Dharma Granth Research Edition · कार्यपद्धति
How Dharma Granth works
This library holds scripture with care and study aids with honesty. These seven points say what each part of a verse page is — and what it is not.
1. The scripture comes first
Every verse page opens with the original Sanskrit. It is the authority here; everything after it exists only to help you read it.
2. Translations are reading aids
Hindi and English meanings help you follow the Sanskrit. Some were prepared with machine assistance and are flagged as study translations; none has been checked by a Sanskrit scholar yet.
3. Explanations are editorial drafts
Simple expositions, reflections, and research notes were written for this site to help new readers. They are marked as editorial drafts, kept separate from the text, and await scholarly review.
4. Traditions are named, not merged
Where classical commentators are summarised, they are named — Shankara, Ramanuja, Sridhara, and others. The summaries are short paraphrases, not quotations, and no single tradition is presented as the only view.
5. Lineage shows how teachings travelled
Verses connect to scriptures, commentators, acharyas, and saints — rishis, bhakti masters, and Vedantic teachers — so you can see whose shoulders each teaching stands on.
6. Review is recorded, not claimed
This site shows no “verified” or “reviewed” badges, because no systematic human review is recorded yet. When a named reviewer checks a text, the review will be recorded with name and date — and only then will a badge appear.
7. Corrections are welcome
Every verse page has a way to report an error. Fixes are made in the open project repository, whose history is the record of what changed and when.
What each layer is
A verse page carries several layers. Each is labelled where it appears; here is what the labels mean.
- Artha — word meaning · अर्थ
A plain, word-by-word rendering of what the Sanskrit says, in Hindi and English, to help you follow the verse.
Not a scholarly translation and not scripture itself; where it was prepared with machine assistance it is flagged.
- Vyakhya — simple exposition · व्याख्या
An editorial explanation of the verse in simple language, written for this site to make the meaning accessible.
Not a classical bhashya and not a quotation of any acharya; an editorial draft awaiting scholarly review.
- Modern Context — reflection for today · आधुनिक चिंतन
A contemplative reflection connecting the verse to contemporary life, offered as a starting point for your own thought.
Not part of the scripture, not medical or psychological advice, and makes no promises about outcomes.
- Knowledge Hubs — concepts and cross-references · ज्ञान केंद्र
Related verses, concepts, and scriptures gathered for cross-study, so one verse opens doors to others.
Not an exhaustive concordance; links are editorial selections, each marked draft until reviewed.
- Wisdom Paths — guided study journeys · स्वाध्याय मार्ग
Step-by-step paths through real human questions, answered with validated verses and the masters who taught them.
Not a course with credentials and not a substitute for study with a teacher; the scripture remains the authority.
For full detail — sources, machine assistance, and review practice — see Methodology: how this site is made. Back to the scripture library.