instead of Indic text. The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) is a transliteration scheme that allows the lossless romanisation of Indic...

Vyasa (/ˈvjɑːsə/; Sanskrit: व्यास, lit. 'compiler, arranger', IAST: Vyāsa) is a rishi (sage) with a prominent role in most Hindu traditions. He is also...

including the IAST notation. Romanised Devanagari is also called Romanagari. The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) is a subset...

is a US standard. The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) is not a standard (as no specification exists for it) but a convention developed...

Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (abbreviated as PAF IAST) is a public science and technology university located in Mang, Haripur,...

नरान्तक, IAST: narāntaka, lit. destroyer of men), not to be confused with son of asura Rudraketu, and Devanataka (Sanskrit: देवान्तक, IAST: devāntaka...

Devanagari (/ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡəri/ DAY-və-NAH-gə-ree; in script: देवनागरी, IAST: Devanāgarī, Sanskrit pronunciation: [deːʋɐnaːɡɐriː]) is an Indic script used...

pose is called Bidalasana (Sanskrit: बिडालासन; IAST: biḍālāsana) or Marjariasana (Sanskrit: मार्जरीआसन; IAST: mārjārīāsana) in Sanskrit. Cow Pose, the counter-posture...

Shurpanakha (Sanskrit: शूर्पणखा, IAST: śūrpaṇakhā, lit. 'she whose fingernails are like winnowing fans'), is a rakshasi (demoness) in Hindu epic. Her legends...

Dyaus (Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौस्, IAST: Dyáus) or Dyauspitr (Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौष्पितृ, IAST: Dyáuṣpitṛ́) is the Rigvedic sky deity. His consort is Prithvi...

(Nepali: चाप; IAST: Cāpa); son of Nāgarāja Chapilla/Cāpilla (Nepali: चापिल्ल; IAST: Cāpilla), son of Cāpa Krashichalla (Nepali: क्राशिचल्ल; IAST: Krāśicalla)...

Govinda Bhagavatpada (IAST Govinda Bhagavatpāda) was the guru of the Hindu philosopher Adi Shankara. He is one of the prominent gurus of the Gaud Saraswat...

Tvashtr (Sanskrit: त्वष्टृ, IAST: Tvaṣṭṛ) or Tvashta (Sanskrit: त्वष्टा, IAST: Tvaṣṭā) is a Vedic Hindu artisan god or fashioner. Tvashtr is sometimes...

Yaksha The Yakshas (Sanskrit: यक्ष, IAST: Yakṣa, Pali: Yakkha) are a broad class of nature spirits in Hindu mythology which are associated with water,...

Anantasana (Sanskrit: अनन्तासन; IAST: IAST: Anantāsana), Sleeping Vishnu Pose or Vishnu's Couch Pose, Eternal One's Pose, or Side-Reclining Leg Lift is...

Pāli (/ˈpɑːli/; IAST: Pāḷi) is a Middle Indo-Aryan language that is widely studied as the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism and the language of the...

Venkataraman Sastri (IAST: P. Veṅkatarāmaṇ Śāstrī), hieratically titled H.H. Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Bharatikrishna Tirtha (IAST: Jagadguru Śaṅkarācārya...

The Ikshvaku dynasty (IAST: Ikṣvāku) ruled in the eastern Krishna River valley of India, from their capital at Vijayapuri (modern Nagarjunakonda in Andhra...

Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण, IAST: Nārāyaṇa) is one of the forms and epithets of Vishnu. In this form, the deity is depicted in yogic slumber under the...

The Padma Shri (IAST: padma śrī, lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the...

Pushyamitra Shunga (IAST: Puṣyamitra Śuṅga; reigned c. 185 – c. 149 BCE), also known as Pushpamitra Shunga (IAST: Puṣpamitra Śuṅga) was the founder and...

The Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha (IAST: Rājya Sabhā ke Sadana Netā) is the leader and parliamentary chairperson of the majority party in the Rajya...

Shani (Sanskrit: शनि, IAST: Śani), or Shanaishchara (Sanskrit: शनैश्चर, IAST: Śanaiścara), is the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism...

The Gondeshwar Temple (IAST: Gondeśvara) is an 11th-12th century Hindu temple located in Sinnar, a town in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India. It...

Chitrāngada (Sanskrit: चित्राङ्गद, IAST: citrāṅgada) was the king of Kuru Mahajanapada with his capital Hastinapura. He belonged to the Lunar Dynasty of...

The Kailasha (IAST: Kailāśa) or Kailasha-natha (IAST: Kailāśa-nātha) or Kannadeswara temple temple is the largest of the rock-cut Hindu temples at the...

Jatayu (Sanskrit: जटायु, IAST: Jaṭāyu) is a demigod in the Hindu epic Rāmayana, who has the form of a vulture. He was the younger son of Aruṇa and his...

Bhat (also spelled Bhatt or Butt, IAST: Bhāṭ) is a Brahmin title and a surname used in the Indian subcontinent. Bhat and Bhatt are shortened renditions...

Jambavan (Sanskrit: जाम्‍बवान्, IAST: Jāmbavān), also known as Jambavanta (Sanskrit: जाम्बवन्त, IAST: Jāmbavanta), is the king of the bears in Hindu texts...

Shabda (Sanskrit: शब्द, IAST: Śabda) is the Sanskrit word for "speech sound". In Sanskrit grammar, the term refers to an utterance in the sense of linguistic...

them. Prativindhya (IAST: Prativindhya, Sanskrit: प्रतिविन्ध्य, lit. shining like the sun towards the Vindhyas) or Shrutavindhya (IAST: Śrutavindhya, Sanskrit:...

Malegaon (IAST: Mālegāv; Pronunciation: [malegaːʋ]) is a city in Nashik District of Maharashtra State in India. It is situated on the bank of the Girna...

Chandrashekharendra Saraswati Swamigal (Sanskrit: श्री सत्य चन्द्रशेखरेन्द्र सरस्वती, IAST: Śrí Satya Chandraśekharendra Saraswatī) will be the 71st Jagadguru Pīṭhādhipati...

Samskara (Sanskrit: संस्कार, IAST: saṃskāra, sometimes spelled samskara) are diverse rites of passage in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. The word...

Kannada IAST 1 ಯೀ ಬಸವೇಶ್ವರನ | ಪಾದದಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ರಿಶಭಾವತಿ ಯೆನಿ yī basaveśvarana | pādadalli vriśabhāvati yĕni 2 ಸಿಕೊಂಬ ನಧಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿ | ಪಶ್ಚಮವಾಹಿನಿಯಾಗಿ ನಡೆಯು sikŏṃba...

Baddha Konasana (Sanskrit: बद्धकोणासन; IAST: IAST: baddhakoṇāsana), Bound Angle Pose, Butterfly Pose, or Cobbler's Pose (after the typical sitting position...

Nahusha (Sanskrit: नहुष, IAST: Nahuṣa) is a king of the Chandravamsha (Lunar dynasty) in Hindu Puranas and Mahabharata. He is described to be the son of...

Indrani (Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: Indrāṇī), also known as Shachi (Sanskrit: शची, IAST: Śacī) and Paulomi (Sanskrit: पौलोमी, IAST: Paulomī), is the queen of...

Chandi (Sanskrit: चण्डी, IAST: Caṇḍī) or Chandika (IAST: Caṇḍika) is a Hindu deity. Chandika is a form of goddess Durga. She is an incarnation of the Goddess...

Yuyudhana (Sanskrit: युयुधान, IAST: Yuyudhāna), better known as Satyaki (Sanskrit: सात्यकि, IAST: Sātyaki), was a powerful Yadava chieftain of Narayani...

Viratnagar previously known as Bairat (IAST: Bairāṭ) or Bairath (IAST: Bairāṭh) is a town in Kotputli-Behror district of Rajasthan, India. According to...

The Ministry of Power (IAST: Vidyut Mantrālaya) is a ministry of the Government of India. It is mainly responsible for the maintenance and regulation of...

Hinduism, Uchchaihshravas (Sanskrit: उच्चैःश्रवस्, IAST: Uccaiḥśravas or Sanskrit: उच्चैःश्रवा:, IAST: Uccaiḥśravāḥ), (lit. 'long-ears' or 'neighing aloud')...

Umargam (IAST: Umargām), also known as Umbergaon (IAST: Umbargāv) is a census town and Municipality in the Indian state of Gujarat. The town is known...

or Khandava Vana (Sanskrit: खाण्डव वन, IAST: Khāṇḍava Vana) or Khandavaprastha (Sanskrit: खाण्डवप्रस्‍थ; IAST: Khāṇḍavaprastha) is a forest mentioned...

Parvati (Sanskrit: पार्वती, IAST: Pārvatī), also known as Uma (Sanskrit: उमा, IAST: Umā) and Gauri (Sanskrit: गौरी, IAST: Gaurī), is one of the principal...

Girgaon Chowpatty (IAST: Giragāva Chaupāṭī), is a public beach at the eastern end of the Queen’s Necklace adjoining Malabar Hill in the Girgaon area of...

Gandiva (IAST: Gāṇḍīva; Sanskrit: गाण्डीव) is a divine bow of Arjuna, one of the Pandavas from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The bow was made by Brahma....

Navasana (Sanskrit: नावासन; IAST: nāvāsana), Naukasana, Boat Pose, or Paripurna Navasana (Sanskrit: परिपूर्णनावासन; IAST: paripūrṇanāvāsana "Full Boat...

Sindoor (Hindi: सिंदूर, IAST: sindūr) or sindura (Sanskrit: सिन्दूर,IAST: sindūra) is a traditional vermilion red or orange-red or maroon cosmetic powder...

Kottarakkara (IAST: Koṭṭārakkara), also transliterated as Kottarakara, is a town and municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. Kottarakkara...

The Lunar dynasty (IAST: Candravaṃśa) is a lineage or dynasty which claims to be descended from Chandra or Soma (the Hindu lunar deity). According to the...

Jais Jaiswal (/dʒɑːjəsəvɑːl/; IAST: jāyasavāla) or Jayswal or Jayaswal is a surname used by many Hindu communities. Jaiswals are mainly traders and deal...

Vritra (Sanskrit: वृत्र, lit. 'enveloper', IAST: Vṛtrá, Vedic Sanskrit pronunciation: [ʋr̩.trɐ́]) is a danava in Hinduism. He serves as the personification...

Prabhakara (IAST: Prabhākara) active c. 6th century was an Indian philosopher-grammarian in the Mīmāṃsā tradition of Kerala. Hariswamin's commentary on...

Pururavas (Sanskrit: पुरूरवस् IAST: Purūravas, nominative singular: पुरूरवा IAST: Purūravā), is a character in Hindu literature, a king who served as the...

The Shrivatsa (Sanskrit: श्रीवत्स; IAST: Śrīvatsa, lit. 'Beloved of Śrī') is an ancient symbol, considered auspicious in Hinduism and other Indian religious...

Vithoba (IAST: Viṭhobā), also known as Vitthala (IAST: Viṭṭhala), and Panduranga (IAST: Pāṇḍuraṅga), is a Hindu deity predominantly worshipped in the...

The leader of the House in Lok Sabha (IAST: Lok Sabhā Sadana ke Netā) is the parliamentary chairperson of the party that holds a majority in the Lok Sabha...

