Padyavidya Avadhana Pravesha is an e-book introducing the fundamentals of Sanskrit chanda-s and the rhythmic beauty of classical metres. A vast body of Sanskrit poetic and shastric literature is composed in various chanda-s, and their proper reading, recitation, memorisation and appreciation depend on understanding their gati (rhythmic movement). This book presents the gati-jnana of numerous […]

Vadapaddhati, logical arguments is an e-book presenting the Nyaya approach to establishing the existence of the Supreme Force. Based on the First Stabaka of Nyayakusumanjali by Udayanacharya, it introduces classical arguments that systematically respond to views denying Ishvara. The e-book explains these logical arguments in a clear and structured manner, helping learners understand the Nyaya […]

The Nyaya tradition explores how meanings are grasped through language. Shabdabodha, the comprehension of sentence meaning, examines how words (pada-s) arising from prakrti and pratyaya convey their meanings (padartha-s) and how these meanings combine to produce the unified cognition of a sentence. In this e-book, the foundational ideas of Shabdabodha are presented in Sanskrit, based […]

The Ashtadhyayi of Panini, consisting of eight chapters and more than 3900 sutra-s, is the foundational text of Vyakarana Shastra. This e-book is based on the second chapter, which introduces learners to the art of deriving the meaning, purpose, and application of sutra-s directly without depending on any commentary. The second adhyaya focuses primarily on […]

In the rich tradition of Indian logic, Maharshi Gautama identified 22 Nigrahasthana-s, the “points of defeat” in debate. An introduction to all twenty-two Nigrahasthana-s, as laid out in the sutra-s, is provided in this e-book, offering readers a comprehensive and accessible guide to mastering the art of reasoning and debate. This E-book unveils these timeless […]

Sages Kanaada and Gautama have enumerated and explained the elementary categories (padartha-s) of nature in Nyaya and Vaisheshika Shastra-s. The combination of that which has been discussed by these 2 sages is the subject matter of the Tarkashastra. Similar to Vyakarana, Tarkashastra is considered a meta-discipline, whose knowledge is essential for studying any other shastra. […]