HyperDic: sanskrit_literature

English > 1 sense of the expression Sanskrit literature:
NOUNcommunicationSanskrit literatureHindu literature written in Sanskrit
English > Sanskrit literature: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningHindu literature written in Sanskrit.
InstancesKamasutra(Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law
RamayanaOne of two classical Hindu epics telling of the banishment of Rama from his kingdom and the abduction of his wife by a demon and Rama's restoration to the throne
NarrowerHastinapuraOne of two classical Hindu epics
PuranaA body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances
sutraA rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization
tantraAny of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind
Broaderliteraturecreative writing of recognized / recognized artistic value
Spanishliteratura sánscrita

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