Sringeri (IAST: Śṛṅgerī; Kannada: [ʃriŋɡeːri]) also called Shringeri is a hill town and Taluk headquarters located in Chikmagalur district in the Indian...

Samba (Sanskrit: साम्ब; IAST: sāmba) was a son of the Hindu god Krishna and his second consort, Jambavati. His foolish prank brought an end to the Yadu...

The Brihadratha dynasty (Sanskrit: बृहद्रथ; IAST: Bṛhadratha) was the legendary first dynasty of the Magadha Empire, according to the Puranas, and was...

Madhu (Sanskrit: मधु, IAST: Madhu) and Kaitabha (Sanskrit: कैटभ, IAST: Kaiṭabha), also rendered Madhu-Kaiṭabhas, are the names of two asuras in Hindu...

variously called माहेश्वरसूत्राणि (IAST: māheśvarāṇi sūtrāṇi), प्रत्याहारसूत्राणि (IAST: pratyāhāra·sūtrāṇi), वर्णसमाम्नाय (IAST: varṇa·samāmnāya), etc., refer...

(Devanagari: अमरकोशः, IAST: Amarakośaḥ, ISO: Amarakōśaḥ) is the popular name for Namalinganushasanam (Devanagari: नामलिङ्गानुशासनम्, IAST: Nāmaliṅgānuśāsanam...

Chaat, or chāt (IAST: cāṭ, IPA: [tʃaːʈ], lit. 'lick, tasting, delicacy') is a family of fried dough snacks that originated in India, typically served as...

Shurasena or Shursen/Shursaini (Sanskrit: शूरसेन, IAST: Śūrasena) was a ruler of Mathura or Sursena Mahajanpada. He was married to a nāga community woman...

Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; lit. 'energy, ability, strength, effort, power, might, capability') in Hinduism, is the "Universal Power" that...

Bhuvaneshvari (Sanskrit: भुवनेश्वरी, IAST: Bhuvaneśvarī) is a Hindu goddess. She is the fourth amongst the ten Mahavidya goddesses in Shaktism, and one...

The Governor of Maharashtra (IAST: Mahārāṣṭrāce Rājyapāl) is the ceremonial head of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers...

The Pushyabhuti dynasty (IAST: Puṣyabhūti), also known as the Vardhana dynasty, was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Thanesar in northern India during...

Agni-VI (Sanskrit: अग्नि; IAST: Agni; lit. Fire) is an MIRV-capable intercontinental ballistic missile under development by the Defence Research and Development...

Svādhishthāna (Sanskrit: स्वाधिष्ठान, IAST: Svādhiṣṭhāna, English: "where your being is established." "Sva" means self and "adhishthana" means established)...

Dasharatha (Sanskrit: दशरथ, IAST: Daśaratha; born Nemi) was the king of Kosala, with its capital at Ayodhya, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Dasharatha married...

The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA) (IAST: Bhāratīya Sākśya Adhiniyam; lit. 'Indian Evidence Act, 2023 (IEA)') is an act of the Parliament of India...

Chedi (IAST: Cedī) was a kingdom which fell roughly in the Bundelkhand division of Madhya Pradesh to the south of river Yamuna along the river Ken. Its...

Apasmara (Sanskrit: अपस्मार, IAST: Apasmāra) is a diminutive man who represents spiritual ignorance and ahamkara in Hindu mythology. He is also known as...

Shiva (/ˈʃɪvə/; IAST: Śiva, lit. 'The Auspicious One'), also known as Mahadeva (/məˈhɑː ˈdeɪvə/; IAST: Mahādevaḥ, [mɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh], lit. 'The Great God')...

Gaur Gopal Das (IAST: Gaura-Gopāla dāsa; born 24 December 1973) is an Indian monk, motivational speaker, and former electrical engineer. He is a member...

Shabari (Sanskrit: शबरी, IAST: Śabarī), also known as Bhilni, Bhilani, and Shramana, is an elderly woman ascetic in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She is described...

The leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha (IAST: Rājya Sabhā ke Vipakṣa ke Netā) is an elected member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha who leads the official...

Maṇipūra (Sanskrit: मणिपूर, IAST: Maṇipūra) is the third primary chakra according to yogic tradition. Located above the navel, Maṇipūra translates from...

and runtime security testing. Interactive application security testing (IAST) assesses applications from within using software instrumentation. This combines...

The Saptarshi (Sanskrit: सप्तर्षि, lit. 'Seven sages' IAST: Saptarṣi) are the seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu...

Mukundraj (IAST: Mukundarāja) was one of the earliest Marathi literary figures poet. Some earlier scholars dated him to the 12th century. Scholars do not...

The minister of personnel, public grievances and pensions (IAST: Kārmik, Lok Śikāyat Aur Peṃśan Mantrī) is the cabinet minister in charge of Ministry of...

Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST: Parama Viśiṣṭa Sēvā, lit. 'Supreme Distinguished Service Medal') is a military award of India. It is the highest...

Iravati (Sanskrit: इरावती, IAST: Irāvatī) is a figure in Hindu mythology. She is a daughter of Kadru or Bhadramada and Kashyapa, as featured in the Ramayana...

Vishrava (Sanskrit: विश्रवा, lit. 'Renown', IAST: Viśravā), also called Vishravas, is the son of Pulastya, and a powerful rishi (sage), as described in...

The Ministry of Home Affairs (IAST: Gṛha Mantrālaya) is a ministry of the Government of India. It is mainly responsible for the maintenance of internal...

Acharya Nagarjuna University (IAST: Ācārya Nāgārjuna Vișvavidyālaya) is a state university in Namburu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The university...

(progenitor of humanity). The Sanskrit term for 'human', मनुष्य (IAST: manuṣya) or मानव (IAST: mānava) means 'of Manu' or 'children of Manu'. In later texts...

दण्डकारण्य, romanized: Daṇḍakāraṇya), also rendered Dandaka (Sanskrit: दंडक, IAST: Daṃḍaka), is a historical region and the name of a forest mentioned in the...

Yajnavalkya or Yagyavalkya (Sanskrit: याज्ञवल्क्य, IAST: Yājñavalkya) is a Hindu Vedic sage prominently mentioned in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (c. 700...

Danu (Sanskrit: दनु, IAST: Danu) is a Hindu primordial goddess. She is mentioned in the Rigveda to be the mother of the eponymous race known as the danavas...

Vamana (Sanskrit: वामन, lit. 'Dwarf', IAST: Vāmana), also known as Trivikrama (lit. 'three steps'), Urukrama (lit. 'far-stepping'), Upendra (lit. 'Indra’s...

Shankaracharya (Sanskrit: शङ्कराचार्य, IAST: Śaṅkarācārya, "Shankara-acharya") is a religious title used by the heads of amnaya monasteries called mathas...

The Pashupatastra (IAST: Pāśupatāstra, Sanskrit: पाशुपतास्त्र; the Pashupati, an epithet of Shiva) an astra, a celestial missile, affiliated to the Hindu...

(Sanskrit: अङ्गिरस् (stem), IAST: Aṅgiras, Sanskrit pronunciation: ['ɐŋɡirɐs], nominative singular Sanskrit: अङ्गिराः, IAST: Aṅgirāḥ, Sanskrit pronunciation:...

Lakshmana (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मण, lit. 'the one endowed with auspicious signs', IAST: Lakṣmaṇa), also known as Laxmana, Lakhan, Saumitra, and Ramanuja, is the...

Shishupala (Sanskrit: शिशुपाल, lit. 'protector of children', IAST: Śiśupāla; sometimes spelt Sisupala) was the king of the Chedi kingdom, and an antagonist...

Vedavati (Sanskrit: वेदवती, IAST: Vedavatī) is the previous birth of the goddess Sita in Hinduism. She is an avatar of the goddess Lakshmi. Vedavati was...

Panchajanya (Sanskrit: पाञ्चजन्य, IAST: Pāñcajanya) is the shankha (conch) of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu, one of his four primary attributes. The...

In Hindu mythology, Rohini (Sanskrit: रोहिणी, lit. 'Ascending', IAST: Rohiṇī) was the first consort of Vasudeva , and the mother of the Hindu deities Balarama...

Kripa (Sanskrit: कृप, lit. 'pity', IAST: Kṛpa), also known as Kripacharya (Sanskrit: कृपाचार्य, IAST: Kṛpācārya), is a figure in Hindu legends. According...

In Indian religions and society, an acharya (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ācārya; Pali: ācariya) is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Buddhism and a spiritual...

10, also features Brahmi glyphs. The Sanskrit word for Brahmi, ब्राह्मी (IAST Brāhmī) in the Brahmi script should be rendered as follows: 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀻...

Lava (Sanskrit: लव, IAST: Lava) is the younger of the twin sons of Rama and Sita in the Hindu epic Ramayana. His elder twin brother is Kusha. According...

The Ashvins (Sanskrit: अश्विन्, lit. 'horse possessors', IAST: Aśvin), also known as the Ashvini Kumaras and Asvinau, are Vedic twin gods, namely Nāsatya...

Samudra (Sanskrit: समुद्र; IAST: samudrá) is a Sanskrit term literally meaning the "gathering together of waters" (saṃ- "together" and -udra "water")....

Shakambhari (Sanskrit: शाकम्भरी, IAST: Śākambharī), also referred to as Shatakshi, is the goddess of nourishment. She is regarded as a form of Mahadevi...

Usha (Sanskrit: उषा, IAST: Uṣā) is a character in Hindu history. She is the daughter of the asura king Banasura and the wife of Aniruddha, the grandson...

Bakasana (Crane pose) (Sanskrit: बकासन, IAST: bakāsana), and the similar Kakasana (Crow pose) (Sanskrit: काकासन, IAST: kākasana) are balancing asanas in hatha...

The sitar (English: /ˈsɪtɑːr/ or /sɪˈtɑːr/; IAST: sitāra) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani...

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) (IAST: Bhāratīya Nāgarik Surakśa Saṃhitā; lit. 'Indian Citizen Safety Code, 2023 (ICSC) '), is the...

Pancha-siddhantika (IAST: Pañca-siddhāntikā) is a 6th-century CE Sanskrit-language text written by astrologer-astronomer Varāhamihira in present-day Ujjain...

Gautama (Sanskrit: महर्षिः गौतम, IAST: Maharṣiḥ Gautama) was a sage in Hinduism and son of Brahmin sage Dirghatamas who is also mentioned in Jainism and...

Droṇa (Sanskrit: द्रोण, IAST: Droṇa), also referred to as Dronacharya (Sanskrit: द्रोणाचार्य, IAST: Droṇācārya), is a major character of the Hindu epic...

material into machine readable format without the use of diacritics as used in IAST. Instead of diacritics it uses upper case letters. Since it employs both...

Hayagriva (Sanskrit: हयग्रीव IAST hayagrīva, lit. 'horse-necked one') is a Hindu deity, the horse-headed avatar of Vishnu. The purpose of this incarnation...

(Pāli: Vajjika) or Vrijika (IAST: Vṛjika) League, Confederacy, or Sangha, also called simply Vajji (Pāli: Vajji) or Vriji (IAST: Vṛji), was an ancient Indo-Aryan...

