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... Sanskrit writings ( the Veda ) the Hindus style them- selves Aryas , the word signifying ' excellent ' , ' honorable ... Sanskrit , the latter that of Latin and Teutonic . Aryan was the forerunner of Sanskrit , the oldest and best pre ...
... Sanskrit writings ( the Veda ) the Hindus style them- selves Aryas , the word signifying ' excellent ' , ' honorable ... Sanskrit , the latter that of Latin and Teutonic . Aryan was the forerunner of Sanskrit , the oldest and best pre ...
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... Sanskrit grammar was religious , for on the correct rendering of any verse of its sacred books , salvation might depend . Sanskrit has been the main instrument of Hindu literary , religious and cultural expression for some 3500 years ...
... Sanskrit grammar was religious , for on the correct rendering of any verse of its sacred books , salvation might depend . Sanskrit has been the main instrument of Hindu literary , religious and cultural expression for some 3500 years ...
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... Sanskrit . A stock of its vocables are taken from Sanskrit itself , the so - called tatsamas . There are also three genders in Marathi , the only one of the Prakrits that has retained this feature of Sanskrit . Marathi literature is ...
... Sanskrit . A stock of its vocables are taken from Sanskrit itself , the so - called tatsamas . There are also three genders in Marathi , the only one of the Prakrits that has retained this feature of Sanskrit . Marathi literature is ...
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Farewell to Youth | 1 |
Has War a Moral | 13 |
A Free India | 31 |
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