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• Mountains in Rigveda (ऋग्वेदे पर्वतानां विवेचनम्)
  ...vers, and as bearers of minerals and ores we find their references in many texts. Rigveda is one such ancient text that offers references of many mountains. ...''Samskrit Vangmay ke Brihad Itihas, Vol 1, Veda.'' Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan. (Pages 515-531)</ref>
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• Gautama Dharmasutra
  '''''Gautama Dharmasūtra''''' is a Sanskrit text and likely one of the oldest whose manuscripts have survived into the The text is notable that it mentions many older texts and authorities on Dharma, which has led scholars to conclude that there ex
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• Niyama (नियमः)
  The meaning of the term Niyama (Sanskrit : नियमः) is virtuous behaviors or disciplines. They are the “do ...igveda, verse 5.61.2) for the first time. (Ref: <nowiki>https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rvsan/rv05061.htm</nowiki>)
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• Smrti (स्मृतिः)
  ...terally "that which is remembered," refers to a body of [[Hinduism|Hindu]] texts usually attributed to an author, traditionally written down but constantly ...erche smRti] Monier-Williams' Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, Germany</ref> The word is found in ancient Vedic literature, such
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• Nagara Vinyasa (नगरविन्यासः)
  A variety of sacred and ancient texts of India make references and elaborations on Vedic city planning, design, a ...nd that all those historical monuments which stand as a testimony to these texts should be intrinsically preserved and analyzed.
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• Acharya Vagbhata (आचार्य वाग्भटः)
  ...ngraha and Ashtanga Hrdaya. These treatises on Ayurveda were coming-of-age texts, keeping the coming generations in mind. “Ashta” means eight and “ang ...eatises consist of 6 sections divided into 120-150 chapters written in the Sanskrit language<ref name=":1">IAIM, FRLHT, Bangalore. [http://vedotpatti.in/samhit
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• Gayatri (गायत्री)
  Gayatri Devi (Sanskrit ) is an aspect of Devi Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati, all three in one ...g mace, lotus, axe, conch, sudarshan chakra, lotus, etc. One of the sacred texts explicitly reads, 'The Gayatri is Brahma, the Gayatri is Vishnu, the Gayatr
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• Calculus was discovered in India
  ...erfidy of the Christians who used local Sanskrit scholars to translate our texts to steal our knowledge and 'digest' it to claim as their own. '''The Kerala school of mathematicians drew inspiration from much earlier texts, mainly Āryabhata’s Āryabhatiya (499 CE). The Āryabhatiya had in fact
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• Shruti Parampara (श्रुतिपरम्परा)
  ...or common perception of the masses considers the four vedas as the source texts of the Hindu Religion. ...course as an ancient literature to understand the past and learning shruti texts in shruti parampara with the intent of practice are completely different.
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• Vaidya (वैद्यः)
  Vaidya (वैद्यः) is a Sanskrit term which is used to denote any medical professional in general and an Ayu ...many such highly skillful responsibilities as a royal physician. Ayurveda texts also show specific attributes and duties of these royal physicians. These a
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• Shrautasutras (श्रौतसूत्राणि)
  ...many individual sutras being couched in the very language of the Brahmana texts.<ref name=":0">Kane, Pandurang Vaman. (1941) ''History of Dharmasastra (Anc ...nas’ the references to Vedic rituals and practices are found. In classical Sanskrit literature some references to Vedic rituals and practices are mentioned. Th
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• Tantra (तन्त्रम्)
  Based on the Sanskrit texts called the Tantras, Samhitas, and Agamas. They were also called agamas in S The Agama texts describe cosmology, epistemology, philosophical doctrines, precepts on medi
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• Laghutrayee (लघुत्रयी)
  ...atises on Ayurveda are compilation of material taken from ancient Ayurveda texts Brhatrayee (बृहत्रयी). However this material has been put i All texts complement each other and one cannot be well versed in Ayurveda without goi
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• Irrigation (सेचनविधानानि)
  Our ancient texts have described various facilities for watering fields and plants both at mi ...s_Depicted_in_Sanskrit_Texts Concept of Irrigation as Depicted in Sanskrit Texts] in Samskrta Vimarsah 2017 (Vol 12)</ref>
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• Parishista (परिशिष्टम्)
  ...edic]] literature dealing with details and elaborations not covered in the texts logically and chronologically prior to them: the [[Samhita]]s, [[Brahmana]] ...Its subjects are covered in a manner clear to those who understand Vedic Sanskrit. The first chapter deals with physical aspects of sacred cosmic rituals e
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• Ayurveda in Puranas (पुराणॆषु आयुर्वेदः)
  ...luence the lifestyle of people of Bharatavarsha. Those were written in the Sanskrit language in the form of stories, Puranas were written for the people of the
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• Yama ( यमः )
  The meaning of the term Yama (Sanskrit: यम:) is restraint. They are the “don’t dos“ of a person with vir ...njali are Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya and Aparigraha. As per other texts the number may vary.
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• Bahupurushavada (बहुपुरुषवादः)
  ...attva-Kaumudi (Sankhya) of Vachaspati Mishra (English Translation with the Sanskrit Text)]'' Bombay: Theosophical Publication</ref><ref name=":1">Jha, Ganganat ...ana with Vatsayana Bhasyam and Vritti of Viswanatha.]'' Delhi, Chaukhambha Sanskrit Prasthan.</ref></blockquote>The substratum (base) of Atma is Sharira (body)
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• Acharya Sharngadhara (आचार्य शार्ङ्गधरः)
  ...(सुश्रुत संहिता)]], and Ashtanga Hriday/Sangraha were the three voluminous texts in Ayurveda. These 3 primary treatises are known as Brihatrayee meaning the ...ellschaft. n 50005025. Catalogus catalogorum : an alphabetical register of Sanskrit works and authors <nowiki>https://archive.org/details/b30094124_0001/page/1
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• Mauna (मौनम्)
  ...e of mind, inner quietude, Samadhi and the Absolute Reality. The [[Hindu]] texts insist upon proper understanding of silence by experiencing it through cont ..., a calm), - as referring to silence. <ref>{{cite book|title=The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary|author= Vaman Shivram Apte|publisher=Digital Dictionarie
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