Vice President's Enclave (IAST: Uparashtrapati Bhavan) is the official residence and workplace of the Vice President of the Republic of India, located...

Ganesha, or Ganesh (Sanskrit: गणेश, IAST: Gaṇeśa, IPA: [ɡɐˈɳeːɕɐ]), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most revered...

Man Singh Tomar (IAST: Mānasiṃha; reigned 1486–1516) was a Tomar ruler of Gwalior from 1486 until his death in 1516. Maharaja Man Singh Tomar was born...

In the Hindu epic, the Ramayana, Prahasta (Sanskrit: प्रहस्त, IAST: prahasta, lit. he who has extended hands) was a powerful rakshasa warrior. He was the...

Shorea robusta, the sal tree (Devanagari: साल ; IAST: sāla), shala, sakhua, or sarai, is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The tree is...

The Ministry of Home Affairs (IAST: Gṛha Mantrālaya, also known as the Home Department), or simply the Home Ministry, is a ministry of the Government of...

In Indian religions, a rishi (Sanskrit: ऋषि IAST: ṛṣi) is an accomplished and enlightened person. They find mention in various Vedic texts. Rishis are...

Achourya (Sanskrit: अचौर्यः, IAST: Acauryaḥ) or Asteya (Sanskrit: अस्तेय; IAST: Asteya) is the Sanskrit term for "non-stealing". Asteya is one of the...

The deputy prime minister of India (IAST: Bhārat Ke Upapradhānamantrī), although not a Constitutional post, is the second-highest ranking minister of the...

Sushruta Samhita (Sanskrit: सुश्रुतसंहिता, lit. 'Suśruta's Compendium', IAST: Suśrutasaṃhitā) is an ancient Sanskrit text on medicine and one of the most...

Chonburi (Thai: ชลบุรี, RTGS: Chon Buri, IAST: jalapurī, pronounced [tɕ͡ʰōn bù.rīː] ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district...

Sumitra (Sanskrit: सुमित्रा, IAST: Sumitrā) is a princess of Kashi and the queen of Kosala in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Sumitra is the second queen consort...

The National Security Council (NSC) (IAST: Rāṣṭrīya Surakṣā Pariṣad) of India is an executive government body tasked with advising the Prime Minister of...

The Seuna, Sevuna, or Yadavas of Devagiri (IAST: Seuṇa, c. 1187–1317) was a medieval Indian dynasty, which at its peak ruled a realm stretching from the...

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha (IAST: Lok Sabhā Adhyakṣa) is the presiding officer and the highest authority of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament...

The Shaka era (IAST: Śaka, Śāka) also known as Shali Vahana (S.V) is a historical Hindu calendar era (year numbering), the epoch (its year zero) of which...

Sunayana (Sanskrit: सुनयना, IAST: Sunayanā) is the queen of Videha in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Sunayana is the queen consort of Janaka, the king of Videha...

The Prime Minister's Office (IAST: Pradhānamantrī Kāryālaya) consists of the immediate staff of the Prime Minister of India, as well as multiple levels...

Brahmani (Sanskrit: ब्रह्माणी, IAST: Brahmāṇī) or Brahmi (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मी, IAST: Brāhmī), is one of the seven Hindu mother goddesses known as Sapta...

Baidyanath Temple (IAST: Baidyãnath) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. It is located in Deoghar, in the Santhal Parganas division of the Indian state...

(/ˈsʌtiː/, Sanskrit: सती, IAST: Satī, lit. 'truthful' or 'virtuous'), also known as Dakshayani (Sanskrit: दाक्षायणी, IAST: Dākṣāyaṇī, lit. 'daughter...

Shiva Sutras (Devanāgarī शिवसूत्र; IAST: Śivasūtra) are a collection of seventy-seven aphorisms that form the foundation of the nondual tradition of the...

Ajna (Sanskrit: आज्ञा, IAST: Ājñā , IPA: [ˈaːd͡ʑɲaː]), brow or third eye chakra, is the sixth primary chakra in the body according to Hindu yogic traditions...

The Mahishasura Mardini Stotra (Sanskrit: महिषासुरमर्दिनीस्तोत्रम्, IAST: Mahiṣāsuramardinīstotraṃ) is a Hindu stotra. Comprising 21 verses, the work extols...

Kushadhvaja (Sanskrit: कुशध्वजा IAST: Kuśadhvaja) is the King of Samkasya and the younger brother of Janaka, the King of Mithila, in the Hindu epic Ramayana...

Gautamiputra Satakarni (Brahmi: 𑀕𑁄𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺, Gotamiputa Sātakaṇi, IAST: Gautamīputra Śātakarṇi) was a ruler of the Satavahana Empire in present-day...

Brihaspati (Sanskrit: बृहस्पति, IAST: Bṛhaspati) is a Hindu god. In the ancient Vedic scriptures, Brihaspati is associated with fire, and the word also...

Sahasrāra (Sanskrit: सहस्रार, IAST: Sahasrāra, English: "thousand-petalled", with many alternative names and spellings) or the Crown Chakra is considered...

Eknath (IAST: Eka-nātha, Marathi pronunciation: [eknath]) (c. 1533 – 25 February 1600), pronunciation was an Indian Hindu Vaishnava saint, philosopher...

Angada (Sanskrit: अङ्गदः, IAST: Aṅgada) is a legendary vanara in Hinduism, who is mentioned in the epic Ramayana. He helps Rama find his wife Sita and...

Pashupata-sutra (IAST: Pāśupatasūtra) is a Sanskrit-language text regarded as revelation by the Pashupata Shaivite sect of ancient India. Dated between...

Shalishuka (IAST: Śāliśuka) Maurya was the 6th Emperor of the Indian Maurya dynasty. He ruled from 215–202 BCE. He was the successor and son of Samprati...

Vapi (IAST: Vāpī, IPA: [ˈʋɑpi] ) is a city and municipal corporation in Valsad district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is near the banks of the Daman...

Nagar Kirtan (Sanskrit: नगर कीर्तन; IAST: nāgara-kīrtana), or nagar sankirtan, is a tradition in the Indian religions involving the processional singing...

Ambika (Sanskrit अम्बिका, IAST: Ambikā) is a Hindu goddess. She is generally considered a form of Shakti, Parvati, or Durga. In various texts, she is mentioned...

dadhmaḥ The romanization shown is identical to IAST, except that ळ has the ISO value ḷ, whereas IAST duplicates l for it. Templin, David. "The Devanagari...

In Hindu cosmology, the Karanodaka (IAST: Kāraṇodaka) or the Garbhodaka (IAST: garbhodaka), also referred to as the Causal Ocean, is the origin of material...

The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha (IAST: Lok Sabhā ke Vipakṣa ke Netā) is an elected Member of Lok Sabha who leads the official opposition in the...

Prajapati (Sanskrit: प्रजापति, lit. 'Lord of the people', IAST: Prajāpati) is an important deity in ancient Vedic religion, who is identified with Brahma...

Yashovarman (IAST: Yaśovarman) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Kannauj and first king of the Varman dynasty. Yashovarman was the king of Kannauj in the...

Ghrishneshwar Jyotirlinga (IAST: Ghṛṣṇeśvara), also known as Grishneswhar, is a Hindu temple of Shiva in Verul village of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra...

Shudraka (IAST: Śūdraka) was an Indian playwright, to whom three Sanskrit plays are attributed: Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart), Vinavasavadatta...

Kritavarma (Sanskrit: कृतवर्मा, IAST: Kṛtavarmā) is a warrior from the Yaduvamsha in Hindu mythology. He appears as a minor character in the Mahabharata...

Pratyangira (Sanskrit: प्रत्यङ्गिरा, IAST: Pratyaṅgirā), also called Narasimhini, Atharvana Bhadrakali, and Nikumbhila, is a Hindu goddess. She is described...

Halasana (Sanskrit: हलासन; IAST: halāsana) or Plough pose is an inverted asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. Its variations include Karnapidasana...

In Indian religions, a darshan (Sanskrit: दर्शन, IAST: darśana; lit. 'showing, appearance, view, sight') or darshanam is the auspicious sight of a deity...

Yamunacharya (IAST: Yāmunāchārya), also known as Alavandar and Yamunaithuraivan, was a Vishishtadvaita philosopher based in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, India...

Satyabhama (IAST: Satyabhāmā) , also known as Satrajiti, is a Hindu goddess and the third queen consort of the Hindu god Krishna. Satyabhama is described...

instead of Indic text. Chaturanga Dandasana (Sanskrit: चतुरङ्ग दण्डासन; IAST: Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana) or Four-Limbed Staff pose, also known as Low Plank...

Tungnath Temple (IAST:tuņgnāth) is one of the highest Shiva temples in the world and is the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples located in the Rudraprayag...

Hiranyaksha (Sanskrit: हिरण्याक्ष, lit. 'golden-eyed', IAST: Hiraṇyākṣa), also known as Hiranyanetra (Sanskrit: हिरण्यनेत्र) was an asura king as per Hindu...

The Shishupala Vadha (Sanskrit: शिशुपालवध, IAST: Śiśupāla-vadha, lit. "the slaying of Shishupala") is a work of classical Sanskrit poetry (kāvya) composed...

The Skanda Purana (IAST: Skanda Purāṇa) is the largest Mukhyapurāṇa, a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts. The text contains over 81,000 verses, and...

Shavasana (Sanskrit: शवासन; IAST: śavāsana), Corpse Pose, or Mritasana, is an asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, often used for relaxation...

Shatadhanvan (IAST: Śatadhanvan) or Shatadhanus was the 8th Emperor of the Maurya dynasty. He ruled from 195–187 BCE. According to the Puranas, he was...

Svarga (Sanskrit: स्वर्गः, lit. 'abode of light', IAST: Svargaḥ), also known as Swarga, Indraloka and Svargaloka, is the celestial abode of the devas (deities)...

Lata (IAST: Lāṭa) was a historical region of India, located in the southern part of the present-day Gujarat state. Shakti-Sangam-Tantra, a Shakt sampradaya...

Kusha (Sanskrit: कुश, IAST: Kuśa) is the elder of the twin sons of Rama and Sita in the Hindu epic Ramayana. His younger twin brother is Lava. According...

Satya (Sanskrit: सत्य; IAST: Satya) is a Sanskrit word, usually translated as "truth" or "essence.“ Across Indian religions, satya is a deeply valued virtue...

Shakti, also known as National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity (IAST Pradhānmantrī Gatī Shaktī) is an Indian megaproject worth $1.2 trillion USD...

The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a patronymic referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva...

Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī; [ɾət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː]) is a port city on the Arabian Sea in Ratnagiri District in southwestern Maharashtra, India. The district is...

Navadurga (Sanskrit: नवदुर्गा, IAST: Navadurgā), also spelled Navdurga and Navadurgas, are nine manifestations and forms of Durga in Hinduism, especially...

The Battle of the Ten Kings (Sanskrit: दाशराज्ञयुद्धम्, IAST: Dāśarājñá yuddhám) was first alluded to in the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda (RV) and took place...

Parashara (Sanskrit: पराशरcode: san promoted to code: sa ; IAST: Parāśara) is a historical maharishi and is credited as the author of multiple ancient...

