INDIAN Flashcards

1
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Rasa Theory

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Sringara (Vishnu)-Love, 
Hasya (Ganesh)- Laughter, 
Karuna (Shiv)-sadness
Roudra (Rudra)- Anger, 
Veera (Indra)- Bravery, 
Bhayanka (Kali)- Fear, 
Bibhasa- Disgust, 
Adbhut (Brahma)- Wonder
-9th rasa was added by Abhinav Gupta
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2
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Father of sanskrit literature

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Panini

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3
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Ashtadhyayi- 8 chapters, panini

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treatise on Grammar

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4
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Hitopadesha

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both animals and humans

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5
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Kadambari

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Banabhatta

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6
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Rajatarangini

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Kalhana

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7
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Dashakumaracharita

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Dandin

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8
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Mrichhkatika

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Sudraka

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9
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Madura Vijayam

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Gangadevi

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10
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Raghuvamsha-epic poem

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Kalidasa

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11
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Kumarasambhava

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Kalidasa

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12
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Ramayana

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Maharishi Valmiki

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13
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In hindu tradition which is considered as the first poem

A

Ramayana

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14
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Earliest translation of ramayana by

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Assamese poet, Madhava Kandali

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15
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Bhagavad Gita first translated into english by

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Charles Wilkins

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16
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Ramayana first translated into english by

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Ralph T. H. Griffith

17
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Mahabharata first translated into english by

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Kisari Mohan Ganguli

18
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Mahabharata

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Vyasa

19
Q

first sanskrit dramatist

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Asvaghosa

20
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Buddhacarita

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Asvaghosa

21
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The Book of Banci or Chilappatikaram

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Ilanko Atikal