@raskolnik

"The Arabic stories’ rich history ranges from Benares to Baghdad and Basra and Rome and beyond, appearing in numerous iterations over centuries, moving across borders, carrying the sparkling hope and mordant cynicism, the canniness and the wit of a form of wisdom literature that originated in the Sanskrit Panchatantra (The Five Books, or Five Discourses) and the Mahabharata, sometime in the second century BCE."

#sanskrit #panchatantra
#india

Aber wen als Arbeit schon Auf und Nieder der Augenlider quält,
dem trägen Lasttier gehört das Glück, —
keinem anderen.

Aṣṭāvakra-Gītā 2.17,
Üb.: Heinrich Zimmer, 1929.

व्यापारे खिद्यते यस्तु निमेषोन्मेषयोरपि |
तस्यालस्यधुरीणस्य सुखं नान्यस्य कस्यचित् ||

vyāpāre khidyate yas tu nimeṣonmeṣayor api |
tasyālasyadhurīṇasya sukhaṃ nānyasya kasyacit ||

#Sanskrit #Vedanta #Advaita #AntiWork

https://www.worldcat.org/title/anbetung-mir-indische-offenbarungsworte/oclc/62357844

What’s the World’s Oldest Language? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whats-the-worlds-oldest-language/ #langauges #Sanskrit #Tamil #ScientificAmerican

Speaking from the shadowy depths of a #Sanskrit researcher's orchid landscape, I just feel like a beetle seeking out as yet undiscovered food sources (of the finest kind) in its niche, deliberately (and bluntly) overlooking the race against the destruction of its habitat.

Aesthetics before existence, go!

#nerd #friday

#DidYouKnow the #Socotra Island in #Yemen ('#Island of Bliss' in #Sanskrit) is known as 'The #Galapagos of the #MiddleEast’ & it's estimated 37% of its 825 plant species do not exist anywhere else in the world. 🤩

The #alien - looking #trees you see here are known as Dragon's Blood b/c of its crimson sap, used in #medicinal balms & #lipstick.

In 2008 it was recognised as a #UNESCO World Heritage Site & is of “universal importance b/c of its #biodiversity with rich & distinct #flora & #fauna.”

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Over" comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁uper- [hʉpeɾ] (the
comparative form of *h₁upo “up”), something like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/over-from-PIE-huper.wav

*h₁uper- also developed into Sanskrit उपरि upari:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-huper-to-Sanskrit-upari.wav

and Persian ابر abar:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-huper-to-Persian-abar.wav

as well as Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) and Latin super.

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #Proto-Indo-European #Sanskrit #Persian

Got a #kobo? Finding that books with fancier diacritics do not display correctly, for example in books about #Buddhism that use #Sanskrit or #Pali in transliteration?

There is a fix! Download Gentium Plus here: https://software.sil.org/gentium/download/

Then move the .ttf files into a folder named "fonts" in your Kobo. Then add the Gentium fonts in the Supplemental section of the font menu, and select Gentium as your Font Face. Bam! Working extended diacritical marks.

#TinaTurner
sarvesham shantir bhavatu
may there be #peace to all
mögen alle in #frieden leben

#sanskrit #hinduism #dharma #pacifism #pazifismus
https://youtu.be/6XP-f7wPM0A

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Mo(u)ld" descends from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-téh₂ [ml̩:teħ], something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/mould-from-PIE-mlh2teh2.wav

*ml̥h₂-téh₂ is from the root *melh₁-, which also lies behind "meal" and "mill". The derived form *ml̥h₂-tó- developed into Sanskrit and Hindi मृदा mrda “soil, clay”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-mlh2dh-to-Sanskrit-mrda.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit #Hindi

The Socotra Island in #Yemen is described as ‘The Galapagos of the #MiddleEast’ & ‘The Jewel of Arabia.’

According to UNESCO, Socotra Island is a site of “universal importance because of its #biodiversity with rich & distinct #flora & #fauna.”

Its name means the #island of Bliss in the ancient #Sanskrit #language.

Its unspoiled #alien landscape has intrigued travelers & scientists, for decades.

#photography #travel #nature #culture #science #photo #photos #Tuesday #socotra #trees #art #life

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Mirth" descends via Anglo-Saxon merġþ ("merry+th") from Proto-Indo-European *mrǵʰ-u-, meaning “short”, something like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/mirth-from-PIE-mrghu.wav

The same root also descended into Sanskrit मुहु muhu “short”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-mrghu-to-Sanskrit-muhu.wav

(These simulations sound a bit more "synthetic" than I would have liked, so I hope to re-do and improve them in the future.)

