Sanskrit Collection

CONSTELLATION MAP. An Indian Sanskrit star map, 1840, ordered as a manuscript horoscope for Prince Navanihal Singh

Sandstone sculpture of a Yakshini, a benevolent tree spirit in Sanskrit mythology
INDIA: HINDU SCULPTURE. Sandstone sculpture of a Yakshini, a benevolent tree spirit in Sanskrit mythology, who looks after treasure hidden in the earth. 1st century A.D

The Death of Bhishma, Mortally Wounded by Arjunas Numerous Arrows, c
1196881 The Death of Bhishma, Mortally Wounded by Arjunas Numerous Arrows, c.1760-1770 (w/c on paper) by Indian School, (18th century)

Sanskrit roll brought from Bengal
3330001 Sanskrit roll brought from Bengal; (add.info.: Sanskrit roll brought from Bengal. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Performers at the Villa of Belgatchia, Calcutta, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Performers at the Villa of Belgatchia, Calcutta, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Among the feats...was the ingenious musician, Baboo Rally Prosonno Bannerjee

Script on back of sculpture - Head of Hanuman, The Divine Monkey, 12th century or later. Creator: Unknown
Script on back of sculpture - Head of Hanuman, The Divine Monkey, 12th century or later

The Talagan copper scroll, 492-493. Creator: Historic Object
The Talagan copper scroll, 492-493. Found in the Collection of the Schoyen-samlingen, Oslo

Pāṇini (colour litho)
2629048 Pāṇini (colour litho) by Indian School; (add.info.: Pāṇini (IPA: [p'ːɳin̪i]; a patronymic meaning "descendant of Paṇi"; fl)

Adho Mukha Svanasana
Amanda Leon

Prayer wheels at the Jambay Lhakhang temple in Bhutan. Jambay Lhakhang, also spelled Jampey Lhakhang

A young monk studying and writing sanskrit at the monastery in Thimpu Bhutan. Built in 1629 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, who unified Bhutan

A lady on a terrace offers the ancient Vedic ritual sacrifice to Brahma, c. 1725 (w / c on paper)
476439 A lady on a terrace offers the ancient Vedic ritual sacrifice to Brahma, c.1725 (w/c on paper) by Ragini, Khambavati (18th century) (attr)

Vasanta Vilasa (a poem on Spring) (detail), 1451. Creator: Unknown
Vasanta Vilasa (a poem on Spring) (detail), 1451

Ram with golden collar, 1700-99 (w / c on paper)
5051864 Ram with golden collar, 1700-99 (w/c on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); 30A--42.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Aries constellation); Indian

Diagram showing meridian points on the human body (litho)
LIT389704 Diagram showing meridian points on the human body (litho) by Indian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: used for acupuncture and acupressure; ); Photo eLuca Tettoni; Indian

Hindu and Muslim scholars translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit into Persian
778916 Hindu and Muslim scholars translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit into Persian, illustration from the Razmnama, 1598-99 (w/c, ink & gold on paper) by Indian School

Krishna carried off by the Whirlwind Demon, from a Bhagavata Purana. c
FSG423097 Krishna carried off by the Whirlwind Demon, from a Bhagavata Purana. c.1520-30 (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (16th century); 18.4x23.9 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Hindu and Muslim Scholars Translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit to Persian
955443 Hindu and Muslim Scholars Translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit to Persian, from Razmnama (book of war) c. 1598- 1599 (opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper) by American Photographer

Sanskrit (chromolitho)
2782781 Sanskrit (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sanskrit. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Red-ground silk brocade covering, late Qing dynasty (silk)
3610468 Red-ground silk brocade covering, late Qing dynasty (silk) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); 197.5x127.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Hindu and Muslim Scholars Translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit into Persian
2921964 Hindu and Muslim Scholars Translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit into Persian, illustration from the Razmnama (Book of War) 1598-99 (ink & colour on paper) by Dhannu (Dhanu) (fl.1580-1600)

Om Mani Padma Om (w / c on paper)
5889056 Om Mani Padma Om (w/c on paper) by Solomon, Simeon (1840-1905); 33x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: With a Sanskrit mantra for compassion); Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English

Lewis M18 Hindu and Muslim Scholars Translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit into Persian
3502573 Lewis M18 Hindu and Muslim Scholars Translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit into Persian, from The Raznama, 1598-99 (vellum) by Persian School

Rukmini Seeks Krishnas Permission to Visit her Brother Rukma
2968140 Rukmini Seeks Krishnas Permission to Visit her Brother Rukma, page from a manuscript of the Bhagavata Purana, c.1775 (opaque w/c on paper) by Nepalese School

The Siege of Ujjayimi; Slaying of the Magic Ass, c. 1600-1625 (tempera, gold
1067792 The Siege of Ujjayimi; Slaying of the Magic Ass, c.1600-1625 (tempera, gold, ink on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 11.4x29.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Indian

Frederick Max Muller, Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford University, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Frederick Max Muller, Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford University, 1878. He prepared the first edition of the Sacred Hymns of the Brahmans, the Sanskrit Rig-Veda between 1849 and 1974

Trimurti ( three forms in Sanskrit) of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Triad of the three major gods of Hindu mythology. 20th. c. Illustration by B. G. Sharma. Miniature Painting

Scene from the story "Of the recollection of Shakuntala"by the 4th-5th century Sanskrit wirter and poet K?lid
Scene from the story " Of the recollection of Shakuntala" by the 4th-5th century Sanskrit wirter and poet K?lid?sa

