https://svyoma.github.io/blogs Essays on Jaina literature, Sanskrit and Prakrit poetry, śleṣa, stuti, manuscripts and grammar by Vyom A. Shah. en Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:25:22 +0000 https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/recovering_the_margins_music https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/recovering_the_margins_music Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 sanskritprakritmusic The first in a series recovering forgotten Prakrit, Sanskrit and Apabhraṃśa texts within the Bhāratīya Jñāna Paramparā. This installment surveys music — from Jaina canonical sources to 14th century Malwa. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/sutra https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/sutra Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jaina LiteratureAIPhilosophy Exploring the parallel between modern AI tokenization and ancient Indian sūtra composition – two systems grappling with the same challenge of compressing maximum information into minimum space. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/brhattippanika-1 https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/brhattippanika-1 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jaina LiteratureCataloguing Explore the history of cataloguing from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal to the Bṛhaṭṭippanikā manuscript in medieval India. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/gyan-panchami https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/gyan-panchami Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Jaina Knowledge RepositoriesJaina Jñānabhaṇḍāras Explore the rich repositories of Jaina knowledge, including texts, manuscripts, and scholarly works. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/bechardas_doshi https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/bechardas_doshi Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Jaina ScholarsPrakrit Scholars Remembering the legacy of Pt. Bechardas Doshi. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/anekartha-2 https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/anekartha-2 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritLiterature Part 2 of the Anekārthī Kāvya series: multi-meaning verses among Jaina poets — a stanza explicated in 116 meanings, and 111 readings of a single invocatory verse of Ratnaprabhasūri's Ratnākarāvataraṇikā. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/anekartha https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/anekartha Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritLiterature Exploring the works jam-packed with uses of śleṣa (or puns!) encompassing a diverse view of multitude of meanings. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/bhasaslesa-3 https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/bhasaslesa-3 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritLinguistics Revisit the art pieces of poetry in Jāti Śabdālaṅkāra and discover the profound linguistic interplay! https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/bhasaslesa-2 https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/bhasaslesa-2 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritPrakrit A blog exploring the common grounds of Saṃskṛta and Prākṛta which leads to creation of verses with bhāṣāśleṣa. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/bhasaslesa https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/bhasaslesa Sun, 10 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritPrakritPoetry In the quest of searching for Macaronic-Equivalent Poetry in Saṃskṛta and Prākṛta https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/svah_karyamadya https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/svah_karyamadya Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritLiterature Explore various utterances advocating to refrain individuals from procrastinating. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/drdhatara_nibaddha_musteh https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/drdhatara_nibaddha_musteh Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritPrakrit Explore utterance of "dṛḍhatarabaddhamuṣṭeḥ koṣaniṣaṇṇasya..." in Prākṛta. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/daivayattam_kule_janma https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/daivayattam_kule_janma Sat, 25 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritPrakrit Explore utterance of "daivāyattaṃ kule janma" in Prākṛta. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/raghuvilasa-2 https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/raghuvilasa-2 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritPrakritLiterature A blog exploring the Prākṛta verses and passages in Rāmacandrasūri's Raghuvilāsa. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/na_hi_vandhya https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/na_hi_vandhya Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritPrakrit In the intricate tapestry of linguistic expressions, the series "Tongues and Utterances" strives to amalgamate diverse... https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/raghuvilasa-1 https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/raghuvilasa-1 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritLiterature A blog on praśnottara in Raghuvilāsa and compilation of usage of svarbhūrbhuvaḥ and bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ. https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/satesu_jayate_surah https://svyoma.github.io/blogs/satesu_jayate_surah Sun, 05 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 SanskritPrakrit Indian literary heritage has been blessed with teaching and preachings on almost every subject. There are works which have crossed...