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	Sanskrit Language - MSN Encarta
		Sanskrit Language (from Sanskrit samskrta, “adorned, cultivated, perfected”), the classical sacred and literary language of the Hindus of India, belonging to the Indo-Aryan (Indic) branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, a subfamily of the Indo-European languages.
		Sanskrit is distinguishable from the oldest preserved forms of Indian speech, in the Vedic religious scriptures, the Brahmanas, Vedas, and Upanishads.
		The discovery by Western scholars of the existence of Sanskrit, and of Indian methods of teaching it, led both to the identification of the Indo-European language family and, under the stimulation of Panini's methodology, to the establishment of the science of comparative linguistics or comparative philology.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553721/Sanskrit_Language.html (533 words)

	culture
		The chief distinction between the two is that Vedic literature, consisting of the Vedas Veda, Brahmanas, and Upanishads, is essentially religious, whereas classical Sanskrit literature is, with rare exceptions, secular.
		In the Vedas the lyric and legendary forms are in the service of prayer, or exposition of the ritual; in Sanskrit epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, didactic, lyric, and dramatic forms have been developed far beyond their earlier state for more purely literary, aesthetic, or moral purposes.
		In Sanskrit literature, moreover, with the exception of the Mahabharata and the Puranas, the authors are generally definite persons, more or less well known, whereas the writings of the Vedic period go back either to families of poets or to religious schools.
	narasimhan.com /SK/Culture/Art/lit_sanskrit.htm (1447 words)

	Sanskrit literature - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		The literature is divided into two main periods—the Vedic (c.1500-c.200 BC), when the Vedic form of Sanskrit generally prevailed, and the Sanskrit (c.200 BC-c.AD 1100), when classical Sanskrit (a development of Vedic) predominated.
		Sanskrit had, however, become the standard language of the court by 400 BC, and its early literature overlapped the Vedic.
		Sanskrit literature of the modern period consists mainly of academic exercises.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Sansklit.html (1328 words)

	Sanskrit Literature - Kalidasa - Vedas - Mahabharat - Ramayana - Haryana Online - India
		Literature in Sanskrit, India's oldest language, and the mother language of several modern languages in India.
		Given its extensive use in religious literature, primarily of Hinduism, and the fact that most modern Indian languages have been directly derived from or strongly influenced by Sanskrit, it is not surprising that the position of Sanskrit in Indian culture is not unlike that of Latin in European culture.
		Sanskrit literature also fueled literature in vernacular languages, and the Sanskrit language itself continued to have a profound influence over the development of Indian literature in general.
	www.haryana-online.com /Culture/sanskrit_literature.htm (2200 words)

	SANSKRIT LITERATURE,
		In Sanskrit literature, moreover, with the exception of the Mahabharata and the
		Classical Sanskrit literature may be divided into epic, lyric, didactic, dramatic, and narrative verses and didactic, dramatic, and narrative prose.
		The Sanskrit name for “drama” is nataka, from the root nat, nrit, meaning “to dance,” and it is certain that dances contributed to the development of the drama.
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	Sanskrit Literature - Picture - MSN Encarta
		Sanskrit is the ancient sacred and literary language of India.
		The sacred scriptures of Hindus are written in Sanskrit.
		Sanskrit belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family.
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	Iranian Branch of the Indo-European Family
		Vedic Sanskrit and its descendant, Classical Sanskrit, however these two varieties are very similar and differ mostly in a some points of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary.
		Sanskrit mantras are recited by millions of Hindus and most temple functions are conducted entirely in Sanskrit, often Vedic in form.
		Sanskrit is a highly inflected language which uses prefixes, suffixes, infixes, and reduplication to form words and to represent grammatical categories.
	www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/february/sanskrit.html (1325 words)

	fUSION Anomaly. Sanskrit
		Sanskrit Language, classical sacred and literary language of the Hindus of India, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, a subfamily of the Indo-European languages.
		Vedic literature, consisting of the Vedas (Veda), Brahmanas, and Upanishads, is essentially religious, whereas classical Sanskrit literature is, with rare exceptions, secular.
		A noteworthy feature of the Sanskrit collections of fables and fairy tales is the insertion of a number of different stories within the frame of a single narrative, a style of narration that was borrowed by other cultures.
	fusionanomaly.net /sanskrit.html (741 words)