Sunset at Jantar Mantar Monument, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
The Jantar Mantar monument of Jaipur, Rajasthan is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments, built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, and completed in 1734 CE

The Sanskrit Buddhist work Vajracchedika prajna paramita in Chinese translation, found at Tunhuang; printed in 868 A
BUDDHISM: DIAMOND SUTRA. The Sanskrit Buddhist work Vajracchedika prajna paramita in Chinese translation, found at Tunhuang; printed in 868 A.D. it is the earliest dated specimen of block printing

Hindu Juggernaut Car - Ceremony at Colombo
Hindu Juggernaut Procession - Ceremony at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The word juggernaut is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannatha (meaning Lord of the universe)

Latticed stupas on upper terraces, Borobodur temple, Java, Indonesia. Ranking with Pagan and Angkor as one of the greatest Southeast Asian monuments

Julius Eggeling
JULIUS EGGELING Professor of Sanskrit, responsible for translating many ancient Indian texts. Date: 1842 - 1918

Temple ruins on Java, Indonesia.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Taima Mandala Õ¢ôÚ║╗µø╝Þì╝þ¥àÕø│ Kamakura period
Artokoloro

???????... ?'?? Kinry?san Temple
Artokoloro

Sunset at Jantar Mantar Monument, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
The Jantar Mantar monument of Jaipur, Rajasthan is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments, built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, and completed in 1734 CE

THE CAR OF JUGGERNAUT. Hindu Ratha Yatra temple car, which apocryphally was reputed to crush devotees under its wheels. The word is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannautha (Devanagari)

Temple Guardian, c. 1300-1400 (wood)
XOS1127480 Temple Guardian, c.1300-1400 (wood) by Japanese School, (14th century); h.239.5cmuw.131.5ud.62 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Sri Lanka - Colombo - Hindu Juggernaut Procession
Hindu Juggernaut Procession - Ceremony at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The word juggernaut is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannatha (meaning Lord of the universe)

Jaipur, Rajastan, India - The Maharajahs College. Established in 1844 by Maharaja of Jaipur, Sawai Ram Singh II along with Pandit Shiv Deen, who also became its first principal. Date: circa 1910s

Close up of Mani stones along one of the trekking trails in the Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Adoration of a group of Naga, semidivine half serpent beings in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Indian stone relief
INDIA: NAGA RELIEF. Adoration of a group of Naga, semidivine half serpent beings in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Indian stone relief

Sandstone sculpture fragment of a Yakshini, a benevolent tree spirit in Sanskrit mythology
INDIA: HINDU DEITY. Sandstone sculpture fragment of a Yakshini, a benevolent tree spirit in Sanskrit mythology, who looks after treasure hidden in the earth. From Sanchi, India, 1st century B.C

Buddha addressing the aged disciple, Subhuti, in a Chinese translation of the Sanskrit Buddhist work Vajracchedika
THE DIAMOND SUTRA, 868 A.D. Buddha addressing the aged disciple, Subhuti, in a Chinese translation of the Sanskrit Buddhist work Vajracchedika prajna paramita, found at Tunhuang. Printed in 868 A.D

Sandstone sculpture of a Yakshini, a benevolent tree spirit in Sanskrit mythology
INDIA: JAIN SCULPTURE. Sandstone sculpture of a Yakshini, a benevolent tree spirit in Sanskrit mythology, who looks after treasure hidden in the earth

(Friedrich) Max Muller (1823-1900) Anglo-German orientalist and philologist, born at Dessau, who moved to England in 1846. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery (London, 1890-1894)

THE CAR OF JUGGERNAUT. Hindu Ratha Yatra temple car, which apocryphally was reputed to crush devotees under its wheels. The word is derived from the Sanskrit JagannaA

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Sanskrit: Unveiling the Rich Tapestry of Ancient Wisdom and Mythology" Embark on a journey through time as we explore the captivating world of Sanskrit, an ancient language that holds the key to unraveling the mysteries of our past. Marvel at the intricate sandstone sculpture of a Yakshini, a benevolent tree spirit from Sanskrit mythology, guarding hidden treasures buried deep within the earth. Dating back to the 1st century A. D. , this masterpiece is a testament to the artistic prowess and spiritual beliefs of ancient civilizations. Delve into celestial realms with an Indian Sanskrit star map, meticulously crafted in 1840 as a manuscript horoscope for Prince. This exquisite piece not only showcases astronomical knowledge but also reflects how deeply intertwined astrology was with daily life during that era. Witness Arjuna's fateful encounter with Bhishma in "The Death of Bhishma, " where numerous arrows pierce his body. This poignant depiction captures both tragedy and honor, illustrating timeless themes found within Sanskrit literature. Transport yourself to Borobodur temple in Java, Indonesia, where latticed stupas adorn upper terraces. These architectural wonders pay homage to Buddhism while showcasing influences from Sanskrit culture—a true testament to cultural exchange throughout history. Discover Trimurti—the three forms embodying Brahma—in all their divine glory. Through this representation, we gain insight into Hindu cosmology and its belief in creation (Brahma), preservation (Vishnu), and destruction (Shiva). Immerse yourself in spirituality at Jambay Lhakhang temple in Bhutan as prayer wheels spin fervently amidst serene surroundings. Here, monks diligently study and write Sanskrit texts—preserving ancient wisdom for generations to come. Step into another realm as you witness a lady offering an ancient Vedic ritual sacrifice to Brahma—an enchanting scene captured on paper centuries ago. This artwork showcases the devotion and reverence bestowed upon deities in Sanskrit culture.