Ashokasundari (Sanskrit: अशोकसुन्दरी, IAST: Aśokasundarī) is a Hindu goddess. She is celebrated as the daughter of the deities Shiva and Parvati, and the...

The Nishadha (IAST: Niṣadha) was a tribe of ancient India that lived in a country of the same name. Veerasena was a king of the Nishadha kingdom, and the...

Rabri, rabdi or rabidi (IAST: Rabaḍī) is a sweet, condensed-milk-based dish, originating from the Indian subcontinent, made by boiling milk on low heat...

Hindustan (IAST: Hindustāna) is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper. According to WAN-IFRA, it ranked 13th in the world by circulation in 2016 and...

shatkona in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shatkona (Sanskrit: षट्कोण; IAST ṣaṭkoṇa) is a symbol used in Hindu yantra; a "six-pointed star" is made from...

The Parishishtaparvan (IAST: Pariśiṣṭaparvan) also known as the Sthaviravalicharitra (IAST: Sthavirāvalīcaritra) is a 12th-century Sanskrit mahakavya...

intended characters. Anusvara (/ˌænʊˈsvɑːrə/ AN-uu-SVAR-ə; Sanskrit: अनुस्वार, IAST: anusvāra, IPA: [ɐn̪usʋaːrɐ]), also known as Bindu (/ˈbɪndu/ BIN-doo; Hindi:...

The Kachchhapaghatas (IAST: Kacchapaghāta) were a Rajput Dynasty that ruled between 9th and 12th centuries. Their territory included North-Western parts...

Mūlādhāra (Sanskrit: मूलाधार; IAST: mūlādhāra, lit. "root of existence." Mula means root and Dhara means flux.) or the root chakra is one of the seven...

Mahabhashya (Sanskrit: महाभाष्य, IAST: Mahābhāṣya, IPA: [mɐɦaːbʱaːʂjɐ], "Great Commentary"), attributed to Patañjali, is a commentary on selected rules...

Shambhavi (Sanskrit: शाम्भवी, IAST: Śāmbhavī) is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Parvati. It is the feminine form of Shambhu, an epithet of Shiva that...

Samhita (IAST: Saṃhitā) literally means "put together, joined, union", a "collection", and "a methodical, rule-based combination of text or verses". Saṃhitā...

romanized: Vasu IAST: Vasu), famously known as Uparichara Vasu (Sanskrit: उपरिचर वसु, romanized: Uparicara Vasu, lit. 'Vasu, Who wanders above' IAST: UparicaraVasu...

The kingdom of Surasena (IAST: Śūrasena) was an ancient Indian region corresponding to the present-day Braj region in Uttar Pradesh, with Mathura as its...

Sharanagati (Sanskrit: शरणागति; IAST: Śaraṇāgati ) or Prapatti (Sanskrit: प्रपत्ति; IAST: Prapatti) is the process of total surrender to God (Narayana-Krishna)...

of Satyameva jayate English Truth Alone Triumphs Sanskrit सत्यमेव जयते (IAST: Satyameva jayate) Assamese সত্যমেৱ জয়তে Bengali সত্যমেব জয়তে Bhojpuri...

Kashyapa (Sanskrit: कश्यप, IAST: Kaśyapa) is a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism. He is one of the Saptarishis, the seven ancient sages of the Rigveda. In...

The Ramanandi (IAST: Rāmānandī), also known as Ramavats (Rāmāvat), is one of the largest sects of Vaishnavas. Out of 52 sub-branches of Vaishnavism, divided...

The Mudrārākshasa (मुद्राराक्षस, IAST: Mudrārākṣasa, transl. 'The Signet of the Minister') is a Sanskrit-language play by Vishakhadatta that narrates the...

The Shaishunaga dynasty (IAST: Śaiśunāga, literally "of Shishunaga") was possibly the second ruling dynasty of Magadha. According to the Buddhist text...

A damaru (Sanskrit: डमरु, IAST: ḍamaru; Tibetan ཌ་མ་རུ་ or རྔ་ཆུང) is a small two-headed drum used in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism. In Hinduism, the damaru...

Janmabhūmiśca Swargādapi Garīyasī" (Devanagari: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी; IAST: Jananī janmabhūmiśca svargādapi garīyasī, pronounced [d͡ʑɐnɐniː d͡ʑɐnmɐbʰuːmiɕt͡ɕɐ...

Dhruva (Sanskrit: ध्रुव, IAST: Dhruva, lit. "unshakeable, immovable, fixed or eternal") was an ascetic devotee of Vishnu mentioned in the Vishnu Purana...

Gandabherunda (IAST: Gaṇḍabheruṇḍa) is a form of Vishnu in Hindu mythology. According to legend, Narasimha, an avatar of Vishnu, assumes this form of a...

Radhe Radhe, (Braj: राधे राधे, IAST: Rādhe Rādhe), also spelled Radhey Radhey, is a Braj Bhasha expression used as a greeting and salutation in the Braj...

Shasta (IAST Śāstā) is a Hindu deity, described as the son of the deities Shiva and Mohini, Vishnu's female avatar. In South India, he is identified with...

Purana Kassapa (IAST: Pūrṇa Kāśyapa; Pali: Pūraṇa Kassapa) was an Indian ascetic teacher who lived around the 6th century BCE, contemporaneous with Mahavira...

Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya (IAST: Sampūrṇānand Saṃskṛta Viśvavidyālaya, Vāraṇāsī; formerly Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya and Government...

Sanjna (Sanskrit: संज्ञा, IAST: Saṃjñā, also spelled as Samjna and Sangya), also known as Saranyu (Sanskrit: सरण्यू, IAST: Saraṇyū), is a Hindu goddess...

Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra (IAST: Pramoda Kumāra Miśra; born 11 August 1948), often abbreviated P. K. Mishra, is a retired IAS officer of 1972 batch belonging...

Shirshasana (Sanskrit: शीर्षासन, IAST: śīrṣāsana) salamba shirshasana, or yoga headstand is an inverted asana in yoga as exercise; it was described as...

Keyura-bahu-charitramu (IAST: Keyūra-bāhu-caritramu) is a Telugu language poetic collection of short stories written by Manchana in the Velanati Choda...

Parjanya (Sanskrit: पर्जन्य, IAST: parjánya) according to the Vedas is a deity of rain, thunder, lightning, and the one who fertilizes the earth. It is...

Mangala Dosha (IAST: Maṅgala-doṣa), also known as Mangal Dosh because of schwa deletion, is a Hindu superstition, prevalent in India. A person born under...

Interactive application security testing (abbreviated as IAST) is a security testing method that detects software vulnerabilities by interaction with the...

Aryabhata (Sanskrit: आर्यभट, IAST: Āryabhaṭa) or Aryabhata I (476–550 CE) was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers and early physicist from...

or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Sampati (Sanskrit: सम्पाती; IAST: Sampāti) is a demigod in Hinduism. He is the elder son of Aruna, and the...

Rabri Devi (Devanagri: राबड़ी देवी, IAST: rābar̤ī devī Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɾɑːbəɽiː d̪eːʋiː]) is an Indian politician who currently serves as the...

Pashupati (Sanskrit: पशुपति, IAST: Paśupati, lit. 'lord of animals') is an epithet of Rudra in the Vedic period and later, a form of the Hindu deity Shiva...

Vasishtha (Sanskrit: वसिष्ठ, lit. 'most excellent', IAST: Vasiṣṭha) is one of the oldest and revered Vedic rishis or sages, and one of the Saptarishis...

Śāstra is sometimes spelled as Sastra, reflecting a misunderstanding of the IAST symbol 'ś', which corresponds to the English 'sh'. The word Śāstra literally...

Rukmini (Sanskrit: रुक्मिणी, lit. 'radiant', IAST: Rukmiṇī) is a Hindu goddess and the first queen consort of Krishna. She is described as the chief of...

Ishvari (Sanskrit: ईश्वरी, IAST: Īśvarī) is a Hindu epithet of Sanskrit origin, referring to the Goddess, the divine female counterpart of Ishvara. It...

Shuka (Sanskrit: शुक IAST: Śuka, also Shukadeva Śuka-deva) is a rishi (sage) in Hinduism. He is the son of the sage Vyasa and the main narrator of the...

Kaikeyi,(Sanskrit: कैकेयी, IAST: Kaikeyī) is a princess of Kekeya and the queen of Kosala in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Kaikeyi is the third and favourite...

is similar to interactive application security testing (IAST), the key difference is that IAST is focused on identifying vulnerabilities within the applications...

Ratnasimha (IAST: Ratna-Siṃha, r. c. 1302–03 CE) was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mewar in present-day Rajasthan, India. He belonged to the Rawal branch of...

Rupa Goswami (Sanskrit: रूप गोस्वामी, Bengali: রূপ গোস্বামী, IAST: Rūpa Gosvāmī; 1489–1564) was a devotional teacher (guru), poet, and philosopher of the...

Suśruta (Sanskrit: सुश्रुत, lit. 'well heard', IAST: Suśruta) was an ancient Indian physician and surgeon, who made significant contributions to the field...

A shaligram, or shaligrama shila (Devanagari: शालिग्राम शिला; IAST: Śāligrāma-śilā), is a fossilized stone or ammonite collected from the riverbed or banks...

In Hinduism, Vinata (Sanskrit: विनता, IAST: Vinatā) is the mother of Aruna and Garuda. She is one of the daughters of Prajapati Daksha. She is married...

Apsaras (Sanskrit: अप्सरस्, IAST: Apsaras, Khmer: អប្សរា, Pali: अच्छरा, romanized: Accharā, Thai: อัปสร) are a class of celestial beings in Hindu and Buddhist...

Kaushalya (Sanskrit: कौशल्या, IAST: Kauśalyā) is a queen of Kosala in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She is the first senior queen consort of Dasharatha, who...

Savitṛ (Sanskrit: सवितृ IAST: Savitṛ, nominative singular: सविता IAST: Savitā, also rendered as Savitur or Savitar), in Vedic scriptures is an Aditya...

The Mahavidya (Sanskrit: महाविद्या, IAST: Mahāvidyā, lit. Great Wisdoms) are a group of ten Hindu Tantric goddesses. The ten Mahavidyas are usually named...

चैतन्य महाप्रभु, romanized: Caitanya Mahāprabhu), born Vishvambhara Mishra (IAST: Viśvambhara Miśra) (18 February 1486 – 14 June 1534), was an Indian Hindu...

Alfred Brush Ford, also known as Ambarish Das (IAST: Ambarīśa Dāsa), is an American businessman and the great-grandson of Henry Ford, founder of the Ford...

Kshemendra (IAST: Kṣemendra; c. 990 – c. 1070 CE) was an 11th-century Sanskrit polymath poet, satirist, philosopher, historian, dramatist, translator and...

Kukke Subramanya (IAST: Kukke Subrahmaṇya) is a Hindu temple on the banks of Kumaradhara River in the village Subramanya in Kadaba taluk (previously in...

given in the tables below. ITRANS Devanagari transliteration Harvard-Kyoto IAST Sanskrit transliteration.Convert from one scheme to another. Maintained by...

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (IAST: Vānijyā evām Udyog Mantrālaya) is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for facilitating trade...

The Chahamanas of Shakambhari (IAST: Cāhamāna), colloquially known as the Chauhans of Sambhar or Chauhans of Ajmer, were an Indian dynasty that ruled parts...

