark-coloured...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas Of Panini: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas Of Panini - Panini’s Sutras 4.1.168-4.1.177
Sutra IV.1.168 (janapada.shabdat.kshatriyad aÑ) is important. Grammatically, it teaches that the affix aÑ (or Ñyan, iÑ etc) comes aft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas Of Panini: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas Of Panini - Panini’s Rules For Janapadas And The Kshatriya Settlers
The princes who ruled over these countries were Kshatriyas, and Panini's sutra 4.1.174 (te tadrajah) teaches us that the same word denote...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas Of Panini: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas Of Panini - Special Rule For Kamboja
For Kamboja (and only the Kamboja) Panini recommends Luk of an affix with janapada of Kamboja (sutra 4.1.175: Kambojal.Luk) which importa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas Of Panini: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas Of Panini - Katyayana's Expansion Of Sutra 4.1.175
Later, Katyayana (3rd c BC) had expanded the scope of Panini's sutra 4.1.175 (Kambojal.luk) by adding a vartika to the sutra as follows: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas Of Panini: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas Of Panini - Panini’s Ganas And The Kamboja
Panini has also read Kamboja in the ganas to IV.2.133 (Kachhadi ) and IV.3.93 (Sindhuvadi) and has recommended adding affix like aÑ etc ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kambojas Of Panini: Encyclopedia Ii - Kambojas Of Panini - Ganapatha On Panini’s Rule And The Kambojas
The Ganapatha 178 on Panini's rule II.1.72 - Mayuravyamsakad'i' informs us that the Kambojas and the Yavanas observed a social custom of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamboja Location: Encyclopedia Ii - Kamboja Location - Localization Of Kamboja
Kamboja Location - Linguistic evidence. The most acceptable view is that the ancient Kambojas originally belonged to the 'Galcha' speak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia - Rama
Rāma or Rama (rāma in IAST, राम (or Sri Rama: श्रीराम) in Devanagari) is the Seventh Avatara of Vishnu. His full na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism: Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia - History Of India
The History of India can be traced in fragments as far back as 700,000 years ago. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: Sai Baba Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas: Vedas: [see also Vedas] Sacred scriptures of the Hindu religion. (BV-32). The Sacred scriptures revealed by the Supreme Bein...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia - Vedas
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Varuna: Encyclopedia - Varuna
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Sanskrit: Encyclopedia - Vedic Sanskrit
Vedic Sanskrit is the language of the Vedas, the earliest sacred texts of India. The earliest of the Vedas, the Rigveda, was composed in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism: Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakha: Encyclopedia - Shakha
Shakha (IAST śākhā), literally "branch" or "limb", is the Sanskrit term for a recension or version of Vedic texts according to a parti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia - Rama
Rāma or Rama (rāma in IAST, राम (or Sri Rama: श्रीराम) in Devanagari) is the Seventh Avatara of Vishnu. His full na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoni: Encyclopedia - Yoni
The word yoni is the Sanskrit word for the 'female reproductive organ'. Translated directly into English, it could mean vulva or vagina. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mundaka Upanishad: Encyclopedia - Mundaka Upanishad
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Priesthood: Encyclopedia - Vedic Priesthood
The Vedic priesthood is the collective term for the priests of the Vedic religion. Known as purohita, the priests are divided into severa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmana: Encyclopedia - Brahmana
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia - Vishnu
Vishnu (IAST viṣṇu, Devanagari विष्णु, with honorific Shri Vishnu; śrī viṣṇu, श्रीविष्णु ), is...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurveda: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Ayurveda
Ayurveda is the oldest surviving complete medical system in the world. Derived from its ancient Sanskrit roots - ‘ayus' (life) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Overview
The reconstruction of the history of Vedic India is based on text-internal evidence, and on matching information from the texts with arch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Hinduism - At The Birth Of Hinduism
Hinduism was born out of the very complex, controversial, humane and violent dynamics of the ancient peoples of India. It involved spirit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-aryan Migration: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-aryan Migration - Archaeology
The Indo-Aryans were nomadic or at least peripatetic, following their herds of cows around from pasture to pasture. Consequently they had...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Bronze Age
History of India - Indus Valley Civilization. Main article: Indus Valley Civilization The transition of settlements from agricultural...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Pre-puranic Vishnu
In the Rigveda, Vishnu is mentioned 93 times. He is frequently invoked with other gods, especially with Indra, whom he assists in killing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoni: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoni - Yoni Worship
After the Aryan race intermingled with the indigenous communities of ancient India, a form of idolatory, or idol worship, developed. Whil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Sanskrit: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Sanskrit - History
Five chronologically distinct strata can be identified within the Vedic language. Rigvedic. The Rigveda is by far the most archaic of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Bronze Age
