विषासहि - is a name for Agni Adi Shankara in the commentary for Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.1.7 has given...

मातरिश्वा is derived from मातरिश्वन्  मातरिश्वा means मातरि अन्तरीक्षे श्वयति इति ( air which blew in space )

जातवेदा is derived from the word जातवेदस् - meaning "having whatever is born or created as his property"...

The meaning of word जघन्य - जघने भवः यत् (any action done by using legs and thighs) Therefore जघन्य...

Introduction of the story  This story is taken from Panchatantra (पञ्चतन्त्र) and is called as Kshapanaka Katha (क्षपणक–कथा). Kshapanaka means...

As mentioned in Mahabharata Adi Parva chapter 74 verse 39, When Shakuntala went to King Dushyanta he said this statement towards him.

How this word अत्यस्राक्षीः is formed ? अत्यस्राक्षीः (अति + सृज् धातु ) means to reject ,...

These two dhatus वच् and ब्रू have many similar forms, so it creates confusion during its usage. We...

सन्प्रत्ययः (इच्छार्थकः - desiderative) - यदि किसी क्रिया के करने की इच्छा होती है, तो उस...

"Udyamen hi sidhyanti karyani"(उद्यमेन हि सिद्ध्यन्ति कार्याणि) Origin This verse is taken from Panchatantra, Mitra-Samprapti...

Why Vishnu is called Agrani (अग्रणीः)? Agrani  -  अग्रे नीयतेऽसौ (अग्र + नी + क्विप्) - the one who...

Why Vishnu is called Jitamanyu (जितमन्युः)? The word मन्युः means "Anger" जितमन्युः - जितः मन्यु: येन स:...

Meaning of Tandava (ताण्डवः) The word ताण्डवः is formed  - { तण्डु + अण् suffix } ताण्डवः ...

Meaning of name Sita (सीता) word सीता  is formed from { सि dhatu + क्त​ suffix }  ,...

Meaning - Midhusha (मीढुषे) 'मीढ्वस्'  word is formed from Sanskrit dhatu (धातु:) -  मिहँ सेचने ( to sprinkle)

Why Draupadi is called as Yagyaseni (याज्ञसेनी) ? याज्ञसेनी (Yajnaseni ) -  means a women born from Yajnasena

What basis the sequence of Radha-Krishna (राधा-कृष्ण) is arrived? As per Sanskrit grammar, there is sutra in द्वन्द्व समास...

How Veda Vyas (वेद व्यास) got his name ? It is mentioned in Mahabharata Adi Parva chapter 63 verse...

सं + नि + अस् + घञ् ( प्रत्यय ) = सन्न्यास सं + न्यास ( putting away )...

Adhyatam (अध्यात्म) Adhyatam   -  अधि ( to know ) + आत्मन् ( self ) - to know the...

Asura(असुर) Mentioned by Adi Shankaracharya in his commentary of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.1 स्वेषु एव असुषु रमणात्...

Supankha (शूर्पणखा) शूर्पणखा - शूर्पाणि इव नखाः यस्याः सा शूर्पणखा (बहुव्रीहि समास ) शूर्प  means  winnowing...

Meaning of Antaryami (अन्तर्यामी) अन्तर्यामी ( अन्तर्मध्ये यमयति स्वस्व कार्य्येषु इन्द्रियादीनि नियोजयति ) - one who resides in the...

मनोजवम् (Manojavam) मनोजवम् -   (मनस इव जवोऽस्य  ) - the one who has speed (जव)  as mind ( मन)

What is the meaning of Krishna ? कृष्णवर्णात्मकत्वाद्वा कृष्ण:  - Due to his black color (कृष्ण वर्ण) , He...

Meaning of Vishnu विष्णुः ( Vishnu)  is made of  विष् धातु (to pervade, to spread) when used with नुक् प्रत्यय​

Why Indra is called as Shatakratu ( शतक्रतु ) ? As mentioned in Mahabharata Shantiparva Chapter 33 verse 39 

Word गो: has many meanings like वाणी / वेदः, धरा, धेनुः, इन्द्रियं ( speech, earth, cow, senses ) गोविन्दम्...

ब्रह्मचर्य्यं त्यक्त्वा यो गृहाश्रमं गतः स स्नातकः   Those who left brahmacharya( studies ) and they have progressed to married life are called स्नातक ( graduate...

How word Rishikesh (ऋषिकेश) was formed ? This word "ऋषिकेश"  was formed due to wrong pronunciation of original word...

एकरात्रं तु निवसन्नतिथिर्ब्राह्मणः स्मृतः । अनित्यं हि स्थितो यस्मात् तस्मादतिथिरुच्यते ॥   A Brāhmaṇa staying for a single night and whose date of coming is not fixed,...

Sutra - माङि लुङ्  meaning - माङ्-अव्ययस्य उपस्थितौ धातोः लुङ्लकारः भवति (In presence of the अव्यय माङ्, लुङ्लकारः is used.)       लुङ् लकार - which is used...

Hastinapur ( हस्तिनपुरम् ) Hastinapur - name of a city founded by king Hastin, said to be situated...

उदाहृ - To relate, narrate, declare, announce, To say, speak, utter;  उद + हृ (लिट्लकारः , परस्मैपदम् )    Occurrences of the word -  Purusha Suktam - धा॒ता पु॒रस्ता॒त्...

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 (...

सूत्र - तस्य समूह:   षष्ठीसमर्थात् शब्दात् समूहस्य निर्देशं अण् प्रत्ययः भवति । 1. काकानाम् समूहः (काक + अण्) = काकम् 2. बकानाम् समूहः (बक + अण्) =...

महानुभाव means "Those who make great impact" ( महान् अनुभावः येषां ते )   अनुभावः means impact   महानुभावः - अनु + भू+ णिच् करणे अच् प्रत्यय  

Turiya (तुरीयः) Some philosophers highlights that according to Vedanta, there exists four states that occurs within the Atman (waking,...

As mentioned in Brihadaranyaka upanishad ( बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 2.5.18) स वा अयं पुरूषः सर्वासु पूर्षु पुरिशयो नैनेन किञ्चनानावृतं नैनेन किञ्चनासंवृतम् ।। Explanation -  पुरिशेत इति पुरिशयः सन् पुरूष इत्युच्यते Because...

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 does the 'गोविन्द' word originated ? गोभिर्वाणीभिर्विन्दते , वेत्ति वेदान्तवाक्ययैरिति वा गोविन्दः ! The one who is known by "गो" (वाणी, speech) or by the...