How this word called पाखण्ड originated ?
When king Prithu performed 100 Asavmedhyagya , than due to jealously Indra stole his horse used in the yagya.
As mentioned in Srimad Bhagavat Puran...
How these words गरिष्ठ: , श्रेष्ठ: , ज्येष्ठ: , कनिष्ठ: were derived ?
अजादी गुणवचनादेव - 5.3.58
"अतिशय" (when comparing qualities) अस्मिन् सन्दर्भे विहितौ "इष्ठन्" तथा "ईयसुन्" एतौ अजादिप्रत्ययौ केवलम् गुणवाचिभ्यः शब्देभ्यः एव विधीयन्ते ।
एतयोः द्वौ प्रत्ययौ (...
How Veda Vyas got his name ?
Veda Vyas (वेद व्यास)
It is mentioned in Mahabharata Adi Parva chapter 63 verse 87-88 :
How this word Purusha (पुरूषः) originated ?
Purusha (पुरूषः)
It is mentioned in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad ( बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 2.5.18)
स वा अयं पुरूषः सर्वासु...
Story of Jain monk
Introduction of the story
This story is taken from Panchatantra (पञ्चतन्त्र) and is called as Kshapanaka Katha (क्षपणक–कथा). Kshapanaka means...
How this word called as “जघन्य” was originated ?
The meaning of word जघन्य - जघने भवः यत् (any action done by using legs and thighs)
Therefore जघन्य...
How to this word called उदाजहार was formed ?
उदाहृ - To relate, narrate, declare, announce, To say, speak, utter;
उद + हृ (लिट्लकारः , परस्मैपदम् )
Occurrences of the word -
Purusha Suktam - धा॒ता पु॒रस्ता॒त्...
Use of वच् and ब्रू dhatu in Bhagavad Gita
These two dhatus वच् and ब्रू have many similar forms, so it creates confusion during its usage.
We...
What basis the sequence of Radha-Krishna is arrived?
What basis the sequence of Radha-Krishna (राधा-कृष्ण) is arrived?
As per Sanskrit grammar, there is sutra in द्वन्द्व समास...
What is meaning of “सावयव” ?
सावयव - means "composed of parts"
निरवयव - without parts
अवयव (...