	Sanskrit
		The classical stage of the language, from some five centuries BCE onward, is the vehicle of a vast and varied literature from epics and poetry to Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religious and philosophical texts, and scientific treatises on everything from astronomy and architecture to law and linguistics.
		Sanskrit was carried outside the Indian subcontinent to adjacent regions which came under the influence of Indian culture, Tibet and China, and Southeast Asia from Thailand to Indonesia.
		Sanskrit represents one of the oldest branches of the family of languages known as Indo-European, which extend from India to Western Europe (and, with European expansion, to the New World).
	www.sas.upenn.edu /~wheelerm/sanskrit.htm (582 words)

	Sanskrit Literature - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Sanskrit Literature - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Sanskrit Literature, classical literature of India written in the Sanskrit language.
		The Puranas, part of the sacred literature of the Hindu faith, include stories of the creation and re-creation of the universe; of gods and sages;...
	encarta.msn.com /Sanskrit_Literature.html (187 words)

	Sanskrit information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sanskrit is one of the 22 official languages of India.
		Sanskrit is a highly inflected language with three grammatical genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) and three numbers (singular, plural, dual).
		Sanskrit is claimed to be spoken natively by the population in Mattur, a village in central Karnataka.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Sanskrit (6825 words)

	Tamil Language & Literature - Mu Varadarajan
		Besides, the ancient classical Tamil literature originated and blossomed from the folk song and poetry of the Tamil country.
		Thus the Sanskrit scholars unnecessarily sowed the seeds of dissension in the Tamil country.
		A word about modern literature: the works that are mentioned here cannot be said with certainty that they will survive the test of time and remain in the future as literary pieces.
	www.tamilnation.org /books/Literature/varadarajan.htm (8897 words)

	Languages of India
		The beginning of the Sanskrit literature may be traced back to the Rigvedic period (1500-1200 B.C.) which can be regarded as religious in character only in the widest sense of the term.
		Literature produced in the periods that followed are more interested in rituals, religion and philosophy.
		The Harshacharita and Kadambari, both by Bana Bhatt are justly regarded as the crowning achievements of the Sanskrit prose fiction.
	www.indiansaga.com /languages/sanskrit_lit.html (476 words)

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		The earliest Sanskrit poems were written on themes such as the doings of their gods, or some hero-king and his doings.
		The Sanskrit poets of India during the heyday of Buddhists resorted to this practice on a marginal scale.
		There were Sanskrit works written in verse and prose by the monks of the Abhayagiri Vihara.
	www.buddhistnews.tv /current/sanskrit-poem-F.php (812 words)

	sanskrit
		Sanskrit is no longer a spoken language, but continues to be used in religious ritual, and its Classical form is still cultivated as a literary language.
		Sanskrit is divided into two general categories, the more ancient Vedic Sanskrit (assumed to have been spoken from approximately 1500-200 B.C.) and Classical Sanskrit (approximately 500 B.C.- 1000 A.D.).
		Vedic Sanskrit literature developed first in an oral form, and was first set down in writting after centuries of oral transmission.
	colfa.utsa.edu /drinka/pie/lang_sanskrit.htm (648 words)

	Sanskrit literature. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Sanskrit had, however, become the standard language of the court by 400
		B.C., and its early literature overlapped the Vedic.
		B.C.) of the Sanskrit age is one of epics.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sa/Sansklit.html (968 words)

	Sanskrit literature - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		The two main periods in Sanskrit literature are the Vedic (c.
		The Vedic period produced the Vedas, the earliest works in Sanskrit literature and among the most important.
		Later Vedic literature included the Upanishads, which discuss the essence of the universe.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O142-Sanskritliterature.html (444 words)

	Kashmir in Ancient Sanskrit Literature
		A Sanskrit scholar and linguist, Dr. Kala is presently with the Department of Sanskrit, Delhi University.
		On the basis of this fact, the word "Kashmir" is derived from Sanskrit "Kashyapa + Mira" which means the sea lake or the mountain of sage Kashyapa.
		The earliest Sanskrit literature of the valley so far known is the Nilmat Purana.
	www.koausa.org /KoshSam/SanskritLiterature.html (1585 words)

	Sanskrit Documents List: Learning Tools
		Sanskrit can be called as a "language of consciousness", may be because it opens the door to India's rich spiritual literature.
		Sanskrit, which was a primary language of communication, once upon a time in India, still exists not in its full form, but in bits in pieces, in some or the other way in various indian languages.
		Sanskrit Bharati's exercises for students of conversational camps.
	sanskritdocuments.org /learning_tools/learning_tools.html (1263 words)

