Word: sanskrit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Philippines, in honor of Philip II of Spain. During the regime of Ferdinand Marcos, there was a campaign to rename the country Maharlika, a native word meaning noble and aristocratic. Plans for the rechristening proceeded apace until an academic pointed out that the word was probably derived from Sanskrit. Fine, its proponents said, Sanskrit is a non- imperialist language. Yes, replied the scholar, but Maharlika was most likely derived from the words maha lingam, meaning "great phallus." That was the end of the campaign...
...possible. If the plane rips in half because the Machinists don't care about quality, passengers who can swim should come to the slide in the front of the airplane. Remaining travellers should read the safety card in the seatback in front of you, conveniently printed in Hieroglyphics and Sanskrit. You should then take a long, deep breath...
Remember when you read that great little booklet put out by the admissions committee? Remember when you decided Harvard was the only place to cultivate your interests in Sanskrit and chess...
...railings are about 18 inches apart and the banister is at least three feet off the ground," said Dominik Wujastyk, a visiting Sanskrit and Indian Studies scholar and father of two small children, who live in the house...
...return to the original question: what have I learned? My senior tutor, if I knew his name, would probably wish for me to say that I learned a great deal about Mathematics, Systematics, German, Fine Arts, Sanskrit, Archaeology, Biology, and Pottery, during my three and a half years at fair Harvard. But somehow, what little book learning I have acquired here seem pale and gaunt compared to the true wisdom I have come to call my own. Stand ever firm, O Stacks of Widener; but not down thy revered stacks shall I tread...