Glossaryabhidhā(Sanskrit) The primary or conventional meaning of an expression.ācāram(Malayalam) Ritual conventions and practices.ācārya(Sanskrit) Jaina teacher, mendicant scholar, leader of an ascetic group.adhisṭhāna(Sanskrit) Moulded base of a temple, palace, etc.adṛshyaśakti(Sanskrit...
Charles Wilkins A Civil Servant in the British administration, was fascinated by the culture of India and started Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784; regarded as the father of Indology Charpai Literally meaning "four legs", it is a lightweight, Indian wooden cot. Chatarji Bankim Chandra (...
Glossary of Commonly Used Termsabhaṅga: devotional song in Marathi language composed in theovīmetre.ādhāna: ritual setting of the three Vedic household fires.adhvaryu: officiating Vedic priest belonging to the Kṛṣṇayajurveda.adhyayanaoradhyāya: study of the Veda.advaita-vedānta: one...