Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 2015

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 2015 

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#SanskritAppreciationHour - 7.1.15 Verses from रघुवीरगद्यम् - Raghuveeragadyam of Swami Desikan by Hari Tirumalai - Part 3 - verses 17 to 20 - upto end of Balakanda

#SanskritAppreciationHour - 8.1.15 Bhaavayaami Gopalabaalam भावयामि गोपालबालं of Annamacharya by Rohini Bakshi

#SanskritAppreciationHour - 9.1.15 -Devi Mahatmyam - Ch 3,Vs  to 22  (2nd stage of Mahishasura-vadha - fight with the demons - in Rajasa-Avirbhava) - by Narayanan Namboodiri - 8th session of Devi Mahatmyam 

#SanskritAppreciationHour - Devi Mahatmyam - देवीमाहात्म्यम् - all sessions

#SanskritAppreciationHour - 14.1.15 - a super conversation on Makara Sankranti between Hari Tirumalai and Rohini Bakshi

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour - 15.1.15 - Devi Mahatmyam - Ch 3 - Vs 27 to 32 - the 9th session in this series

16.1.15 - Select verses from Yuddha Kanda - युद्ध काण्ड of the Ramayana in which Rama points out various sites to Sita from the Pushpaka Vimana - by Rohini Bakshi

28.1.15 - verses from करण पर्व The Karan Parva of the Mahabharata -  describing the battle between Karan and Arjun -verses 1 to 4 by Rohini Bakshi

9.1.15 - verses from Chapter 1 of Manu मानवधर्मशास्त्रम् - Creation - by Rohini Bakshi

31.1.15 - Verses from रघुवीरगद्यम् - Raghuveeragadyam of Swami Desikan by Hari Tirumalai - Part 4

4.2.15 - A letter from Swami Vivekananda to Shri Sharatchandra Chakravarti on 19.3.1897 translated by Hari Tirumalai

5.2.15 - शिवापराधक्षमापणस्तोत्र verses 1 to 4 (Shivaparadha Kshamapana Stotram) by Rohini Bakshi

6.2.15 - Rig Veda 1.1 - nine mantras. An Agni hymn by Rohini Bakshi

9.2.15- Rigveda 10.125 वाक्-सूक्तम् Part 1 by Rohini Bakshi 

10.2.15 -  Verses from रघुवीरगद्यम् - Raghuveeragadyam of Swami Desikan by Hari Tirumalai - Part 5 - verses 28 to 41 - Aranya Kanda complete

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour - Shivaratri 17.2.15 - few verses from Kumarasambhava of Kalidasa by Rohini Bakshi; describes the wedding and union of Shiva and Parvati

18.2.15 - Dhayana Shlokas from Lalita Sahasranama by Rohini Bakhi - inlcudes key sutras of Patanjali on Dhyana

19.2.15 - some  verses from Chapter 3, 4 of Manu - Manava Dharma Shastram मानवधर्मशास्त्रम् -  - by Rohini Bakshi - describing when a student Brahmachari finishes studies

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour - 26.2.15 Devi Mahatmyam - महिषासुरवधः Ch 3 end, verses 39 to  43 - 11th session of Devi Mahatyam and end of Chapter 3 and देवीमाहात्म्यपारायणविधिः

9.3.15 - verses from from the Rāmopakhyāna, a retelling of the Rāmāyaṇa in the Mahābhārata - by Rohini Bakshi

11.3.15 - verses from रसेन्द्रमङ्गलम् of नागार्जुन - Diamond melting process from Rasendramangalam by Hari Tirumalai

18.3.15 Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 18.3.15 - A Story on Lakshmi and Sarasvati discussing - Who is Superior by Hari Tirumalai

20.3.15 -  From Rigveda - A Varuna Hymn, from Book 7 of Rig Veda by Rohini Bakshi

23.3.15 - A story from the Ayodhya Kanda of Ramayana in simple Sanskrit by Rohini Bakshi

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour - 25.3.15 -Devi Mahatmyam - Ch 4 begins , verses 1 to 3 - 12th session of Devi Mahatmyam by Narayanan Namboodiri

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 26.3.15 - Devi Mahatmyam देवीमाहात्म्यम् - Ch 4, 2nd session - verses 4 to  - (the 13th session of Devi Mahatmyam)

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 27.3.15 - a story about Lord Krishna and the demon/serpent Kaliya by Rohini Bakshi

30.3.15 - some basic definitions from कणाद's वैशेषिक-सूत्राणि - Kaṇāda Kashyapa's Vaiśeṣika sutras by Hari Tirumalai

31.3.15 - A short story from the Mahabharata on Menaka by Rohini Bakshi - Menaka and Vishwamitra - Part 1

1.4.15 - A short story from the Mahabharata - Menaka and Vishwamitra - Part 2 - the proposal by Rohini Bakshi

6.5.15 - Some verses from Kumarashmbhava - Shiva testing Parvati wiht questions - Shiva' Questions - by Rohini Bakshi

7.5.15 - part 2 of Kumārasambhava a Mahākāvya by Kālidāsa, the story of the coming together of Śiva/Pārvatī verses 5.74 - 5.78

8.5.15 -रघुवीरगद्यम् of Vedanta Desikan - Part 6 - किष्किन्दाकाण्डम् and सुन्दरकाण्डम् ; vs 42 - 47 by Hari Tirumalai

