My partner and I are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our baby girl, and we’re on the hunt for the perfect name. We come from Marathi backgrounds and want to embrace our cultural roots by choosing a Sanskrit name for her. Do any of you have recommendations for books or resources where we can explore Sanskrit names? We’re open to suggestions and would love to hear any ideas you have! Thanks in advance for your help! submitted by /u/Surfer_020 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

What is the difference between ळ ऌ ॡ ल? I've seen on youtube explanations but I just don't get it. If ऌ is pronounced 'l' why does it exist? Wouldn't it be the same with ल्? submitted by /u/WeeklyPrimary9472 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi we are having a son soon and looking for an easy to pronounce name. We can't name him Aryan because we live in Canada and it may seem antisemitic. Does Aryav actually mean wise, honorable etc? submitted by /u/honey_bee_89 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

​ शकॢ शब्दः एकवनम् द्वीवचनम् बहुवचनम् प्रथमाविभक्ति शका शकलौ शकलः द्वितीयाविभक्ति शकलम् शकलौ शकॣन् तृतीयाविभक्ति शक्ला शकॢभ्याम् शकॢभिः चतुर्थीविभक्ति शक्ले शकॢभ्याम् शकॢभ्यः पञ्चमीविभक्ति शकुल् शकॢभ्याम् शकॢभ्यः षष्टमीविभक्ति शकुल् शक्लोः शकॣणाम् सप्तमीविभक्ति शकलि शक्लोः शकॢषु सम्बोधनप्रथमा शकल् शकलौ शकलः ​ This shabda table also has the most forgotten letter and vowel: ॡ (though the source represents it through ॄ as it is difficult to type ॣ). There is no स्त्रीलिङ्गं mentioned but the parallelism with ऋकारान्तं makes it likely that the only difference would be ..read more

Found this at a store in Nepal, I’d like to know the meaning and also know if it belongs to any religion (it’s probably wayyy too big to translate I’d just like to know the overall meaning and if this is a famous string of text I can find online) submitted by /u/MiscellaneousTrash [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi - am looking for some help to understand if Anaira or amaira is a Sanskrit name. My husband is stuck on these names for our baby we don’t know if it’s a girl yet. But I would like the names to have Sanskrit reference. For boy it’s either Rudra or Dev so I know it’s in Sanskrit. Pls do help submitted by /u/Sad_Key_9626 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

More of a question on ancient Indian knowledge systems than the language directly, but since there is significant overlap with the interpretation of the अष्टाध्यायी, this should be the right place to ask: ​ Can an अनुवृत्ति skip a सूत्र​? ​ I am trying the study the साङ्ख्यसूत्र​s, and am having the ^aforementioned issue. I think the 4th सूत्र​ requires a पु॰१/१ अनुवृत्ति. It is available in the 1st सूत्र​, and, I think, _is_ a valid अनुवृत्ति for the 2nd सूत्र​. However, I can't see how it fits in the 3rd सूत्र. submitted by /u/e_godbole [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

?? कृपया संस्कृते कुशला जनाःएव उत्तरं प्रददतु ?? अर्हति शक्नोति इत्यनयोः शब्दयोः मध्ये भेदः अस्ति न वा उदाहरणार्थं 1. ब्राह्मण एव यज्ञं कर्तुं अर्हति 2. ब्राह्मण एव यज्ञं कर्तुं शक्नोति उभयोरपि वाक्ययोः एक एव आशयः अथवा भिन्नः अन्ततः अर्हति शक्नोति चेति इमौ शब्दौ एकमेव अर्थम् बोधयन्ति वा? submitted by /u/Superb-Double-1801 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

वागीशवरनारीं प्रपद्ये विद्याविलासहासाम् । कान्तां त्रिभुवनेषु स्फुरत्कीर्तिकान्तिमालिकाञ्चलाम् ॥ मुक्तावलिवलग्नान्तरीयं मुक्तामणिप्रभाजिह्वाम् । विश्वस्य जननीं विद्यया भूषयन्तीं भुवनत्रयाणि ॥ शृङ्गारभरितस्तोकचम्पकौतुकैर्मनोहरामुखरीम् । नीलोत्पलदलप्रान्तनेत्राक्षीं रम्भोरुहस्तनीशताम् ॥ सौरभ्यसमृद्धिं साधयन्तीं सर्वत्र सुन्दरीं स्मेराम् । सरस्वतीसदृशीं सेवे लक्ष्मीनारायणप्रियाञ्चिताम् ॥ काव्यालङ्कारभाण्डागारं कामिनीकुचकुम्भयुग्मम् । कान्तातनुलसत्कान्तिकान्तारविन्दचन्द्रिकामुखीम् ॥ गीतप्रियपदार्थप्रवाहप्रणालिकापुलिनानिलेनाम् । विभ्राजमानां वाणिजाताप्रसूनगर्भगृहान्तरालम् ॥ मध्यें विरचितां माधवीमा ..read more

Chat GPT suggests: सुब् एक् I’m curious wether this the correct way of writing this phrase. submitted by /u/spikkaboi [visit reddit] [comments ..read more