Sanskrit literature

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We've been getting a good amount of questions regarding the move and the time skip that the move will created for all characters. So here are a few general questions, along with their answers, and of course feel free to post any more concerns you have here.

Q: What abilities or weapons will we be able to add or expand on?
A: Not a whole lot, honestly. I'd say a few improvements on what you already have, but not by a lot, as well as maybe one or two new techniques. Let's not do a major overhaul, because that would then disrupt your rank, which will not change in the move. As for weapons, …

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Literature in Sanskrit begins with the Vedas, and continues with the Sanskrit Epics of Iron Age India; the golden age of Classical Sanskrit literature dates to late Antiquity (roughly the 3rd to 8th centuries AD). Literary production saw a late bloom in the 11th century before declining after 1100 AD. There are contemporary efforts towards revival, with events like the "All-India Sanskrit Festival" (since 2002) holding composition contests.
Given its extensive use in religious literature, primarily in Hinduism, and the fact that most modern Indian languages have been directly derived from or strongly influenced by Sanskrit, the language and its literature is of great importance in Indian culture akin that of Greek and Latin in European culture. Some Sanskrit literature such as the Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali and the Upanishads were translated into Arabic and Persian.[1] The Panchatantra was also translated into Persian.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 The Vedas
2 Sutra literature
3 The Epics
3.1 The Mahabharata
3.2 The Ramayana
4 Classical Sanskrit literature
4.1 Drama
4.2 Scholarly treatises
4.3 Fairy tales and fables
4.4 Classical poetry
4.5 Puranas
5 Later Sanskrit literature
6 Modern Sanskrit literature
7 See also
8 References
9 Further reading
10 External links

Literature in Sanskrit begins with the Vedas, and continues with the Sanskrit Epics of Iron Age India; the golden age of Classical Sanskrit literature dates to late Antiquity (roughly the 3rd to 8th centuries AD). Literary production saw a late bloom in the 11th century before declining after 1100 AD. There are contemporary efforts towards revival, with events like the "All-India Sanskrit Festival" (since 2002) holding composition contests.
Given its extensive use in religious literature, primarily in Hinduism, and the fact that most modern Indian languages have been directly derived from or strongly influenced by Sanskrit, the language and its literature is of great importance in Indian culture akin that of Greek and Latin in European culture. Some Sanskrit literature such as the Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali and the Upanishads were translated into Arabic and Persian.[1] The Panchatantra was also translated into Persian.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 The Vedas
2 Sutra literature
3 The Epics
3.1 The Mahabharata
3.2 The Ramayana
4 Classical Sanskrit literature
4.1 Drama
4.2 Scholarly treatises
4.3 Fairy tales and fables
4.4 Classical poetry
4.5 Puranas
5 Later Sanskrit literature
6 Modern Sanskrit literature
7 See also
8 References
9 Further reading
10 External links

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