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The Sound of Silence Significance of silence in this chaotic world


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1 software professional with a career spanning 20 years in Information Technology and also a Scholar in Sanskrit literature. Her work has enabled her to interact with people from different countries and varied backgrounds. After completing her MA Sanskrit (Karnataka Sanskrit University), she is now pursuing research in ancient history and culture, at Jain (Deemed-to-be) University, Bengaluru. She is also a regular contributor to Sanskrit magazines, such as Sambhashana Sandesha and Sanskrit Bhavitavyam. CAHC, Jain University, Bengaluru, India
 

Sanskrit literature is a treasure trove of ancient wisdoms which continue to be pertinent even today. From time-immemorial, our ancient sages have been extolling the virtue of silence. “Mounam”, the Sanskrit word for “silence” derives from the word “Muni” as “Muneh idam - Mounamiti” (that which is pertaining to Muni). This shows how important silence was for the ancient ṛishis. However, in this age of fake news and social media, the signal to noise ratio has become very low, with truth and ethics getting lost in the din. In the following article, we let “silence” speak for itself. From the subhashitanis that silence quotes, discerning readers can easily understand the role of silence in ethics and management.

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  • The verses (subhašitani) quoted in the essay were from reading various texts. Readers interested in finding these and other verses can refer the following references. These are also available in in the internet:

  • Complete Chanakya Neeti -Vishwamitra Sharma - Manoj Publications - ISBN# 978-81-8133-339-1

  • ^Vw©h{VeVH$Ì‘ (Bhartriharishatakatrayam) - Choukhamba Publications - ISBN# 978-93-81608-06-1

  • Hindi Kāvyamìmānsā - Dr Gangasagar Rai - Choukhamba Publications - ISBN# 971-81-920794-8-6 (P.B)

  • Vidurniti - Dr Gunjeshwar Choudhary - Choukhamba Publications - ISBN#978-93-81484-72-2

  • Bhaminivilas - Pandit Sri Jagannath - https://sa.wikisource. org/wiki/^m{‘Zr{dbmg:/


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Warija Adiga
software professional with a career spanning 20 years in Information Technology and also a Scholar in Sanskrit literature. Her work has enabled her to interact with people from different countries and varied backgrounds. After completing her MA Sanskrit (Karnataka Sanskrit University), she is now pursuing research in ancient history and culture, at Jain (Deemed-to-be) University, Bengaluru. She is also a regular contributor to Sanskrit magazines, such as Sambhashana Sandesha and Sanskrit Bhavitavyam. CAHC, Jain University, Bengaluru, India

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Sanskrit literature is a treasure trove of ancient wisdoms which continue to be pertinent even today. From time-immemorial, our ancient sages have been extolling the virtue of silence. “Mounam”, the Sanskrit word for “silence” derives from the word “Muni” as “Muneh idam - Mounamiti” (that which is pertaining to Muni). This shows how important silence was for the ancient ṛishis. However, in this age of fake news and social media, the signal to noise ratio has become very low, with truth and ethics getting lost in the din. In the following article, we let “silence” speak for itself. From the subhashitanis that silence quotes, discerning readers can easily understand the role of silence in ethics and management.

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