12.5.15 - from Nalopakhyāna (Vana Parvan of Mahabharata) - verses 1 to 6 introducing Nala and Damyanti by Rohini Bakshi

13.5.15 - verses 1.1 to 1.9, the opening mangala verses of Somadevasuri's Yaśastilakam, a Jain Sanskrit work by E M Gurevitch

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour - 29.5.15: Hari translates a portion from Gone With The Wind - Scarlett O'Hara's beauty

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 30.5.15 - Muddassir Ahmad takes this session with verses famous episode from Mahabharata, the Yakshaprashna - Vanaparva Ch 313 vs 44 and 45

15.6.15 - देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam - 3rd session of Ch 4, verses 6 to 11 - this is the 14th session in this series

19.6.15 - बिल्वाष्टकम् - Verses from Bilvashtakam by Rohini Bakshi

यक्षप्रश्न - Part 2 22.6.15 verses from Mahabharata, the Yakshaprashna - Part 2

Vanaparva Ch 313 vs 47 and 48

29.6.15 verses from Mritasanjeevani stotram -मृतसञ्जीवनी स्तोत्रम् - vs 1 to 6 Rohini Bakshi

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour - 1.7.15 - देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam - 4th session of Ch 4, verses 31 to 35 - 15th in the series

3.7.15 -some verses from Ramopakhyana of Mahabharata by Rohini Bakshi. The verses today capture the interaction between Ravana and Sita

6.7.15 - verses from Ramopakhyana of Mahabharata, Part 2, Ravana and Śūrpaṇakhā 

7.7.15 - देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam - 5th session of Ch 4, verses 37 to end Ch 4

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 9.7.15 - some verses from the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 13.7.15 - some verses from the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16  

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour - 15.7.15- देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam by @PnNamboo; Chapter 5 begins

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 19.7.15; a sentence from Yaśastilakam by E M Gurevitch - the second session on Yaśastilakam

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 22.7.15; देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam; Chapter 5, 2nd session till verse 38; by Narayanan Namboodiri 

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 23.7.15 - the descent of Ganga as it appears in Valmiki's Ramayana by Rohini Bakshi

6.8.15 The story of Buddha - बुद्धकथा Part 1, from Sanskrit Subodhini - by Rohini Bakshi

7.8.15 The story of Buddha - बुद्धकथा Part 2, from Sanskrit Subodhini - by Rohini Bakshi

12.8.15 The story of Buddha - बुद्धकथा Part 3, from Sanskrit Subodhini - by Rohini Bakshi

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 13.8.15; देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam; Chapter 5, 2rd session ; by Narayanan Namboodiri

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 19.8.15; देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam; Chapter 5, 4th session ; by Narayanan Namboodiri

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour - 24.8.15 - Rudrashtakam - Verses 1 to 4 by Rohini Bakshi

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 1.9.15 - Hanuman Pancharatnam by Rohini Bakshi

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour - 4.9.15 - Shiva Manasa Pooja by Rohini Bakshi

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 13.9.15 The concept of शाब्दबोधः in the Shastras by Acharya @iksusara

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 28.9.15 Verses from Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26 by Rohini Bakshi

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 29.9.15; देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam; Chapter 5, 5th session  by Narayanan Namboodiri verses 74 onwards

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 1.10.15; देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam; Chapter 5, 6th session  by Narayanan Namboodiri 

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 3.10.15 Hitopedasha commences by Vinay, The मङ्गलाचरणम् (Benediction ) and विद्याप्रशंसा (appreciation of learning ) parts.

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 6.10.15 - verses from Ayodhya Kannda Sarga 26 contd...Part 2 by Rohini Bakshi - Conversation between Rama and Sita contd.

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 6.10.15 - verses from Ayodhya Kannda Sarga 26 contd...Part 3 by Rohini Bakshi - Conversation between Rama and Sita contd. Rama tells her about his departure to the forest

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour - 24.10.15 - some prayer shlokas from Golden Treasury Of Shlokas - Part 1 by Rohini Bakshi

Sanskrit AppreciationHour 1.11.15 . Panini Sutras Part 1 by @vinayakrajat


Sanskrit Appreciation our - 8.11.15 - Panini Sutras Part 2 by @vinayatrajat

Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 10.11.15; देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam; Chapter 5, 7th session 
                                                                                                                                               
1. Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 12.11.15; देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam; Chapter 6, starts
2. Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 17.11.15; देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam; Chapter 6, 2nd session
3. Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 18.11.15 - verses from राघवयादवीयम् celebrated poet VenkatAdhvari, also known as Venkateshakavi and Atreya VenkatAcharya; Read in अनुलोम (straight), this poem narrates रामायणं ! Read in विलोम (reverse), narrates famous पारिजात-story of कृष्ण-रुक्मिणी-सत्यभामा! Raghavayadaviyam by Hari Tirumalai
4. Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 19.11.15; देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam; Chapter 7 starts
5. Sanskrit Appreciation Hour 3.12.15; देवीमाहात्म्यम् Devi Mahatmyam; Chapter 7, 2nd session by Narayanan Namboodiri
6. Sanskrit Appreciation Hour - 6.12.15 - Panini Sutras Part 3 by @vinayatrajat