Ongoing projects

A dictionary of alaṅkāras. The plan is to link references to alaṅkāras in texts to its entries. The dictionary is 80% english and 20% Sanskrit, so a good choice for a starting proofreader.

Please ignore the mūla text (verses and their transliteration) during the process of proofreading and only concentrate on translations and explanations. [View the talk section for the reason]

From https://archive.org/details/suklayajurveda/page/n611/mode/2up

From https://archive.org/details/suklayajurveda/page/n611/mode/2up

A compilation of Laukika-Nyāyas.

Madhurāvijayam (a.k.a. Vīra-Kamparāya-Caritam) of Gaṅgādevī - with English translation.

Do not proofread this. To be deleted.

A test project for mixed Devanagari + Telugu content.

From https://archive.org/details/1_20210709_20210709_1152/4/page/n725/mode/2up

From https://archive.org/details/1_20210709_20210709_1152/4/page/n725/mode/2up

Rudram with Sayana Bhashya (Proofread version is already available elsewhere on the internet.)

From https://archive.org/details/ass-042-krishna-yajurvediya-taittiriya-samhita-kasinath-sastri-agase-1940/ASS_042_Krishna_Yajurvediya_Taittiriya_Samhita_Part_6_-_Kasinath_Sastri_Agase_1949/ (p. 382 - 417)

sAyaNa-bhAShyA is already available elsewhere on the internet. Correcting just the bhaTTa-bhAskara-bhAShya would have been valuable. However authenticity is doubtful: “ज्ञानयज्ञकर्तुरन्यस्य अर्वाचीनस्य कस्यचित् चतुर्थकाण्डभट्टभास्करभाष्यकोशस्य दहनेन जनितपापपरिहाराय स्मार्तानां कैतवं किञ्चित् मया दृष्टमस्ति, तालपत्रेऽपि लिखितं प्रामाण्यबुद्ध्युत्पादनाय”

Sanskruta Sandarbhaha - A Sanskrit Reader

800+ verses that have been attributed to Bhartrihari over the centuries. This can be thought of as an expanded version of Bhartrihari’s Shataka-traya. D.D. Kosambi consulted 377 (!) manuscripts to produce this edition.

To be deleted. A better scan has been uploaded: https://ambuda.org/proofing/ramayana-condensed-in-the-poet-s-own-words/

From https://archive.org/details/CompleteWorksOfSriSankaracharyaIn20Volumes1910Edition/WorksOfSriSankaracharya04-IsaKenaKathaPrasnaUpanishads1/page/n21/mode/2up

Originally from https://archive.org/details/CompleteWorksOfSriSankaracharyaIn20Volumes1910Edition/WorksOfSriSankaracharya13-SahasranamaSanatsujatiya/

To my knowledge this bhashya has not been digitized before.

From https://archive.org/details/CompleteWorksOfSriSankaracharyaIn20Volumes1910Edition/WorksOfSriSankaracharya17-Stotras1/page/n7/mode/2up

108 allegorical verses (anyokti) by Shambu, a poet in the court of King Harsha of Kashmir (11th century).

Amaru-shataka (Amaru’s Hundred Verses) is perhaps the most celebrated collection of love verses in Sanskrit. It is said that Amaru packs into individual verses, what others take books to express. This edition comes with Arjunavarmadeva’s commentary which provides insights from Alankara-shastra, Natya-shastra, Kama-shastra and more.

Do not proofread. This text has been proofed by an IITB project.

An collection of allegorical verses (anyokti) compiled in the 18th or 19th century.

The Kamasutra along with a learned commentary called Jayamangala.

Appayya Dikshita’s immensely popular exposition on alankaras, together with the learned Alankara-chandrika commentary (never typed before). With its carefully curated examples, Kuvalayananda reads like a fine verse anthology in its own right.

A very short mahakavya describing Ganga’s descent to the earth. The author is Nilakantha-dikshita of Madurai (17th century), arguably the last great Sanskrit poet.

Text with an English translation

Kavya on Krishna and Radha, considered one of the masterpieces of Sanskrit. It has inspired song, dance and art for over 800 years. This edition comes with two commentaries, Rasikapriyā and Rasamañjarī.

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Please delete this because digital text for this is already available.

A beautiful small work consisting of 71 verses in praise of Śrī Kṛṣṇa by Śrī Bilvamaṅgalācārya.

Do not proofread. Duplicate. Will be deleted. For latest version go to: https://ambuda.org/proofing/gdmeti/

An encyclopaedic work on Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhramsha prosody by the Jain polymath Acharya Hemachandra (12th century). This edition has been carefully prepared by H.D. Velankar, who was known as the “big fish in the ocean of Sanskrit prosody” (chandas-śāstra-timiṅgilaḥ).

A mahakavya by Chakrakavi, a talented poet of the 17th century.

A dictionary of deśī words culled from Sanskrit and Prakrit works.

An anonymous anthology of 300 subhashitas composed in a simple style.

Do not proofread. A better scan has been uploaded.

A collection of entertaining, semi-historical stories compiled by the Jain scholar Merutunga (14th century). Many popular stories that circulate, including those of Kalidasa and Bhoja, are found here.

Bhattikavya narrates the story of Rama while demonstrating the finer aspects of Panini’s grammar. Bhattikavya is meant to be read with a learned commentary, and Jayamaṅgalā is the best one we have. Incidentally, the Old Javanese Ramayana is based on the Bhattikavya, not Valmiki’s Ramayana.

