I'm writing a short fable for a class, and I'd like to give two of the characters names in Sanskrit or Pali. One of them is clever, so I'd like to name him "clever", and one is very compassionate, so I'd like to name him "compassion." Or something along the same lines. If it matters, both of them are male ( Read more... )

I really don't *need* to know this, but it's driving me nuts, not least because I've spent an hour and a half trying to reproduce the text in question using devanagari characters which I don't actually know, using a keyboard layout which, even in the QWERTY form, is still half guesswork for me, and three different websites. All this because ( Read more... )

1) Background: I just started a job as a K-12 tutor, and some of the kids I teach are unaware of some of the basics of grammar so I've been going over some of it. I came across something in a grammar/writing book that surprised me: the plural of buffalo. I'm a native speaker (American English), and I've always heard and said "buffalo" for more than ( Read more... )

Someone in my Sanskrit class sent this to me a few days ago, I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBd1kaLKoIg

Bhavatu, jedai..

i'm looking for a translation in sanskrit. i have looked at dictionaries, however, with no prior knowledge of the language's grammar or declensions, my search has of course been futile.

how would i translate water man or man of the water in sanskrit? if you can, i would love a translation in sanskrit and latin alphabets. (and an instruction on ( Read more... )

What dictionary would you consider to be absolutely necessary for a student of advanced French?

I am interested in teaching myself the basics of Hindi, Nepali, and Sanskrit. What books would you recommend?

And I think this is a long shot, but has anyone come across a good book for learning Chechen?

Long-time lurker with a question ( Read more... )

So, this has probably been asked a while ago, but I'm asking again.

How have some of you approached learning classical languages? Specifically, Sanskrit and [classical] Nahuatl?

Also, what resources to you recommend on Nahuatl? (I imagine of course that many if not most would be in Spanish, which is not necessarily a deterrent).

Thanks!

Does anyone know how to set up a Windows keyboard to type Hindi? I have mine set up to type Greek and Hebrew and I can switch between keyboard layouts quickly, but when I try to set up for Hindi, I do not see it anywhere in the list. Is it available from Microsoft?

Just wondered if anyone could give me a translation into Sanskrit for "Make of yourself a light"
This has Buddhist significance, and personal significance for me as well, I'm thinking of getting it as a tattoo...or at least a sticker
Thanks