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Mingle" descends from Proto-Indo-European *monk-, a derived form of *menk-, something like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/mingle-from-PIE-menk.wav

*menk- also descended into Persian آمیختن amekhtan “mix, mingle, blend, couple”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-menk-to-Persian-amekhtan.wav

to Sanskrit मचते machate “to be arrogant”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-menk-to-Sanskrit-macate.wav

and to Bosnian mek “soft”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-menk-to-Bosnian-mek.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Sanskrit #Bosnian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Mingle" descends from Proto-Indo-European *monk-, a derived form of *menk-, something like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/mingle-from-PIE-menk.wav

*menk- also descended into Persian آمیختن amekhtan “mix, mingle, blend, couple”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-menk-to-Persian-amekhtan.wav

to Sanskrit मचते machate “to be arrogant”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-menk-to-Sanskrit-macate.wav

and to Bosnian “soft”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-menk-to-Bosnian-mek.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Sanskrit #Bosnian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Mingle" descends from Proto-Indo-European *monk-, a derived form of *menk-, something like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/mingle-from-PIE-menk.wav

*menk- also descended into Persian آمیختن amekhtan “mix, mingle, blend, couple”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-menk-to-Persian-amekhtan.wav

to Sanskrit मचते machate “to be arrogant”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-menk-to-Sanskrit-macate.wav

and to Bosnian “soft”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-menk-to-Bosnian-mek.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Sanskrit #Bosnian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Mind" descends from Anglo-Saxon mynd, from Proto-Germanic *mundi, from Proto-Indo-European *mn-ti-, a derived form of *men-, something like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/mind-from-PIE-men.wav

*men- also descended (via #Sanskrit) into Bengali মানা mana “accept, obey, pay heed to”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-men-to-Bengali-mana.wav

Mental, Latin mens, and Lithuanian mintis are from the same root.

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #ProtoIndoEuropean #AngloSaxon #Bengali

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Milk" descends from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- [ħmelg, ɐ̥melg], something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/milk-from-PIE-h2melg.wav

*h₂melǵ- also descended into Sanskrit मर्जति marjati “to clean, wipe”, something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2melg-to-Sanskrit-marjati.wav

and into Ancient Greek ἀμέλγω ‎amelgo, the initial [a] of which gives evidence for the pronunciation of *h₂:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2melg-to-AncientGreek-amelgo.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit #AncientGreek

Audio Etymologies of the Day

English "mid" (out) descends from Proto-Indo-European *medʰ-io- [medʱjo], something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/mid-from-PIE-medhio.wav

*medʰ-io- also descended into Sanskrit मध्य madhya, as in the name of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh "middle region", something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-medhio-to-Sanskrit-madhya.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit

@permafriday @tokyo_0 @00Aaron @olavf @Nordstahl As an ABCD Elder Millennial raised on Amar Chitra Katha from the 70’s and 80’s, I recommend Grant Morrison’s 18 Days

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVQ-5tGttzR9txcAtYJG2_XEieXE2yVnz

#GrantMorrison #18Days #Mahabharata #GenX #graphicnovel #ancientmythology #storytelling #philosophy #metaphysics #advaitavedanta #sanskrit #culture #communication #characters #narrative #theology #atman #neoplatonism #nous #psychedelics #transcendentalism #neoplatonism #arianism

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Mead", the honey wine, comes from Proto-Indo-European *medʰ-u-, something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/mead-from-PIE-medhu.wav

The same root also developed into Sanskrit मधु madhu:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-medhu-to-Sanskrit-madhu.wav

The Tocharian descendent [mjət] or [mit] "honey" was borrowed into Chinese 蜜 mì, Min Dong [miˀt]:
🔈http://phon.ox.ac.uk/jcoleman/%E8%9C%9C_mit_Min_Dong.wav
and was then borrowed in Japanese 蜜 mitsu!

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit #Chinese #Japanese

Audio Etymologies of the Day

Like "may", the modal verb "might" also comes from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰ-, something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/might-from-PIE-mogh.wav

The simulation "undoes" the Great Vowel Shift, going from [mɑɪt] through [meɪt], Middle English [mi:t], [mixt], Old English [meɐxt], and Proto-Germanic [mɑxti].

The same root *mogʰ- also developed into Sanskrit मघ magha “power”
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-mogh-to-Sanskrit-magha.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit