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The work which I started with my doctoral research is actually a work in `progress’ and I find it interesting to look back where I was some eight years ago. I don’t intend to publish this thesis in the present form and it has appeared in parts in many places. The `Table of Contents’ is merely a showpiece- it doesn’t indicate the specified pages in this copy. The notes and references for the individual chapters now appear at the end of the thesis. The bibliography which appears at the end of the thesis comes before the `notes and references of the soft copy. There are some slight changes in this copy owning to my ignorance of formatting methods. However, those presented here are the ones I submitted for the degree. I have been working on the translations and they have metamorphosed into a very different avatar today. Besides a critical appreciation of his works, the translations are framed with chapters discussing his life, works and the cultural context in which they were composed. Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. 15th century AD), one of the greatest poets of Gujarat translated by me into English. GitaGovinda.pdf - Free ebook download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read book online for free. Apart from a fairly large theoretical component dealing with translation theory, practice of translation and translation studies, it consists of around ninety compositions of Narsinh Mehta (c. The links to online media are included for Sanskrit songs and Sanskrit videos.įirst Time Visitors and for refreshers : Explore the Information Section which has description of menu icons and site details.This is a soft copy of my doctoral dissertation written during the final five years of the previous millennium. We recommend listening to the daily Sanskrit news broadcast from All India Radio (AIR) and subscribing to Sanskrit Newspapers and Magazines. We encourage you to participate in these efforts by implementing available resources to make Sanskrit/Samskritam learning easier.Ĭonsider joining the online lively discussions on the Sanskrit language and literature in the Google Samskrita group and the Bharatiya Vidvat Parishat group. Sites such as Complete Narayaneeyam,, SETU, Uma sahasram, Purana Index, and giirvaani, translations of Sanskrit Classics, are hosted here. This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study and research. We have also compiled long lists of Sanskrit documents available elsewhere, bookstores, Veda Pathashala, hundreds of scanned books, and audio files on the internet. In addition to the Sanskrit texts, you will find here various tools and links for learning Sanskrit. The choice of script can be changed using the change language drop down menu on top right. Welcome to the compilation of Sanskrit Documents displayed in Devanagari, other Indian language scripts, and IAST transliteration format.

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