Mithila (IAST: mithilā, also known as Mithilanchal, Tirhut and Tirabhukti) is a geographical and cultural region located in the Indian subcontinent. The...

Parīkṣit (Sanskrit: परीक्षित्, IAST: Parīkṣit) was a Kuru king who reigned during the Middle Vedic period (12th–9th centuries BCE). Along with his son...

Om Namah Shivaya (Devanagari: ॐ नमः शिवाय; IAST: Oṃ Namaḥ Śivāya) is one of the most popular Hindu mantras and the most important mantra in Shaivism. Namah...

Ashtavakra (Sanskrit: अष्टावक्रः, lit. 'eight deformities', IAST: Aṣṭāvakraḥ) is a revered Vedic sage in Hinduism. His maternal grandfather was the Vedic...

A vinyasa (Sanskrit: विन्यास, IAST: vinyāsa) is a smooth transition between asanas in flowing styles of modern yoga as exercise such as Vinyasa Krama Yoga...

Salabhasana or Purna Salabhasana (Sanskrit: शलभासन; IAST: Śalabhāsana), Locust pose, or Grasshopper pose is a prone back-bending asana in modern yoga as...

Cobra Pose or Bhujangasana (Sanskrit: भुजङ्गासन; IAST: Bhujaṅgāsana) is a reclining back-bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. It is...

tradition of Hinduism, the goddess Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, Bengali: তারা, IAST: Tārā) is the second of the ten Mahavidyas. She is considered a form of Ādishakti...

In Hindu astrology, Sade-Sati (IAST: sāḍhe-sātī) is the 7+1⁄2 years long period of Shani (Saturn). This is a period with many challenges, but also a time...

Deool Band (IAST: Dē'ūḷa Banda; lit. 'Temple closed') is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language devotional thriller drama film directed by Pravin Tarde and Pranit...

Gautama (Classical Sanskrit: /ɡɑw.t̪ɐ.mɐ/ IAST: Gautama), also spelled Gautam, Goutam, Gautham, Gowtham, and Gotam is a given name and surname of Sanskrit...

Trikonasana or Utthita Trikonasana (Sanskrit: उत्थित त्रिकोणासन; IAST: utthita trikoṇāsana), [Extended] Triangle Pose is a standing asana in modern yoga...

Mhalsa (Marathi: म्हाळसा IAST: Mhāḷasā), also spelled as Mhalasa or Mahalasa, महालसा is a Hindu goddess. As an independent goddess, she is worshipped as...

Charvaka (Sanskrit: चार्वाक; IAST: Cārvāka), also known as Lokāyata, is an ancient Indian school of materialism. It is an example of the atheistic schools...

Vikramaditya (IAST: Vikramāditya) was a mythical king as mentioned in ancient Indian literature, featuring in traditional stories including those in Vetala...

Narasimha (Sanskrit: नरसिंह, lit. 'man-lion', IAST: Narasiṃha, or Sanskrit: नृसिंह, IAST: Nṛsiṃha), is a deity in Hinduism, revered as the fourth of the...

Manasaputras (Sanskrit: मानसपुत्र, lit. 'mind-son', IAST: Mānasaputra) are a class of beings in Hinduism, referring to the 'mind-children' or the 'mind-born'...

Syama Sastri (Tamil: ஷ்யாமா சாஸ்திரி; IAST: Śyāma Śāstri; 26 April 1762 – 1827) or Shyama Shastri was a musician and composer of Carnatic music. He was...

epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (IAST: Kāvyá). The Ramayana and the Mahabharata, which were originally composed...

Shauraseni Prakrit (Sanskrit: शौरसेनी प्राकृत, IAST: Śaurasenī Prākṛta, Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɕɐurɐseːniː praːkr̩t̪ɐ]) was a Middle Indo-Aryan language...

the Earth. The Hindu calendar defines nine measures of time (Sanskrit: मान IAST:māna): brāhma māna divya māna pitraya māna prājāpatya māna guror māna saura...

The Chalukyas (IAST: Cālukya) of Navasarika (modern Navsari) were an Indian dynasty that ruled parts of present-day Gujarat and Maharashtra during 7th...

Sion (/ˈsaːjən/; IAST: Śīv [ʃiːʋ]) is a neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. In the 17th century the village formed the boundary between Mumbai...

Utkatasana (Sanskrit: उत्कटासन; IAST: Utkaṭāsana), Chair Pose, or fierce pose, is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise. It was a low squatting asana...

Holika (Sanskrit: होलिका, IAST: Holikā), also known as Simhika, is an asuri in Hinduism. She is the sister of the asura-kings Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha...

Shitala (Sanskrit: शीतला, IAST: śītalā, lit. 'coolness'; also spelled as Sheetala, Śītalā and Seetla) is a Hindu goddess venerated primarily in North India...

Brihadbala (Sanskrit: बृहद्बल, IAST: Bṛhadbala) is a king mentioned in Hinduism, including the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is also known by the name Srutayu...

Vishvamitra (Sanskrit: विश्वामित्र, IAST: Viśvāmitra) is a legendary figure in Hindu mythology, and one of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient...

Koodiyattam (Malayalam: കൂടിയാട്ടം; IAST: kūṭiyāṭṭaṁ; lit. 'combined act') is a traditional performing art form in the state of Kerala, India. It is a...

Sanatana Goswami (Sanskrit: सनातन गोस्वामी, IAST: Sanātana Gosvāmī; Bengali: সনাতন গোস্বামী; 1488–1558) was a principal follower of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu...

Priya or Pria (Sanskrit: प्रिया, lit. 'dear, beloved', IAST: Priyā) is a common given name in India which is also used in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka...

Naneghat, also referred to as Nanaghat or Nana Ghat (IAST: Nānāghaṭ), is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats range between the Konkan coast and the ancient...

Savarna (Sanskrit: सावर्ण, IAST: sāvarṇa) or Savarni/Shavarna is a Brahmin gotra that comprises Kanyakubja Brahmins and Saryupareen Brahmins who are the...

Hridayananda das(a) Goswami (IAST: Hṛdayānanda Dāsa Gosvāmī; title: Acaryadeva IAST: Ācāryadeva; birth name: Howard J. Resnick; date of birth: November...

Dushyanta (Sanskrit: दुष्यन्त, IAST: Duṣyanta), also referred to as Duhshanta (Sanskrit: दुःषन्त, IAST: Duhṣanta), is a king featured in Hindu literature...

Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah (Sanskrit: धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः; IAST: dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ) is a popular Sanskrit phrase mentioned in the Mahabharata and...

Bala Kanda (Sanskrit: बालकाण्ड; IAST: bālakāṇḍa', lit. 'Incident of childhood') is the first Book of the Valmiki Ramayana. The Bala Kanda, is considered...

Dvapara Yuga (IAST: Dvāpara-yuga) (Devanagari: द्वापर युग), in Hinduism, is the third and third-best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded...

Bhagavatī (Devanagari: भगवती, IAST: Bhagavatī) is an Indian epithet of Sanskrit origin, used as an honorific title for goddesses in Hinduism and Buddhism...

Gaekwads (also spelled as Gaikwads, Gaekwars) (IAST: Gāyakavāḍa), was a Hindu Maratha dynasty of the former Maratha Empire founded by Chatrapati Shivaji...

Rayalaseema (IAST: Rāyalasīma) (Telugu: రాయలసీమ) is a historically evolved and culturally distinct region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises...

The Yaksha Prashna (IAST: yakṣa praśna), also known as the Dharma Baka Upakhyana (the Legend of the Virtuous Crane) or the Akshardhama, is the story of...

The Panjika (IAST: Pañjikā; Assamese: পঞ্জিকা; Bengali: পঞ্জিকা; Maithili: পাঁজিক, पाँजिक; Nepali: पञ्जिका; Odia: ପଞ୍ଜିକା) is the Hindu astronomical almanac...

Ambalavasi, more properly Ampalavasi, (IAST: Ampalavāsi, IPA: [ɐmbɐlɐʋaːsi]; lit. 'temple-dwelling') is the generic name for a group of castes among Hindus...

The Nimbarka Sampradaya (IAST: Nimbārka Sampradāya, Sanskrit निम्बार्क सम्प्रदाय), also known as the Kumāra Sampradāya, Hamsa Sampradāya, and Sanakādi...

The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (Sanskrit: बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद्, IAST: Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad) is one of the Principal Upanishads and one of the first Upanishadic...

Ketu (Sanskrit: केतु, IAST: Ketú) () is the descending (i.e. 'south') lunar node in Hindu astrology. Personified as a deity, Rāhu (, the ascending (i.e...

Kanva or Kanwa (Sanskrit: कण्व, IAST: Kaṇva) was an ancient Hindu rishi of the Treta Yuga, to whom some of the hymns of the Rig Veda are ascribed. He was...

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi...

Shantanu (Sanskrit: शंतनु, शन्तनु, IAST: Śaṃtanu, Śantanu) is a character in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the King of Kuru kingdom with his...

The High Court of Karnataka (IAST: Karnāṭaka Ućća Nyāyālaya, commonly referred to as the Karnataka High Court and formerly known as the Mysore High Court...

Garudasana (Sanskrit: गरुडासन; IAST: Garuḍāsana) or Eagle Pose is a standing balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name was used in medieval...

Amaravati (Sanskrit: अमरावती, lit. 'city of the immortals' IAST: Amarāvatī) is the capital city of Svarga, the realm of Indra, the king of the devas, in...

Mahadevi (Sanskrit: महादेवी, IAST: Mahādevī), also referred to as Mahamaya and Adi Parashakti, is the supreme goddess in Hinduism. According to the goddess-centric...

Devanagari: अखिल, IAST: akhila) is a given name of Sanskrit origin, meaning 'entire' or 'whole'. The equivalent feminine name is Akhila (IAST: akhilā). People...

Naveen or Navin (Sanskrit: नवीन, IAST: navīna) is an Indian male given name and surname. The word means "new", "young", "bright", "creative". Naveen is...

The Guardians of the Directions (Sanskrit: दिक्पाल, IAST: Dikpāla) are the deities who rule the specific directions of space according to Hinduism, Jainism...

Simhavarman I (IAST: Siṃha Varmā) was the earliest recorded Pallava king. His only inscription was found at Manchikallu village in Palnadu district of...

Hiranyakashipu (Sanskrit: हिरण्यकशिपु, IAST: Hiraṇyakaśipu), was a daitya king of the asuras in the Puranas. In Hinduism, Hiranyakashipu's younger brother...

Mainaka (Sanskrit: मैनाक, IAST: Maināka) or Mainaka Parvata, is a mountain deity from the Hindu epic Ramayana, the son of Himavan and Mena. He is the brother...

A wisdom king (Sanskrit: विद्याराज; IAST: vidyārāja, Chinese: 明王; pinyin: Míngwáng; Japanese pronunciation: Myōō) is a type of wrathful deity in East Asian...

Vrindavan (pronounced [ʋɾɪnˈdɑːʋən] ; IAST: Vṛndāvana), also spelt Vrindaban and Brindaban, is a historical city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh...

Jayapataka Swami (IAST: Jaya-patākā Svāmī); born on April 9, 1949) is a Vaishnava swami and a religious leader for the International Society for Krishna...

