Questions tagged [translation]
For questions about Sanskrit-to-English translation errors or alternate translations of a word or verse from Hindu scripture.
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Sri Rudram modern western scholarly translation
This is a request for a modern translation of Sri Rudram, preferably by a western Sanskrit scholar who does not belong to any Hindu tradition. Translations available online have a lot of assumptions ...
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What does “Chitagnikunda Sambootha” mean in Sri Lalita Sahasranama?
The very first invocation para of Sri Lalitha Sahasranama begins with the title words "Chitagni kunda".
It appears to me that "chit-agni-kunda sambhootha" represents the "spark of thought or ...
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Priority of sons told by Pandu
Consider the following words by Pandu to Kunti
The religious institutes mention six kinds of sons that are heirs and
kinsmen, and six other kinds that are not heirs but kinsmen. I shall
speak ...
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Meaning of manor layam
Pooja koti samam stotram
Stotra koti samam japam
Japa koti samam dhyanam
Dhyan koti manor layam
What is the meaning of manor layam in the above Shloka ?
Note : On some other sites samolayah is ...
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Do RV 8.33.19 and 10.85.30 suggest women should wear a veil in the presence of men?
Some answers to What do Hindu scriptures say about women headscarf (hijab)? on Quora.com cite these verses from the Rigveda that seem to suggest Hindu women should wear a head veil:
God made you ...
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Alternative translations to Manusmriti 4.53
English translation of Manusmriti 4.53 by Ganganath Jha says:
नाग्निं मुखेनोपधमेन्नग्नां नैक्षेत च स्त्रियम् ।
नामेध्यं प्रक्षिपेदग्नौ न च पादौ प्रतापयेत् ॥ ५३ ॥
nāgniṃ mukhenopadhamennagnāṃ ...
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Are some of the words from Vedas still untranslatable?
This question quotes the Sanskrit grammarian Yāska as saying he didn't know the meaning of some 400 words of the Vedas.
Is this still the case with modern translations of Vedas?
