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War, Descriptions of waging, according to ancient battlecraft in Sankrit mahākāvyas upto 10th century : Influence of Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata on those descriptions. (H). * Sharma, Ramaswarup *** Agra, 1979, Ph.D.
Warfare in Mahābhārata. (H). * Dwivedi, Gopalkrishna *** Saugar, 1980, Ph.D.
Warfare in Mahābhārata.(H). * Gautam, Nandakishore *** Rajasthan, 1977, Ph.D.
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Warfare in Mahābhārata.(H). * Sharma, Satyapal *** Amritsar, 1980, Ph.D.
Warfare in the Rāmāyaṇa.(H). * Bhattacharya, Panchu Gopal ***Ravindra Bharati, 1984, Ph.D.
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Water, The use of fire and, as recorded in the smṛti texts : A critical study. * Aubrey, Mascarenhas, A. *** Bombay, 1992, Ph.D.
Weapons : See also under individual weapons, e.g. Sword.
Weapons in ancient Sanskrit literature. (H). * Jitendra Kumar *** Agra, 1969, Ph.D.
Weapons of Ancient India (from earliest times to the 7th century. * Pant, Gayatri Nath *** Lucknow, 1974, Ph.D.
Weapons, Survey of the, described in the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata. (S). * Dubey, Muralidhar *** Varanasi (Samp), 1978, Ph.D.
Widow immolation, Satī, A historical analysis of the practice of, in ancient India. * Tyagi, Chitra *** Kurukshetra, 1994, Ph.D.
Widows in Ancient India, upto 1200 A.D. * Tiwari, Deviprasad *** Lucknow, 1988, Ph.D.
Wit and Humour in Sanskrit literature. * Panda, Sarbeshwar ***Poona, (In progress).
Women : See also Female, Feminine, Heroine, Nāyikā,
Women : See also Rājataraṅgiṇī; Mahilā, Nārī; Strī.
Women : See also ŚŪdra Women.
Women characters, A study of the, of the Sanskrit dramas of the Gupta era. (H). * Sinha, Krishna *** Saugar, 1959, Ph.D.
Women characters of Kālidāsa. (H). * Narang, Brahmavati *** Meerut, 1973, Ph.D.
Women characters, Principal, of the Mahābhārata, their impact in the course of action and their suffering. * Nagarajan, S. *** Bombay, 1993, Ph.D.
Women, Cultural awakening of, in the time of Buddha.* Somkumar, C.D. *** Nagpur, (In progress).
Women, Depiction of, in Śrīmad Bhāgavata. (H). * Kusumalata*** Kurukshetra, 1978, Ph.D.
Women, Development of the proprietary rights of, in ancient India and their impact on their social status. * Devi, Pratibha *** Punjab, (In progress).
Women during the times of Dharmaśāstras, Conditions of, (Mar). * Deshpande, Rohini Pramod *** Nagpur, 1979, Ph.D.
Women in Aṣṭādaśa-purāṇas. (S). * Sharma, Lakshmidevi Iyer *** Varanasi (Samp), 1972, Ph.D.
Women in Buddhism. * Kaur, Raminder *** Punjab, (In progress).
Women in important Dharmaśāstras and Smṛtis, Position of, (Guj). * Ajabia, K.J. *** Saurastra, 1987, Ph.D.
Women in Indian art : Their symbolic and decorative significance. * Bhadoria, G.S. *** Lucknow, 1991, Ph.D.
Women in Jain canons, Position of, with special reference to Jain Śvetāmbara aṅgas and mŪlasŪtras * Joshi, Nalini *** Pune, 1999, Ph.D.
Women in 20th century Sanskrit dramas with special reference to Dharmaśāstras. * Rani, Sandhya *** Jammu, 2000, Ph.D.
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Women in Mahābhārata. * Joshi, Shalini Narayana *** Bombay, 1986, Ph.D.
Women in Rāmāyaṇa. (H). * Archana *** Rohilkhand, 1982, Ph.D.
Women in Sanskrit dramas. * Dikshit, Ratnamayi Devi *** Delhi, 1961, Ph.D.
Women in Sanskrit ornate poetry. * Shobha, R. *** Bangalore, (In Progress).
Women in Smṛtis. (H). * Singhal, Late *** Garhwal, 1983, Ph.D.
Women in Smṛti literatures. * Mirbar, Nirmal Kant *** pune, 1999, Ph.D.
Women in Smṛtis : Sociological study. * Arya, Bharati *** Gorakhpur, 1982, Ph.D.
Women in the dramas of Līlā Rāva.* Devi, Ranu *** Jammu, (In progress).
Women in the Smṛtis of Manu and Yājñavalkya, Socio–legal position of, * Deore, Vijayaram *** Poona, 1972, Ph.D.
Women in the Smṛtis, Moral codes as prescribed for, * Jalali, Ramnika *** Jammu, 1980, Ph.D.
Women in the Vedas. (H). * Vilayat, Vidyavati *** Magadh, 1985, Ph.D.
Women in the works of Bāṇa. (S). * Shanthi Devi *** Varanasi (Samp), 1978, Ph.D.
Women in the works of Kālidāsa : Costumes and cosmetics. (H). *Agarwal, Abha *** Rohikhand, 1982, Ph.D.
Women in Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa. (H). * Manorama Kumari *** Patna, 1978, Ph.D.
Women poets, Contribution of, to Sanskrit literature with particular reference to Vijjakā’s Kaumudīmahotsava. * Debi, Bhadra *** Jadavpur, (In progress).
Women poets, Historical poems in Saṁskṛta written by, of Andhra. * Bala, Mudigonda *** Aligarh, 1993, Ph.D.
Women, Political participation of, in ancient India.* Lohgaonkar, Kamal Ashok *** Nanded, 1997, Ph.D.
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Women, Position of, in Kauṭilya’s Arthaśāstra. * Mishra, Asha Rani *** Delhi, 1977, Ph.D.
Women, Position of, in Northern India during early medieval period (c.600 to 1200 A.D.). * Dikshit, Ashok Kumar *** Lucknow, 1990, Ph.D.
Women, Position of, in the sacred literature of Buddhism and Jainism. (H). * Jain, Komalchander *** Banaras, 1966, Ph.D.
Women, Position of, in the Yājñavalkyasmṛti. * Manjushree *** Patna, 1975, Ph.D.
Women’s contribution to the development of Buddhism.* Mool, J.M. *** Nagpur, (In progress).
Women, The concept of, in Buddhism and Hinduism : A comparative study.* Phosan, Phramaha, Apinyawat *** Madras, (In progress).
Women, The image of, as projected in Purāṇas. * Rama, K.S. *** Bangalore, (In progress).
Women, The position of, in Orissa : A historical perspective from the earliest times to the present. * Nayak, Utpala *** Kurukshetra, 1991, Ph.D.
Women, Working, of ancient India from the earliest time to 1200 A.D. * Kaur, Harsimoran *** Punjab, 1997, Ph.D.
Word : See also Pada, Śabda.
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Word and meaning, An inquiry into, according to Nyāya philosophy. * Basu, Sunil Kumar *** Madras, 1973, Ph.D.
Word and meaning : Study of the, in the light of Indian philosophy and Sanskrit grammar. (H). * Mishra, Dev Narain *** Kanpur, 1976, Ph.D.
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Word, Its nature and its classification. * Siva Prasad, D. *** Andhra, 1972, Ph.D.