Jayanti (Sanskrit: जयन्ती, lit. 'Victory', IAST: Jayantī) is a character in Hindu mythology. She is the daughter of Indra, the king of the devas and the...

readability until they are re-converted to either Devanagari or the widely used IAST romanization scheme. The tables in the following sections are taken from...

Sampradaya (Sanskrit: सम्प्रदाय; IAST: Saṃpradāya), in Indian-origin religions, namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, can be translated as 'tradition'...

Yashoda (Sanskrit: यशोदा, IAST: Yaśodā) is the foster-mother of Krishna and the wife of Nanda. She is described in the Puranic texts of Hinduism as the...

Sugriva (Sanskrit: सुग्रीव, lit. 'beautiful necked', IAST: Sugrīva), is a character In the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana. He is the younger brother of Vali...

Bhosari (IAST: Bhosarī), historically known as Bhojapur, is a neighborhood in the city of Pimpri-Chinchwad, India. It is well known for its cultural and...

capital, Shimla. Dharamshala (Devanagari: धर्मशाला; ITRANS: Dharmashala; IAST: Dharmaśālā) is a Hindi word derived from Sanskrit that is a compound of...

Hindu texts: Shruti (Sanskrit: श्रुति, IAST: Śruti) – that which is heard, and Smriti (Sanskrit: स्मृति, IAST: Smṛti) – that which is remembered. The...

Lakshmi (/ˈlʌkʃmi/; Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी, IAST: Lakṣmī, sometimes spelled Laxmi), also known as Shri (Sanskrit: श्री, IAST: Śrī), is one of the principal goddesses...

Chaitya Bhoomi, also written as Chaityabhoomi (IAST: Caityabhūmī, Officially: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Chaityabhoomi Memorial) is a Buddhist chaitya and...

Rajouri or Rajauri (/rəˈdʒɔːri/; Hindustani pronunciation: [ɾɑːd͡ʒɔːɾiː]; IAST: rājaurī) is a city in the Rajouri district of the Jammu division of the...

In Hindu temple architecture, a pranala (IAST: praṇāla) is a discharge outlet attached to the wall of the sanctum. It discharges the lustral water or other...

The Vishakanya (Sanskrit: विषकन्या IAST: Viṣakanyā) were young women reportedly used as assassins, often against powerful enemies, in Ancient India. Their...

Bhang (IAST: Bhāṅg) is an edible preparation made from the leaves of the cannabis plant originating in India. Cannabis sativa is the scientific name of...

Raktabīja (Sanskrit: रक्तबीज, lit. 'blood seed', IAST: Raktabīja) is an asura in Hinduism. According to the Puranas, he fought with Shumbha and Nishumbha...

Pushan (Sanskrit: पूषन् , IAST: Pūṣan) is a Hindu Vedic solar deity and one of the Adityas. He is the god of meeting. Pushan is responsible for marriages...

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga (IAST: mahākāleśvara) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, shrines which are said to be...

Kama Kama (Sanskrit: काम, IAST: kāma) is the concept of pleasure, enjoyment and desire in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. It can also refer to...

Abhijnanashakuntalam (Devanagari: अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्, IAST: Abhijñānaśākuntalam), also known as Shakuntala, The Recognition of Shakuntala, The Sign of...

or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Shambhala (Sanskrit: शम्भल, IAST: Śambhala), also spelled Shambala or Shamballa (Tibetan: བདེ་འབྱུང, Wylie:...

Puttaparthi (IAST: Puṭṭaparthy) is a municipality and district headquarters of Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located...

Mahapadma Nanda (Sanskrit: महापद्मानन्द; IAST: mahāpadmānanda, c. mid-4th century BCE), according to the Puranas, was the first Nanda king of Magadha....

A sant (Sanskrit: सन्त्; IAST: Sant; [sɐn̪t̪]) is a person revered for their abnormal level of "self, truth, [and] reality" in Indian religions, particularly...

Triple deities Vaishno Devi Sanskrit: त्रिदेवी, lit. 'three goddesses', IAST: Tridevī Prasad, R. U. S. (2017-08-09). River and Goddess Worship in India:...

Bijaganita (IAST: Bījagaṇita) was treatise on algebra by the Indian mathematician Bhāskara II. It is the second volume of his main work Siddhānta Shiromani...

(Sanskrit: केशिन्, lit. 'the hairy one/long-haired' IAST: Keśin), also called Keshi (Sanskrit: केशी IAST: Keśī) is a horse-demon, killed by Krishna, an Avatara...

Ramagupta (IAST: Rāma-gupta; r. c. late 4th century CE), according to the Sanskrit play Devichandraguptam, was an emperor of the Gupta dynasty of northern...

A kosha (also kosa; Sanskrit कोश, IAST: kośa), usually rendered "sheath", is a covering of the Atman, or Self according to Vedantic philosophy. The five...

Mahishya (IAST: Māhiṣya) is a Bengali Hindu traditionally agrarian caste, and formed the largest caste in undivided Bengal. Mahisyas were, and still are...

Devaki (Sanskrit: देवकी, IAST: Devakī) is a character in Hindu literature, most noted for being the mother of the god Krishna. She is one of the seven...

The Gita Govinda (Sanskrit: गीतगोविन्दम्; IAST: gītagovindam) is a work composed by the 12th-century Hindu poet, Jayadeva. It describes the relationship...

vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. The Ashtavakra Gita (IAST: aṣṭāvakragītā) or Song of Ashtavakra is a classical Vedanta text in the...

Babasaheb (Devanagari: बाबासाहेब, IAST: Bābāsāhēb) is a nickname given in India. It is a Marathi phrase which means 'Respected Father' (Baba 'father' and...

Shambuka (Sanskrit: शम्बूक, IAST: śambūka) is a character in some editions of the Ramayana. Some say that the character and his story are an interpolation...

Lalitaditya alias Muktapida (IAST: Lalitāditya Muktāpīḍa; r. c. 724–760) was a Karkota monarch of the Kashmir region in the Indian subcontinent. The 12th-century...

instead of the intended characters. Chandrabindu (Sanskrit: चन्द्रबिन्दु; IAST: candrabindu, lit. 'moon dot') is a diacritic sign with the form of a dot...

The Ministry of Finance (IAST: Vitta Mantrālaya) is a ministry of the Government of India concerned with the economy of India, serving as the Treasury...

A Dvarapala or Dvarapalaka (Sanskrit, "door guard"; IAST: Dvārapāla Sanskrit pronunciation: [dʋaːɽɐpaːlɐ]) is a door or gate guardian often portrayed as...

Utthita Parshvakonasana (Sanskrit: उत्थित पार्श्वकोणासन; IAST: utthita pārśvakoṇāsana), Extended Side Angle Pose, is an asana in modern yoga as exercise...

Janaka (Sanskrit: जनक, IAST: Janaka) was the King of Videha, who ruled from its capital, Mithila, in the Hindu itihasa Ramayana. Janaka was married to...

Āstika (Sanskrit: आस्तिक, IAST: āstika) and Nāstika (Sanskrit: नास्तिक, IAST: nāstika) are mutually exclusive terms that modern scholars use to classify...

Chaturanga (Sanskrit: चतुरङ्ग, IAST: caturaṅga, pronounced [tɕɐt̪uˈɾɐŋɡɐ]) is an ancient Indian strategy board game. It is first known from India around...

Ujjayi (Sanskrit: उज्जायी, IAST ujjāyī, "victorious" or "conquering") is a pranayama (breathing technique) practised simultaneously with asanas in modern...

(Sanskrit: द्रोण, Roman: Droṇa), had arrived in the kingdom of the Nāga (IAST: nāga; Devanāgarī: नाग) tribe and had finally waged a war and negotiated...

Giriraj Swami (IAST: Giri-rāja Svāmī; born Glenn Phillip Teton September 13, 1947) is an American Hindu author and an initiating guru, with high-ranking...

Yagna (Sanskrit: यज्ञ, lit. 'act of devotion, worship, offering in fire', IAST: yajña), also known as Havana in modern contexts, is a ritual done in front...

Madhava (Sanskrit: माधव, IAST: Mādhava) is one of the primary epithets of Vishnu or Krishna. The word Mādhava in Sanskrit is a vṛddhi derivation of the...

Kaliya (IAST: Kāliya, Devanagari: कालिय), in Hindu traditions, was a venomous Nāga living in the Yamunā river, in Vṛndāvana. The water of the Yamunā for...

Agneyi (Sanskrit: आग्नेयी, IAST Āgneyī, 'Daughter of Agni') is mentioned in the Harivamsha and the Vishnu Purana as the wife of Ūru (a descendant of Angiras)...

Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman (Sanskrit: विश्वकर्मा, lit. 'all maker', IAST: Viśvakarmā) is a craftsman deity and the divine architect of the devas in contemporary...

missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Mandukasana (Sanskrit: मन्दुकासन; IAST: Mandukāsana) or Frog pose is a group of seated asanas in Hatha yoga and...

Rudrashtakam (Sanskrit: रुद्राष्टकम्, IAST: Rudrāṣṭakam) is a Sanskrit meditation stotra invoking Rudra, an epithet of Shiva. It was composed by the Hindu...

Bakasura (Sanskrit: बकासुर, IAST: Bakasura), also rendered Baka, is a rakshasa featured in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The rakshasa lives in a forest which...

Daksha (Sanskrit: दक्ष, lit. 'able, dexterous, or honest one' IAST: Dakṣa,) is a Hindu god whose role underwent a significant transformation from Vedic...

Prakriti (Sanskrit: प्रकृति IAST: Prakṛti) is "the original or natural form or condition of anything, original or primary substance". It is a key concept...

Shailaputri (Sanskrit: शैलपुत्री, IAST: Śailaputrī) is a form of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi, venerated as Parvati, daughter of the mountain king Himavat...

Yoni (Sanskrit: योनि, IAST: yoni), sometimes called pindika, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu goddess Shakti. It is usually shown...

Yashodharman (Gupta script: Ya-śo-dha-rmma, IAST: Yaśodharman) was a ruler of the Malava Empire in North India, from 515 until his death in 545. He belonged...

Hiranyagarbha (IAST: hiraṇya-garbha) is an ancient Indian ritual ceremony involving the donation of a golden vessel. It is mentioned as one of the "Sixteen...

Pranāma (Sanskrit: प्रणाम; IAST: praṇāma; meaning: "obeisance, prostration or bowing forward") is a form of respectful or reverential salutation (or reverential...

Rana (IAST: Rāṇā, राणा) is a historical royal title from the Indian subcontinent, where it is today used as a hereditary name. "Rana" was formerly used...

The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) (IAST: Paramāṇu Ūrjā Vibhāga) is an Indian government department with headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra. DAE was...

(Sanskrit: केशव, lit. 'one who has beautiful long hair or the slayer of Keshi', IAST: Keśava) is an epithet of Vishnu in Hindu tradition. The name appears as...

Bhatiyar (IAST: Bhaṭiyār) is a Hindustani classical raga assigned to the Marva thaat. Arohana: S M ❟ P G ❟ M̄ D Ṡ Avarohana: ̱̱Ṙ N D P M ❟ P G Ṟ S Vadi:...

