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Nityānanda Miśra (मिश्रोपाख्यो नित्यानन्दः)

@MisraNityanand

26 Sep

Mahābhārata versus Nilesh Oak

Mahābhārata 12.171.18 (GP edn, CE 12.165.16)—

विशेषतस्तु कार्त्तिक्यां द्विजेभ्यः संप्रयच्छति।
शरद्व्यपाये रत्नानि पौर्णमास्यामिति श्रुतिः॥
viśeṣatastu kārttikyāṃ dvijebhyaḥ saṃprayacchati
śaradvyapāye ratnāni paurṇamāsyāmiti śrutiḥ

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Translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguli: “Especially, on the day of full moon in the month of Kartika, after the expiry of autumn, the king used to give unto the Brahmanas much wealth of diverse kinds.”

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Translation by Bibek Debroy: “But it has been heard that the full moon in Kartika, after autumn is over, was special and brahmanas were given jewels.”

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23 Sep

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Please answer the questions in this thread.

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@MisraNityanand

22 Sep

कन्यादान (भाग २)

१) दान gift, donation, भीख नहीं है

२) कन्यादान = कन्या + दान (कन्या + आदान नहीं)

३) कन्यादान मध्ययुग से नहीं प्रारम्भ हुआ, गृह्यसूत्र-रामायण-महाभारत में वर्णन है

४) कन्यादान विधि में दुलहा वचन देता है वह पत्नी के साथ धर्म, अर्थ, और काम में छल नहीं करेगा

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@MisraNityanand

16 Sep

[Thread]

Do you know the connection between the names of an ancient Mauryan queen and a modern tabla virtuoso?

A Facebook user asked me, “What does Tishyarakshita mean? It is the name of a former IAS officer, Tishyarakshita Chatterjee.”

My answer follows.

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The name is ‘tiṣyarakṣitā’ (तिष्यरक्षिता), a rare name.

‘Tiṣya’ (तिष्य, “in whom one is pleased or delighted”) and ‘sidhya’ (सिध्य, “in whom [actions] are accomplished”) are both names of the ‘puṣya’ (पुष्य, “he who nourishes or supports [actions]”) asterism.

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‘Puṣya’ asterism is γ, δ, and θ Cancri. These names suggest that the asterism was considered very auspicious.

‘rakṣitā’ (रक्षिता) =“she who is protected”.

So, ‘tiṣyarakṣitā’ (तिष्यरक्षिता) = “she who is protected by ‘puṣya’” (तिष्येण पुष्येण रक्षिता तिष्यरक्षिता).

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@MisraNityanand

13 Sep

What is Hindutva? Is it the same as Hinduism?

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@MisraNityanand

13 Sep

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Question: “Many North Indians have the last name ‘Singh’. Why do they write and pronounce ‘Singh’ when the word is ‘simha’/सिंह? In Hindi they pronounce सिंघ but write सिंह. For example, Rajnath Singh is राजनाथ सिंह in Hindi. I am from South, I find it unusual.”

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My answer

Yes, the original Sanskrit is ‘siṃha’ (सिंह), “a lion”. However, in Prakrit this becomes ‘sīha’, ‘siṃgha’, or ‘siṅgha’.

In the ancient Prakrit Grammar Prākṛta-prakāśa, by rule ईत्सिंहजिह्वयोश्च (1.17), Sanskrit ‘siṃha’ (सिंह) becomes Prakrit ‘sīha’ (सीह).

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In later Prakrit, another form ‘siṃgha’ (सिंघ), which optionally becomes ‘siṅgha’ (सिङ्घ), is also attested. In his Prakrit grammar (eighth chapter of the Siddhahema-śabdānusāsana), Ācārya Hemacandra (12th century CE) has a rule मांसादेर्वा (1.29).

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