History of India - Indus Valley Civilization. The transition of settlements from agricultural to complex urban communities occurred som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuru India: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuru India - Speculations On Origins
Kuru India - Kuru-Puru-Bharata connection. Epic traditions reveal that the kings of Kuru belonged to the Puru-Bharata family. The Kuru-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Cycles: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Cycles - Art And Recreational Cycles
Video game List of cycles - Music and rhythm cycles. Interval cycle - Physics of music - Rhythm - Song cycle ... See also:List of cyc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia Ii - Rama - Rama's Arrow
After Rama weds Sita and the entire royal family and the Ayodhya army begin their journey back, the great rishi Parashurama Bhargava appe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Organization
The Mantras are collected into anthologies called Samhitas. There are four Samhitas, the Rk (= Poetry), Sāman (=Song), Yajus(=Prayer) an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Religious Views: Monism, Monotheism, Henotheism And Polytheism
The religion of the Vedic period, particularly at its earliest, was distinct in a number of respects, including reference to females in p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Study
In the dharmashastras the study of the Vedas was regarded as a religious duty of the three upper varnas (Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Position And Compilation
Hindu tradition regards the Vedas as uncreated, eternal and being revealed to sages (Rishis). The hymns of the Rig-Veda Samhita are belie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Mughal Era
In the early 16th century, descendants of Genghis Khan swept across the Khyber Pass and established the Mughal (Mogul) Dynasty, which las...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Company Rule
Vasco da Gama's discovery of a new sea route to India in 1498 paved the way for European colonization of India. The British established t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Mahajanapadas
By 500 BC, sixteen monarchies and 'republics' known as the Mahajanapadas stretched across the Indo-Gangetic plains from modern-day Afghan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Study
In the dharmashastras the study of the Vedas was regarded as a religious duty of the three upper varnas (Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Magadha Empire
Amongst the 16 Mahajanapadas, the kingdom of Magadha rose to prominence under a number of dynasties that peaked in power under the reign ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Islamic Sultanates
After the Arab-Turkic invasion of India's ancient northern neighbour Persia, various short lived Islamic empires invaded and spread acros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The British Raj
The British, established a foothold in Bengal when the British soldiers, funded by the East India Company, and led by Robert Clive, defea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Early Middle Kingdoms - The Golden Age
The middle period, especially that associated with the Gupta dynasty, is known as India's Golden Age, a time of unparalleled cultural dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Religious Views: Monism Monotheism Henotheism And Polytheism
The religion of the Vedic period, particularly at its earliest, was distinct in a number of respects, including reference to females in p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - The Classical Age
Later, the Chola kingdom emerged in northern Tamil Nadu, and the Chera kingdom in Kerala. The ports of southern India were involved in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Position And Compilation
Hindu tradition regards the Vedas as uncreated, eternal and being revealed to sages (Rishis). The hymns of the Rig-Veda Samhita are belie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Company Rule
Vasco da Gama's discovery of a new sea route to India in 1498 paved the way for European colonization of India. The British established t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuru India: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuru India - Kurus Of Buddha's Times
By the 6th century BC, the Kuru kingdom figures in the list of the sixteen great kingdoms, the Mahajanapadas of the early Buddhist Angutt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuru India: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuru India - Kurus Of Bharata War
Kurus emerged as the first major kingdom of Vedic civilization following the Rigvedic period. Legendary accounts are preserved in the San...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - The Islamic Sultanates
After the Arab-Turkic invasion of India's ancient northern neighbour Persia, various short lived Islamic empires invaded and spread acros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - The Classical Age
Later, the Chola kingdom emerged in northern Tamil Nadu, and the Chera kingdom in Kerala. The ports of southern India were involved in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Hinduism - Analyzing The History
Assessing the history of early Hinduism, involving the birth of its most sacred and fundamental tenets is extremely difficult, as the his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuru India: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuru India - Geographical Location Of Kuru
In the epic times (final centuries BC), the region between the triangle of Thaneshwar, Hissar and Hastinapur was distinguished by three d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Hinduism - Composition Of The Vedas
See Also: Vedas, Shruti Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of India - Independent India
Main Articles: History of Independent India, Political Integration of India Since independence, India has fought a number of wars against...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Theological Attributes And More