Jatakarman (Sanskrit: जातकर्मन्; IAST: Jātakarman; lit. 'natal rites') is one of the major samskaras in Hinduism, that celebrates the birth of a child...

Kirtana (Sanskrit: कीर्तन; IAST: Kīrtana), also rendered as Kirtan, is a Sanskrit word that means "narrating, reciting, telling, describing" of an idea...

Viṭṭhalanātha (Devanagari: विट्ठलनाथ, IAST: Viṭṭhalanātha; 10 December 1515 – 10 February 1586), popularly known as Gusaijī, was an Indian philosopher...

Visva-Bharati (IAST: Viśva-Bhāratī) (Bengali: [biʃːobʱaroti]) is a public central university and an Institute of National Importance located in Shantiniketan...

Shatrughna (Sanskrit: शत्रुघ्न, lit. 'killer of enemies', IAST: Śatrughna), also known as Ripudaman, is the younger brother of Rama, and King of Madhupuri...

Treta Yuga (IAST: Tretā-yuga) (Devanagari: त्रेतायुग), in Hinduism, is the second and second-best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded...

Kundalini yoga (IAST: kuṇḍalinī-yoga), (Devanagari : कुण्डलिनी योग) is a 20th century, spiritual practice in the yogic and tantric traditions of Hinduism...

Shandilya (IAST: Śāṇḍilya) is a gotra which is named after the great sage Shandilya, specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of...

The Finance Commissions (IAST: Vitta Jayga) are commissions periodically constituted by the President of India under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution...

Gorakshasana (Sanskrit: गोरक्षासन, IAST: Gorakṣāsana, Cowherd pose) is a seated asana in hatha yoga. It has been used for meditation and in tantric practice...

In Hindu scriptures, Durvasa (Sanskrit: दुर्वासा, IAST: Durvāsā lit."difficult to live with"), also known as Durvasas (Sanskrit: दुर्वासस्), is a legendary...

Vaishampayana (Sanskrit: वैशंपायन, IAST: Vaiśaṃpāyana) is the traditional narrator of the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of India. He...

Gayatri (Sanskrit: गायत्री, IAST: Gāyatrī) is the personified form of the Gayatri Mantra, a popular hymn from Vedic texts. She is also known as Savitri...

Malkheda originally known as Manyakheta (IAST: Mānyakheṭa, Prakrit: "Mannakheḍa"), and also known as Malkhed, is a town in Karnataka, India. It is located...

The Vajra (Sanskrit: वज्र, lit. 'Thunderbolt', IAST: vajra, Standard Tibetan: dorje) is a legendary and ritualistic tool, symbolizing the properties of...

Swami Haridas (IAST: Svāmī Haridāsa, also spelt Svāmī Haridās) was an Indian spiritual poet and classical musician. He was a Court musician of Raja Man...

Goloka (Sanskrit: गोलोक) or Goloka Vrindavan (IAST: Goloka Vṛndāvana) is the celestial abode of the Hindu god Krishna and his chief consort Radha. In the...

Patanjali (Sanskrit: पतञ्जलि, IAST: Patañjali, Sanskrit pronunciation: [pɐtɐɲdʑɐli]; also called Gonardiya or Gonikaputra) was the name of one or more...

Astavakrasana (Sanskrit: अष्टावक्रासन; IAST: Aṣṭāvakrāsana) or Eight-Angle Pose is a hand-balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise dedicated to the sage...

Shukra (/ˈʃuːkrə/ SHOO-krə; Sanskrit: शुक्र, lit. 'clear' or 'bright', IAST: Śukra), also known as Ushanas and Kavya, is a mythological sage as well as...

Paishachi or Paisaci (IAST: Paiśācī) is a largely unattested literary language of the middle kingdoms of India mentioned in Prakrit and Sanskrit grammars...

Bharata (Sanskrit: भरत IAST: Bharata) is a younger half-brother of Lord Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayana, and the regent of Ayodhya during Rama's exile...

Maharashtra, Odisha and West Bengal. It derives from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (IAST: śreṣṭhin), meaning "banker/head of a guild". It may also be a variant of...

Paramashiva, Paramshiva, or Parmshiva, among other spellings; Sanskrit: परशिव, IAST: Paraśiva) is the highest aspect of Shiva in Shaiva Siddhanta and in Kashmir...

Rishyasringa (Sanskrit: ऋष्यशृङ्ग; IAST: Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Pali: Isisiṅga) is a rishi mentioned in Hindu scriptures from the first millennium BCE. According to...

Dasharatha Maurya (IAST: Daśaratha) was the 4th Mauryan emperor from 232 to 224 BCE. He was a grandson of Ashoka the Great and is commonly held to have...

The chief minister of Maharashtra (IAST: Mahārāṣṭrāce Mukhyamaṃtrī) is the head of government of the Indian state of Maharashtra. As per the Constitution...

Matsya Nyaya (Sanskrit: मात्स्यन्याय; IAST: mātsyanyāya) is an ancient Indian philosophy which refers to the principle of the Law of Fish. It is described...

The Isha Upanishad (Sanskrit: ईशोपनिषद्, IAST: Īśopaniṣad), also known as Shri Ishopanishad, Ishavasya Upanishad, or Vajasaneyi Samhita Upanishad, is one...

Kishkindha or Kishkindhe (Sanskrit: किष्किन्धा, IAST: Kiṣkindhā) is a kingdom of the vanaras in Hinduism. It is ruled by King Sugriva, the younger brother...

Bhagiratha (Sanskrit: भगीरथ, IAST: Bhagīratha) is a legendary king of the Ikshvaku dynasty in Hindu literature. He is best known for his legend of bringing...

Sri Vadiraja Tirtha (IAST: Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha; c.1480 – c.1600) was a Dvaita philosopher, poet, traveller and mystic. He authored many works, often critical...

Mahavatar Babaji (IAST: Mahāvatāra Bābājī; lit. 'Great Avatar (Revered) Father') is a legendary immortal yogi and guru, who is said to be living in the...

Vinyasas (Sanskrit: हास्त विन्यास; Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɦaːstɐ ʋɪnjaːsɐ]; IAST:Hāsta Vinyāsa) are a set of yoga vinyasas that primarily involve movement...

Mahabali (IAST: Mahābalī), also known as Bali, Indrasenan, or Māveli, is a daitya king featured in Hinduism. He is the grandson of Prahlada, and a descendant...

instead of Indic text. Atharvan (Sanskrit: अथर्वन् IAST: Atharvan, nominative singular: अथर्वा IAST: Atharvā) is a legendary Vedic sage (rishi) of Hinduism...

lit. 'Kingdom of Cambodia'). This term derives from Sanskrit कम्बोजदेश (IAST: Kambojadeśa), which means the "land of Kamboja". The same name (i.e. Kamboj/Kambuja)...

romanized: Tāḍāsana), Mountain pose or Samasthiti (Sanskrit: समस्थिति; IAST: samasthitiḥ) is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise; it is not described...

Kunala (IAST: Kuṇāla) (263 BC – ?) was the Crown Prince and second son of 3rd Mauryan Emperor Ashoka and Padmavati and the presumptive heir to Ashoka,...

Kailasha or Kailasa (IAST: Kailāsa) is the celestial abode of the Hindu god Shiva. It is traditionally recognized as a mountain where Shiva resides along...

Pradosha or Pradosham (IAST: Pradoṣa) is a bimonthly occasion on the thirteenth day (Trayodashi) of every fortnight in the Hindu calendar. It is closely...

Ghanta (Sanskrit: घण्टा, IAST: ghaṇṭā; Tibetan: drilbu) is the Sanskrit term for a ritual bell used in Hindu religious practices. The ringing of the bell...

Dvaita Vedanta (/ˈdvaɪtə veɪˈdɑːntə/, originally known as Tattvavada; IAST: Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy....

Achintya-Bheda-Abheda (अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद, acintyabhedābheda in IAST) is a school of Vedanta representing the philosophy of inconceivable one-ness and difference...

Panchala (IAST: Pañcāla) was an ancient kingdom of northern India, located in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab of the Upper Gangetic plain which is identified as...

Adikavi Nannaya University (IAST: Ādikavi Nannaya Viśvavidyālayamu) is a state university located in Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established...

Mangala (Sanskrit: मङ्गल, IAST: Maṅgala) is the personification, as well as the name for the planet Mars, in Hindu literature. Also known as Lohita (lit...

Ghatotkacha (Gupta script: Gha-to-tka-cha, IAST: Ghaṭotkaca, r. c. late 3rd century - early 4th century) was a pre-imperial Gupta king of northern India...

notation. Č is the similar to the Sanskrit च (a palatal sound, although IAST uses the letter c to denote it) Representation in software follows the same...

Bengali script Romanisation of Bengali (ISO 15919)           Devanagari script IAST transliteration বন্দে মাতরম্৷ সুজলাং সুফলাং মলয়জশীতলাম্ শস্যশ্যামলাং মাতরম্...

In Hinduism, a pathasala (IAST:Pāṭhaśālā; also written as pathashala) is a traditional religious school where knowledge of the Vedas and Sanskrit is taught...

Ghatotkacha (Sanskrit: घटोत्कच, IAST: Ghaṭotkaca; lit. 'Bald Pot') is a character in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. His name comes from the fact...

Raja (/ˈrɑːdʒɑː/; from IAST rājan-) is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles...

Vanaraja (IAST: Vanarāja Cāvaḍā) was the most prominent king of the Chavda dynasty who ruled Gujarat from c. 746 CE to c. 780 CE. Kṛishṇabhaṭṭa’s (also...

Trimbak Bapuji Thombre (IAST:Trimbak Bāpūji Thombare; 13 August 1890 – 5 May 1918), (known popularly as Balkavi or Balkavi Thombre), was a Marathi language...

Kalyan (IAST: Kalyāṇ) is one of the ten basic Thaats of the Hindustani classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a Raag (now more...

Balarama (Sanskrit: बलराम, IAST: Balarāma) is a Hindu god, and the elder brother of Krishna. He is particularly significant in the Jagannath tradition...

The Vrishnis (Sanskrit: वृष्णि, IAST: Vṛṣṇi) were an ancient Indian clan who were believed to be the descendants of Vrishni. It is believed that Vrishni...

Anāhata (Sanskrit: अनाहत, IAST: Anāhata, meaning “unstruck”) is the fourth primary chakra described in Hindu yogic, Shakta, and Buddhist tantric traditions...

The Parivrajaka (IAST: Parivrājaka) dynasty ruled parts of central India during 5th and 6th centuries. The kings of this dynasty bore the title Maharaja...

Sadhu (Sanskrit: साधु, IAST: sādhu (male), sādhvī or sādhvīne (female), also spelled saddhu) is a religious ascetic, mendicant or any holy person in Hinduism...

Sangramraj or Samgrãmaraja (IAST: Samgrāmarāja) was the founder and first ruler of the Lohara dynasty in Kashmir from 1003 to 1028. During his reign, Mahmud...

Kavrepalanchok District (Nepali: काभ्रेपलाञ्चोक जिल्ला; IAST: Kābhrepalāñcok pronounced [kabʱrepʌˈlant͡sok] ) also known as Kavre is one of the seventy-seven...

