Literature - No Comments » - Posted on August, 23 at 2:11 pm
Smruti is literally what is remembered by human teachers as against Shruti, or what is directly heard or revealed to the Rishis. In its widest acceptation the term is used to denote the 6 vedangas, the sutras (Shruata and Gruhya), the law books (Dharmashastras), the Itihasa (Mahabharata), the Puranas and Nitishastras. In this section we […]
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The epic or a Mahakavya is the speciality of Sanskrit language. The tradition of the epics started with the famous epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. The classical epics continued the tradition by accepting some of the basic characteristics of the two epics.
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The Mahabharata is one of the world’s most well known Sanskrit epics and is recognised as the longest epic-poem ever written. It is also considered to be Itihasa or history. A wide variety of folklore and literature is based on the Mahabharata. The epic at present has more than one hundred thousand verses. Vyasa is […]
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The roots of Sanskrit Drama can be found in some of the hymns of Rigveda, which are arguments or discussions between two individuals. From these dialogues the drama has developed into a complicated structure expressing nine moods in Sanskrit and Prakrit dialects. Bharata, the composer of Natyashastra has divided Sanskrit drama in ten types according […]
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The Ramayana is termed as Arsha Kavya, the poetry composed by a Rishi. Valmiki, the creator of the work, is believed to be Adikavi or the first Sanskrit poet. The epic has gained tremendous popularity over the years so much so that various versions of the epic have been composed in languages other than […]
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Champu is a special form of Sanskrit literature. A Champu text consists of prose and poetry in same amount. The origin of this form cannot be traced due to lack of literary evidence. Da?di in his composition Kavyadarsha gives a definition of a Champu. Thus the form must be popular at his times.
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Once a poor Brahmin got tired of his poverty and decided to go to Kashi. It was a long route and he had just a packet of boiled rice to survive on. In the afternoon he decided to stop for rest and have a little rice from to sustain himself for the day’s journey. As […]
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