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What are the four Vedas and what does 'Veda' mean?
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Veda means 'knowledge'. The four Vedas are: 1) Rigveda - most ancient work with 1028 verses, 2) Samveda - focused on recitation of verses, known as 'Gangotri of music', 3) Yajurveda - veda of yagnas, …
Who was Maharshi Panini and what was his contribution to Sanskrit?
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Maharshi Panini was a great Sanskrit grammarian of the 4th century. His most important work is 'Ashtadhyayi', a noteworthy book of Sanskrit grammar. Sanskrit is considered the best language for comput…
What are the two great Indian epics and their key features?
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1) Ramayana - smaller epic telling the story of Ramchandra, king of Ayodhya, with attractive adventure stories. 2) Mahabharata - world's largest epic with one lakh verses, describes the war between Ka…
What are Upanishads and how many are there?
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Upanishads give vivid description and analysis of the beginning of the universe, mysteries of life and death, materialistic and spiritual world. 'Brihdaranya' and 'Chhandogya' are the earliest Upanish…
What is Tripitaka in Buddhist literature?
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The earliest Buddhist literature was written in Pali language. It is divided into three sections, hence called 'Tripitaka'. It consists of: 1) Sukta pitika, 2) Vinaya pitika, 3) Abhidhamma pitika. Thi…
Name the famous works of Kalidas and why is he renowned?
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Kalidas belonged to the Gupta period (golden period of Sanskrit literature) and is known worldwide. His works include: Kumarsambhava, Raghuvansham, Meghdoot, Abhigyan Shakuntalam, and Rutusamhar. Thes…
Which are the four Dravidian languages and which is the oldest?
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The four Dravidian languages are Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. Tamil is the oldest among these with its literature belonging to early centuries of the Christian era. These languages developed…
What is 'Prithviraj Raso' and who wrote it?
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'Prithviraj Raso' was written by Chandbardai and is one of the earliest works in early form of Hindi. This work marks the beginning of Hindi literature and deals with the heroic deeds of Prithviraj Ch…
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