Vishnu takes form as an all-inclusive deity, known as Purusha or Mahāpurusha, Paramātma [Supreme Soul], Antaryāmi [In-dweller], and He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia Ii - Rama - Uttara Kanda
The Uttara Kanda, the last book of the Ramayana is the most controversial, and appears to have been a later addition to the original epic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia Ii - Rama - Rama Rajya
Invested as King of Ayodhya and Kosala, Rama begins a 10,000 year reign that is known as Rama Rajya, which is considered to be the time w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia Ii - Rama - Modern Portrayal In India
Dussera, the day of Rama's victory over Ravana, and Diwali, his return to Ayodhya are the biggest festivals of the year in India. The Ram...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Etymology
The traditional Hindu explanation of the name Viṣṇu involves the root viś, meaning "to settle, to enter", or also (in the Rigveda) "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Relations With Other Deities
Vishnu's consort is Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth. Maya is the samvit (the primary intelligence) of Vishnu, while the other five attribu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia Ii - Rama - The Kidnapping Of Sita
Surpanaka goes to Lanka, and tells the whole story to Ravana. She suggests that he kidnap Sita and marry her, so that Rama would be insul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia Ii - Rama - The Destruction Of Khara
Rama is asked to help and protect the rishis of the forest who were being terrorized by Khara, a powerful half-brother of Ravana, who had...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia Ii - Rama - Prince Of Ayodhya
Rama is born in the city of Ayodhya, which is the capital of the ancient kingdom of Kosala. The city and the area are located in the cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia Ii - Rama - The Avatara
Upon his birth, only a few highly learned and experienced sages know of his true identity as the Avatara of the Supreme Lord Vishnu. Amon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia Ii - Rama - With Vishwamitra
When Rama is around 14-15 years old, he and his brother Lakshmana are taken by Vishwamitra to the forests, with the purpose of killing ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rama: Encyclopedia Ii - Rama - Marriage To Sita
Sita Devi is the Avatara of the Goddess Lakshmi, who is the eternal consort and female form of Vishnu. Just as Rama is the manifestation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Iconography
According to various Purana, Vishnu is the ultimate omnipresent reality, is shapeless and omnipresent. However, a strict iconography gove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Worship
It is not clearly known when or how the worship of Vishnu began. In the Vedas, and the information on Aryan beliefs, Vishnu is associated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-aryan Migration: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-aryan Migration - Overview
The separation of Indo-Aryans proper from Proto-Indo-Iranians has been dated to roughly 2000 BC–1800 BC. The Nuristani languages probab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoni: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoni - Yoni Massage
The history of yoni massage is not fully known. However, studies of carvings at places such as Khajuraho in India, and texts such as the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-aryan Migration: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-aryan Migration - History
When British and European language students first encountered Sanskrit in the late 18th century, they naturally assumed Sanskrit was the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-aryan Migration: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-aryan Migration - Linguistics
The linguistic facts of the situation are little disputed. However, linguistic data alone cannot determine whether this migration was pea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-aryan Migration: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-aryan Migration - Philology
Indo-Aryan migration - Rig Veda. The Rigveda is by far the most archaic testimony of Vedic Sanskrit. It describes a pastoral or nomadic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Sanskrit: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Sanskrit - Grammar
Vedic had a subjunctive absent in Panini's grammar and generally believed to have disappeared by then at least in common sentence constru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Sanskrit: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Sanskrit - Phonology
Sound changes between Proto-Indo-Iranian and Vedic Sanskrit include loss of the voiced sibilant z. Vedic Sanskrit had a labial fricative ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vishnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Vishnu - Theological Beliefs And Philosophy
Major branches of Vaishnavism include:- Srivaishnavism (espoused by Ramanuja who advocated Vishishtadvaita), Dvaita (espoused by Madhvac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upanishad: Encyclopedia Ii - Upanishad - Place In The Hindu Canon
Scholarly breakdowns of the Vedic books see the four Vedas as poetic liturgy, collectively called mantra or sam.hitā-, adoration and sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Rigvedic Period
The origin of the Vedic civilization and its relation to the Indus Valley civilization and related cultures and an Indo-Aryan migration a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedic Civilization - Vedic Religion
Main article: Vedic religion. Texts considered to date to the Vedic period are mainly the four Vedas, but the Brahmanas, and some of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-aryan Migration: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-aryan Migration - Physical Anthropology
Brian E. Hemphill and Alexander F. Christensen's study (1994) of the migration of genetic traits does not support a movement of Aryan spe...   » Read the article