Madhuravijayam is a mahakavya by Gangadevi, a princess of Vijayanagara. It describes the victory of her husband, Kumara Kampana, over the Madurai Sultanate.

Vancheshvara’s 100 verses in praise of a buffalo. They punningly present a merciless rebuke of the king of Thanjavur. A unique work that draws upon purana, itihasa, arthashastra, dharmashastra and kamashastra for its effects.

The famous stotra that begins with अयि गिरिनन्दिनि, and is widely recited all over India during Navaratri. This edition comes with a Sanskrit commentary—perhaps the only available one—that clarifies the meaning of several difficult sections such as विजितसहस्रकरैकसहस्रकरैकसहस्रकरैकनुते.

To be deleted. Pages are missing. Replacement: https://ambuda.org/proofing/miimaansaanyaayprkaashh-saarviveciniivyaakhyaashith/

The most-read poem in Sanskrit with comments from the most-read commentator. An offline volunteer is already working on proofreading this. Do not take this project up.

This edition of Kalidasa’s Megha-sandesha (Cloud Messenger) is accompanied by the commentary Vidyullata, which offers very perceptive readings of the poem, going far beyond the usual grammatical analysis. Like all of Purnasarasvati’s works, it is a model for how kavya commentaries should be written.

A kavya from Abhinanda, a poet of 9th century Bengal. Simple, clear text with many footnotes.

शार्ङ्गधरपद्धति is one amongst the five great subhashita anthologies that have come down to us. It not only contains 4500+ fine verses on such topics as general wisdom, nature and love, but also on more practical matters like digging wells and evaluating swords.

Śiva-tāṇḍava-stotra along with a hindi translation and Sanskrit commentary.

Well-known Shiva stotra accompanied by Madhusudana Sarasvati’s commentary.

उदात्तो विषय उदात्तं च काव्यम्। रम्यम् इदं शिवराज्योदयम् इति महाकाव्यं वर्णेकरश्रीधरकविना विरचितम्। Top grade poem about Shivaji Chatrapati, establisher of Hindavi svarAjya.

Shuka-saptati (The Parrot’s Seventy Tales) is a collection of seventy stories narrated by a pet parrot, one per night, to dissuade a woman from going to meet her lover while her husband is away.

Sixty-five fine Shringara verses by Bhartrisarasvata, a poet from Kashmir (pre-11th century). This forms one chapter of his Suktavali, which is yet to be edited in full.

A hymn on Ucchishta-ganapati.

A beautiful Daṇḍaka hymn in praise of his tutelary deity - Śrī Mūlarāma by Śrī Sumatīndra Tīrthā with his own vyākhya. The work testaments the prolificity of Śrīācārya who was no mere doctrinaire, but also a great and keen Ālaṃkārika.

श्रीमत्सुमतीन्द्रतीर्थाः श्रीरामदण्डक इति श्रीमूलरामस्तुत्यात्मकं आपादमस्तकवर्णनरूपं ग्रन्थं, तद्व्याख्यानं च चक्रुः।

अस्याः सुधर्मेन्द्रमहोदयनामिकायाः लघुकृतेः अलंकारशास्त्रैकदेशलक्षणग्रन्थरूपायाः लक्ष्यरूपा: श्रीसुधर्मेन्द्रतीर्थमहोदयाः पूर्वाश्रमे भारद्वाजगोत्रोद्भवाः श्रीगणेशाचार्यनाम्ना प्रसिद्धवैयाकरणाः श्रीसुज्ञानेन्द्रतीर्थश्रीपादानां प्रीत्यादरभाजनान्यभूवन् । श्रीसुज्ञानेन्द्रतीर्थगुरुभ्य एव स्वीकृततुर्याश्रमाः मंत्रालयक्षेत्रे बहुवर्षपर्यन्तं श्रीमूलरामपूजां श्रीगुरुराजसेवां च निर्वहन्त एते आचार्येभ्यः त्रिंशाः परमहंसाः हंसनामकपरमात्मनः दिग्विजयविद्यासिंहासनं पर्यभूषयन् मंत्रालयक्षेत्रे गुरुगजसन्निधावेव वृन्दावनं प्रविश्य हरिध्यानपरायणा अभवन् ।

A Hindi translation of Apte’s Sanskrit-English dictionary, since a high-quality digitization doesn’t exist already. Low priority.

पूर्वम् एव परिष्कृतं लभ्यते सटीकं सानुवादम्। श्रमो व्यर्थो मा भूद् इह।

Collection of subhashitas authored by the Shrivaishnava philosopher and poet, Vedanta Deshika. A Sanskrit commentary is included.

Subhashitavali is one of the largest and finest collections of subhashitas that have come down to us. It was compiled in 15th century Kashmir. A partial transcript till verse 1040 is available here.

A fine verse anthology produced in the Deccan (13th century).

111 subhashitas full of wordplay by Maudgali Somanatha (16th century).

A संदेशकाव्य by Vedanta Deshika, with commentary.

An e-text of this poem exists, but one of the commentary doesn’t. A commentary will be a very valuable addition.

Mula shlokas from Hanumannatakam compiled and produced by MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT VEDIC and ITHIHASA LITERATURE COLLECTION

One hundred verses by Bellamkonda Ramaraya on his favourite deity, Hayagriva.

From https://archive.org/details/1_20210709_20210709_1152/4/page/n725/mode/2up

శ్రీరామపరివార స్తోత్రములు