Mithila (IAST: Mithilā), also known as Tirhut, Tirabhukti and Mithilanchal, is a geographical and cultural region of the Indian subcontinent bounded by...

language: Κοζουλου Καδφιζου, also Κοζολα Καδαφες; Kharosthi: 𐨐𐨂𐨗𐨂𐨫 𐨐𐨯, IAST: Ku-ju-la Ka-sa, Kujula Kasa; Chinese: 丘就卻; pinyin: Qiūjiùquè; r. 30–80 CE...

Antyesti (IAST: Antyeṣṭi, Sanskrit: अन्त्येष्टि), also known as Antima Samskara, Antya-kriya, Anvarohanyya, or as Vahni Samskara, literally means "last...

Pradipika, chapter 1, verses 28-29. The name Dandasana (Sanskrit: दण्डासन; IAST: daṇḍāsana) is from Sanskrit दण्ड daṇḍa meaning "stick" or "staff". The pose...

Kapotasana (Sanskrit: कपोतासन; IAST: Kapotāsana) or Pigeon Pose is a kneeling back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. Asanas based on One-legged...

Greater Bengaluru Development Authority (GBDA) : (IAST: Beṅgaḷūru Mahānagara Kṣētra) also known as the Bengaluru Urban Agglomeration (BUA) is a metropolitan...

Purvi or Poorvi (IAST: Pūrvī) is a raga in Hindustani classical music that exemplifies its own thaat, the Poorvi thaat. Purvi has a deeply serious, quiet...

Dhar (IAST Dhār, Hindi धार) is a city located in Dhar district of the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is the administrative...

The Jwalamukhi (IAST: Jvālāmukhī) temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Jwala Devi, located in the Jawalamukhi town of Himachal Pradesh, India...

missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Matsyasana (Sanskrit: मत्स्यासन; IAST: Matsyāsana) or Fish pose is a reclining back-bending asana in hatha yoga...

Manakamana Temple (Nepali: मनकामना मन्दिर, IAST: Manakāmanā Mandira, lit. 'temple that grants wishes of its devotees') is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess...

Krishna (/ˈkrɪʃnə/; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa pronounced [ˈkr̩ʂ.ɳɐ] (Classical Sanskrit) and [kr̩ʂ.ɳɐ́] in (Vedic Sanskrit) is a Hindu deity worshipped...

Prsnigarbha (Sanskrit: पृश्निगर्भ, IAST: Pṛśnigarbha) is a name of the Hindu deity Vishnu. According to the Bhagavata Purana, it is the name accorded to...

Tirath Das Dogra (IAST: Tīrath Dās Ḍōgarā, born 18 July 1947) is an Indian forensic pathologist. He was the pro-chancellor and vice-chancellor of Shree...

Yali (IAST: Yāḷi, Tamil: யாளி), also called Vyāla (Sanskrit: व्याल), is a Hindu mythological creature, portrayed with the head and the body of a lion,...

Rajiv Gauba (born 15 August 1959; IAST: Rājīva Gaubā) is a retired Indian bureaucrat and IAS officer who served as the Cabinet Secretary of India from...

Kumbhakaran Singh (IAST: Kumbhakarṇa Siṃha) (1417–1468), popularly known as Maharana Kumbha, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mewar in medieval India. He...

Bahubali (IAST: Bāhubalī, lit. 'one with strong arms') was the son of Rishabhanatha (the first tirthankara of Jainism) and the brother of the chakravartin...

Mahishmati (IAST: Māhiṣmati) was an ancient city and the capital of Haihayas in the present-day central India on the banks of Narmada River (in Madhya...

The Greater Mumbai Police (Marathi: बृहन्मुंबई पोलीस, IAST: Brihanmumbaī Pulīs, formerly Bombay City Police) is the police department of the city of Mumbai...

रामप्राणप्रिये रामे रमे राजीवलोचने । राहि राज्ञि रतिं रम्यां रामे राजनि राघवे ॥ IAST rāmaprāṇapriye rāme rame rājīvalocane । rāhi rājñi ratiṃ ramyāṃ rāme rājani...

Maharashtra Police (IAST: Mahārāṣṭra Polīs Sēvā, formerly Bombay State Police) is the law enforcement agency responsible for the Indian state of Maharashtra...

Krishna Das (IAST: Kṛṣṇa dāsa; born Jeffrey Kagel; May 31, 1947) is an American vocalist known for his performances of Hindu devotional music known as...

The Somavamshi (IAST: Somavaṃśī, "Lunar dynasty") or Keshari (IAST: Keśarī) dynasty ruled parts of present-day Odisha in eastern India between the 9th...

The Cabinet Secretariat (IAST: Mantrimanḍala Sacivālaya) is responsible for the administration of the Government of India. It provides secretarial assistance...

Muthuswami Dikshita (IAST: Muttusvāmi Dīkṣita, 24 March 1775 – 21 October 1835) or Dikshitar was a South Indian poet and composer and is one of the musical...

for ease of reading but are not required in original Sanskrit). हिमालय (IAST Himālaya, decomposed as hima-ālaya): Name of the Himalaya mountain range...

Paramatman (Sanskrit: परमात्मन्, IAST: Paramātman) or Paramātmā is the absolute Atman, or supreme Self, in various philosophies such as the Vedanta and...

retroflex flap. In the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) used for Sanskrit and related languages, ṛ represents a syllabic r (ऋ)....

The Nadistuti Sukta (Sanskrit: नदीस्तुति सूक्तम्; IAST: Nadīstuti Sūktam) is the 75th hymn (sukta) of 10th Mandala of the Rigveda. Nadistuti sukta is important...

Totakacharya (IAST Toṭakācārya) 8th century CE) was a disciple of Ādi Śaṅkara, the Advaita Vedanta teacher. He was made the first Jagadguru (head) of the...

Rudrasimha III (IAST: Rudrasiṃha) was the last ruler of the Western Satraps in India, in the 4th century AD. Rudrasimha III succeeded Rudrasena IV as the...

The Naga (IAST: Nāga) dynasty ruled parts of north-central India during the 3rd and the 4th centuries, after the decline of the Kushan Empire and before...

Bhakti Charu Swami (IAST: Bhakti Cāru Svāmī, 17 September 1945 – 4 July 2020) was an Indian spiritual leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness...

In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Maricha, or Mareecha (Sanskrit: मारीच, IAST: Mārīca), is a rakshasha, who was killed by Rama, the hero of the epic and an avatar...

The Prithviraj Raso (IAST: Pṛthvīrāja Rāso) is a Brajbhasha epic poem about the life of Prithviraj Chauhan (reigned c. 1177–1192 CE). It is attributed...

Prabandha-Chintamani (IAST: Prabandha-cintāmaṇi) is an Indian Sanskrit-language collection of prabandhas (semi-historical biographical narratives). It...

The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Sanskrit: बृहत् पराशर होरा शास्त्र; IAST: bṛhat parāśara horā śāstra; abbreviated to BPHS) is the most comprehensive...

Yakshinis or Yakshis (Sanskrit: यक्षिणी, IAST: Yakṣiṇī or Yakṣī, IPA: [jɐkʂiɳiː, jɐkʂiː]; Prakrit: Yakkhiṇī or Yakkhī, IPA: [jɐkːʰiɳiː, jɐkːʰiː]) are a...

Bharadvaja (Sanskrit: भरद्वाज, IAST: Bharadvāja; also spelled Bharadwaja) was an ancient rishi associated with a pastoralist group of the same name among...

Naiki Devi (IAST: Nāikī Devī ) or Nayika Devi was the regent queen of Chaulukya dynasty during her son Mularaja II's infancy from 1175. She was a queen...

Satya Yuga (a.k.a. Krita Yuga, IAST: Kṛta-yuga), in Hinduism, is the first and best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Kali Yuga...

Deshmukh (IAST: Dēśamukh) is a historical title conferred to the rulers of a Dēśamukhi. It is used as a surname in certain regions of India, especially...

Hastamalakacharya (IAST Hastāmalakācārya) (c. 8th century CE) was a disciple of Adi Shankara, the Advaita philosopher. He was made the first Jagadguru...

Jai Siya Ram or Jai Siyaram (IAST: Jaya Siyā Rāma) is a Hindi expression, translating as "Victory to Sita and Rama". Siya is a regional variant of Sita...

In Hindu temple architecture, a ratha (Sanskrit: रथ, lit. 'chariot', IAST: ratha) is a vertical offset projection on the plan of a structure, particularly...

Shashanka (IAST: Śaśāṅka) was king of the Gauda Kingdom, a polity of the later Gupta dynasty and later its successor state. Historians place his rule between...

Radha Kund (IAST: Rādhākuṇḍa, lit. 'Radha’s Pond') is a town and nagar panchayat in Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also one...

as Dahi Chura (IAST: Dadhi–Cūrā). In this preparation, dahi (curd, from Sanskrit dadhi) is combined with flattened rice (chura, IAST: cūrā) and sweetened...

Kalanemi (Sanskrit: कालनेमि, lit. 'felly of the wheel of time', IAST: Kālanemi) is an asura in Hindu Mythology. He is the son of Virochana, and the grandson...

Satchidananda Saraswati (IAST: Saccidānanda Sarasvatī; 22 December 1914 – 19 August 2002), born C. K. Ramaswamy Gounder and known as Swami Satchidananda...

Kathakali (IAST: Kathakaḷi pronunciation) is a traditional form of Indian Classical Dance, and one of the most complex forms of Indian theatre. It is native...

Maharishi (Sanskrit: महर्षि, lit. 'great seer', IAST: Maharṣi) is a Hindu title used for members of the highest order of ancient enlightened sages, popularly...

Sri Satyatma Tirtha (IAST: Śrī Satyātma-tīrtha) (born 8 March 1973), is an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru, scholar, spiritual leader, saint and the present...

In Hinduism, the Brahma Sampradaya (IAST: Brahmā-sampradāya) is the disciplic succession (sampradaya) of gurus starting with Brahma. The term is most often...

Kamadeva (Sanskrit: कामदेव, IAST: Kāmadeva), also known as Kama, Manmatha, and Madana is the Hindu god of love, attraction, pleasure and beauty, as well...

The Atharvaveda or Atharvarna Veda (Sanskrit: अथर्ववेद, IAST: Atharvaveda, from अथर्वन्, "priest" and वेद, "knowledge") is the "knowledge storehouse of...

known as Yajnasena (Sanskrit: यज्ञसेन, lit. 'he whose army is sacrificial', IAST: Yajñasena), is the king of the southern part of Panchala Kingdom, in the...

Dāna (Devanagari: दानम्, IAST: Dāna) is a Sanskrit and Pali word that connotes the virtue of generosity, charity or giving of alms, in Indian religions...

Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) (Telugu: మెడిసిటి వైద్య విజ్ఞాన సంస్థ; IAST: Meḍisiṭi Vaidya Vignān Samstha) is an Indian medical college affiliated...

Annapurna, Annapurneshwari, Annada or Annapoorna (Sanskrit: अन्नपूर्णा, IAST: Annapūrṇā, lit. filled with or possessed of food) is a manifestation of Parvati...

The Sri Yantra, Shri Yantra, or Shri Chakra (Sanskrit: श्री यन्त्र, IAST: śrī yantra) is a form of mystical diagram (yantra) used in the Shri Vidya school...