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Hello r/sanskrit ! I want to recite a mantra to Dhanvantari, he has a specific mantra addressed to him, unfortunately, different sources give slightly different versions of the same mantra, with slight differences, for example, in some versions there's a long vowel is sarva (sarvaa), where other versions have a short vowels. some versions dictate " dhanvantraye " while other dictate " dhanvantaraye ". ​ I'm confused. I want to recite the mantra without silly grammatical mistakes and typos. what I have come up with is ..read more

So, I'm cursed. I read this book, and now I'm going down the rabbit hole of Sanskrit texts I wanna read (by the way, if you want my list, it's basically "all of it"). Problem is, I'm not an academic type at all, although I'm not new to language-learning. So, I'm gonna run this take of mine on how to get cracking on this whole thing by you fine folks, and you can throw rotten fruit and veggies at me where you think I'm wrong. Gonna start with a few assumptions based on some research: The difference between Vedic Sanskrit and Classical Sanskrit is not as great as between Old English and Modern ..read more

I was looking up the definition/origin of the name Kabandha. Monier-Williams indicates that in general usage, a *kabandha* is a barrel or cask, and Kabandha is given this name because his arms and legs were smashed into his torso, leaving him in the shape of a barrel. But the SKD indicates that Kabandha is one whose *kam* (*sukham*) is *badhyate*-ed. The Monier-Williams definition seems more directly related to the story of Kabandha, so I'm curious whether there's an earlier story that the SKD is referring to, or if it's providing an obscure etymology that's not really relevant. Overall, betw ..read more

Sorry for another post like this, this is for my final and I’m sure this reads Yuttkah but cannot find a word anywhere with this meaning. Is this even a word? Is it a typo? My teacher gave us a vocab list to read the story of Nala and the only words he gave us that include a word starting with “yu” is yukta meaning “joined”. I’m having a lot of troubles reading Nala despite being one of the top in my class ? submitted by /u/Careless-Market8483 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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प्रायश्चित्त means penance or expiation for the wrong deeds. It is a sandhi of प्राय: + चित्त. What do these two words mean individually ? submitted by /u/bhramana [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I'm making my baby steps in Sanskrit, and I'm also a Hindu seeker. I understand that Sanskrit has the concept of "Sandhi" (joining) where words are joined together if some conditions are met (for example, if one word ends with a vowel, and the other one starts with a vowel) However, you get to a situation where you have words that are impossible to read like अपराधसहस्राणि (aparādhasahasrāṇi - 8 syllables!) How do you actually "split" the word when you read it? where doess the stress fall when you have so many syllables? I understand that if you know Sanskrit well, you can "reverse engineer" t ..read more

Hello! I don't know Sanskrit very well, but I am trying to understand conjugations of words; however, when I look up plural forms, I often get confused. When given a plural form, I often see two words, and am never sure the difference between the two. I wanted the plural of avatāra, but the two I've seen on most sites are avatārāḥ / avatārāsaḥ (I don't know why they added an H when the Monier Williams dictionary I have doesn't use it, but I put it here just in case my dictionary is wrong). If these two words are plural, then which one is correct? They're both nomitive, but I don't know the di ..read more

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