	NYU Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The greatest long poem in classical Sanskrit, by the greatest poet of the language, Kali·dasa’s The Birth of Kumára is not exactly a love story but a paradigm of inevitable union between male and female, played out on the immense scale of supreme divinity.
		The primary purpose of Jain narrative literature was to edify lay people through amusement; consequently the stories are racy, and in some cases the moralizing element is rather tenuous.
		Sanskrit Messenger poems evoke the pain of separated sweethearts through the formula of an estranged lover pleading with a messenger to take a message to his or her beloved.
	www.nyupress.org /claysanskrit.php (2530 words)

	Sanskrit set to regain its former glory
		It's a case of marrying the old and the new, as modern technology attempts to revive the popularity of a 6000-year-old language.
		Sanskrit, once the language of the people from present day Afghanistan to Kanayakumari, is ideal given our culture and history." According to Jiten, making unread and un-translated Sanskrit works available online will definitely widen the scope of the language universally.
		According to Yelagalawadi, Sanskrit has now shed its image of an ancient and tough language: "The cross-section of people who attend the classes and camps organised show that an increasing number of children and youth are taking interest." He adds, "We would like the youth to give Sanskrit a chance.
	www.rediff.com /netguide/2003/jul/24sanskrit.htm (1144 words)

	Seasons India :: Sanskrit Literature, India
		The poem has a special importance in the history of classical Sanskrit literature.
		Vishakadatta occupies a significant place in the history of Sanskrit literature because he started the tradition of writing purely political plays devoid of the emotions of love and humour.
		Gita Govinda marks the culmination of the classical Sanskrit poetry and heralds the advent of literature and poetry in many regional languages in India.
	www.seasonsindia.com /art_culture/lit_sanskrit_sea.htm (819 words)

	Indian literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Indian literature has also thrived in modern times; notable contributors to modern Indian literature include such writers as the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, India's first Nobel laureate, and the Persian and Urdu poet Allama Iqbal, both of whose philosophical poetry is renowned the world over.
		Kālidāsa is often considered to be the greatest playwright in Sanskrit literature, and one of the greatest poets in Sanskrit literature, whose Recognition of Shakuntala and Meghaduuta are the most famous Sanskrit plays.
		Kannada literature is the third oldest in Indian literature next to Sanskrit literature and Tamil literature.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_literature (2423 words)

	Mahendra Sanskrit University, Central Office, Beljhundi, Dang, Nepal::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sanskrit Literature is a universal treasure of transcendent knowledge and wisdom dedicated to the welfare of all mankind.
		To penetrate into the wisdom of Sanskrit, one is required to take the same devotional course as the ascetics, Rhishis, or one remains eluded on the surface, left only to form a false concept about Sanskrit Literature.
		From this corner of the world, on behalf of Mahendra Sanskrit University, Nepal I earnestly invite you, the scholars and intellectuals of both hemispheres, to the treasures of Sanskrit Literature as well as to our ever-welcoming university.
	www.msu.edu.np /mfc.php (310 words)

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		Sanskrit in Kerala is due to Aryan infiltration from the coast.
		Sanskrit & opposed the use of Sanskrit words to the core.
		gatha literature of the Buddhists is a mixture of Prakrit and
	www.proudblackbuddhist.org /Sanskrit_Artif/Page_4.html (2205 words)

	Literature
		The earliest Indian literature took the form of the canonical Hindu sacred writings, known as the Veda, which were written in Sanskrit.
		The literature of those languages depended largely on the ancient Indian background, which includes the Sanskrit epics, the Mahabharata and Ramayana, the Krishna story as told in the Bhagavata-Purana, the other Puranic legends, and the fable anthologies.
		In addition, the Sanskrit philosophies were the source of philosophical writing in the later literatures, and the Sanskrit schools of rhetoric were of great importance for the development of court poetry in many of the modern literatures.
	www.hindustan.org /index/literature.htm (391 words)

	Sanskrit Literature,Indian Literature,Sanskrit Literature in India,Literature in India,Sanskrit Literature in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Stotra literature is also an important form of ancient Sanskrit literature.
		The Buddhist texts in Sanskrit were enriched by great writers like Asvaghosa, Nagarjuna, Aryadeva, Asanga, Vasubandhu, Dinnaga, Vasumitra, Dharmapala, Dharmakirti, Santideva and Santaraksita.
		Sariputra-prakarma, a drama in nine acts, is the oldest dramatic work extant in Sanskrit literature.
	www.culturopedia.com /Literature/sanskrit_literature.html (466 words)

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