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Vasishtha Shiksha : A Treatise on the Sanskrit Alphabet by Peter F. Freund (2021, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherIndependently Published
ISBN-101670149242
ISBN-139781670149244
eBay Product ID (ePID)27050384453
Product Key Features
Number of Pages278 Pages
Publication NameVasishtha Shiksha : a Treatise on the Sanskrit Alphabet
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
SubjectLinguistics / Phonetics & Phonology
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines
AuthorPeter F. Freund
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
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SynopsisVasishtha Shiksha is an ancient manual of the Sanskrit alphabet, written by a celebrated sage, and completely lost to the world, but for one handwritten manuscript in Tirupati, India. Here is the revival of this comprehensive knowledge of pronunciation of Sanskrit. Systematic and concise, there are chapters on the 1) The letters of the Alphabet; 2) The places of articulation in the mouth of the different letters; 3) The degrees of contact of the different classes of letters, vowels, consonants, etc.; 4) Voiced and unvoiced letters, aspirated and unaspirated letters, and the duration of different letters; 5) The rules of the application of Vedic pitch accents in letters, words, and verses; and 6) The organs of articulation for the different letters. Authoritative and complete, the original Sanskrit text is presented with an English translation, and an extensive commentary to clarify and make accessible all the fine details of this ancient science of pronunciation. A pervading theme of the ancient Vedic system of education, Shiksha, is to provide total knowledge and complete enlightenment to the student in the first lesson. The wise founders of the various recensions of Vedic recitation wrote treatises on the alphabet in order put every student on the path to complete unfoldment of his infinite inner potential. Vasishtha's alphabet primer is also a manual for enlightenment, unfolding the seven states of consciousness, and expounding the complete integration of life in unity consciousness. The commentary makes this undercurrent explicit and connects these two themes, the physical details of pronunciation and the program of education for enlightenment. This brings into focus the goal of Vasishtha's teaching presented in his final chapter, how by learning and reciting Sanskrit, one achieves the aim of the study of Shiksha, outer worldly fame, and inner life of eternal bliss in Brahman consciousness. Here is a modern revival of the ancient teaching of perfection in life through education.
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