Please Explain

[Urmila Joshi-Phadnis]

Please could someone explain the formation and the meaning of the word
"Chaitanya" and "Krishna"

[Hnbhat B.R.]

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Urmila Joshi-Phadnis <urmi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Please could someone explain the formation and the meaning of the word
"Chaitanya" and "Krishna"

Please check this topic for the etymology of the word कृष्ण.

https://groups.google.com/group/samskrita/browse_thread/thread/2eb86866da2acef5/027ebc96a7473d25?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D+#027ebc96a7473d25

Simple explanation in terms of etymology will be चेतनस्य भावः - चैतन्य meaning the beings having चेतना intelligence or  cognitive power. The other definitions may be available in according to the different usages in different constructions.

 

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Dr. Hari Narayana Bhat B.R. M.A., Ph.D.,
Research Scholar,

Ecole française d'Extrême-OrientCentre de Pondichéry

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[Eddie Hadley]

Urmila,

 

Re    "Chaitanya" and "Krishna", etc.

 

    Please take a look at this site  http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/   where you will find dictionaries of these words, along with standard ways of entering(typing) them.

 

They are more than just dictionaries though, you may also find explanations.

 

However, be warned that Samskrita, is by nature, quite technical when it comes to the explanations that you seek!

 

 

Best regards,

 

    Eddie

[Urmila Joshi-Phadnis]

Thanks Dr.

On Jan 16, 6:30 am, "Hnbhat B.R." <hnbha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Urmila Joshi-Phadnis

> <urmila...@gmail.com>wrote:

>
> > Please could someone explain the formation and the meaning of the word
> > "Chaitanya" and "Krishna"
>
> Please check this topic for the etymology of the word कृष्ण.
>

> https://groups.google.com/group/samskrita/browse_thread/thread/2eb868...

>
> Simple explanation in terms of etymology will be चेतनस्य भावः - चैतन्य
> meaning the beings having चेतना intelligence or  cognitive power. The other
> definitions may be available in according to the different usages in
> different constructions.
>
> --

> *Dr. Hari Narayana Bhat B.R. M.A., Ph.D.,
> **Research Scholar,
> *

[Urmila Joshi-Phadnis]

Thanks so much.

On Jan 16, 6:25 am, "Eddie Hadley" <EddieHad...@Ontology.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

> "Chaitanya" and "Krishna"- Hide quoted text -
>
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[Urmila Joshi-Phadnis]

Thanks Mr. Hadley for the link you provided. May I ask all of you to
recommend me a Dictionary/ Thesaurus for Sanskrit into English. I
would need to web order it. But I need to know which will be the best
Reference and very comprehensive too giving explanations, word
formations, vyakaran of the words etc.? (I live in USA).

On Jan 16, 6:25 am, "Eddie Hadley" <EddieHad...@Ontology.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

[Eddie Hadley]

Urmila,

==>

But I need to know which will be the best
Reference and very comprehensive too giving explanations, word
formations, vyakaran of the words etc.? (I live in USA).

==>

You will need a Sanskrit grammar book as well as the lexicon. (There are
also on-line tutorials).

On http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/ you can view entire lexicons
and Grammars as photo-copied images,
so you will see exactly what they do for you.

The best lexicon is the Monier Monier-Williams, but it is not cheap, I paid
�85 for mine a decade or two ago.
Details can be obtained from Amazon, etc.

The grammars, are much cheaper, but I'll leave it to others to recommend
them.
But you will also need to be au fait with English grammar before you even
begin!

Regards,

Eddie

[Arvind_Kolhatkar]

Urmila,

Several Sanskrit grammars, written by Indian and European scholars, as
also Sanskrit-English dictionaries are available for free download at
archive.org. Enter search terms 'Sanskrit grammar' and Sanskrit
English dictionary' in the search box.

Among grammars, the one by R.G.Bhandarkar has taught Sanskrit grammar
to generations of students in India. V.S.Apte's Dictionary is
considered very authoritative, along with that of Monier-Williams. I
could easily see Apte's in archive.org. MW's too is available online
somewhere, but you may have to search for it.

Arvind Kolhatkar, Toronto, January 16, 2012.

[Vimala Sarma]

Dear Urmila - Ji
"Chaitanya"is from cetana (neuter) meaning consciousnes or intelligence, cet
is from root cit meaning mind - it is made into abstract noun by the first
vowel changing to vriddhi ie change from ce to cai and adding the suffix
-ya - hence it is pertaining to consciousness or mind or intellect
Krishna is adj either mf meaning black or of course the God Krishna.
Vimala

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