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Granthāḥ Texts

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Sanskrit

Śikṣā

The Vedāṅga of phonetics: how each sound of the Veda is made, joined and recited, with the Prātiśākhyas of each śākhā.

All Vedas

Ṛgveda

Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda

Śukla Yajurveda

Sāmaveda

Atharvaveda

Vyākaraṇa

Pāṇini's grammar, every sūtra with its commentaries side by side.

Vyākaraṇa

Mīmāṃsā

Pūrva-Mīmāṃsā, each adhikaraṇa set out as viṣaya, saṃśaya, pūrvapakṣa, siddhānta and saṅgati.

Pūrva-Mīmāṃsā

Vedānta

Uttara-Mīmāṃsā: the Brahma-sūtra of Bādarāyaṇa, each adhikaraṇa set out as viṣaya, saṃśaya, pūrvapakṣa, siddhānta and saṅgati.

Brahma-sūtra

Tarka (Nyāya)

Nyāya: the science of valid knowledge (pramāṇa) and reasoning, with its primers and commentaries.

Purāṇa

The Purāṇas, read verse by verse: the mūla, each verse in MAP form, and a purport for every chapter.

Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

Stotra

Hymns in praise of the deities.

Smārta

Smārta works: the Smṛti texts and the rites and duties of daily life taught in them.

Śrauta

Śrauta works: the Vedic sacrifices and their procedure (prayoga).

Kalpa Sūtra

The Vedāṅga of ritual: the Śrauta, Gṛhya, Dharma and Śulba sūtras.

Jyotiṣa

The Vedāṅga of astronomy and time: the calendar, the motions of the heavenly bodies and the muhūrta.

Chandas

The Vedāṅga of metre: the Vedic and classical metres and how to recognise them.

Kāvya

Classical Sanskrit poetry and drama.