Pushpa Dixit
{{Short description|Indian Sanskrit scholar}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox scholar
| name = Pushpa Dixit
| occupation = Retired Professor
| nationality = Indian
| citizenship = Indian
| known_for = Paushpi Prakriya
| website = Pushpadikshit.in
| honorific_prefix = Mahamahopadhyaya Dr.
| birth_place = Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
| image = Dr. Pushpa Dixit (cropped).jpg
| caption = Dixit in 2024
| education = M.A. in Sanskrit (received three gold medals), Ph.D.
| birth_date = 12 June 1943
| parents = Pandit Sundarlal Shukla & Mrs. Janaki Devi Shukla
| spouse = Prof. Shiv Prasad Dixit
| native_name = पुष्पा दीक्षित
| native_name_lang = hi
| othernames = Mataji
}}
Pushpa Dixit (Sanskrit: पुष्पा दीक्षित, IAST: puṣpā dīkṣita [puʂpɑː d̪iːkʂɪt̪ə]) is an Indian scholar,आधुनिक संस्कृत साहित्य संचयन / सम्पादक गिरीशचंद्र पंत; सहसम्पादक बलराम शुक्ल और चंद्रशेकर त्रिपाठी - दिल्ली, विद्यानिधि प्रकाशन; 2008. - xx, 235 pages author{{Cite book |last=Tripathi |first=Radhavallabh |url=https://archive.org/details/20211214_20211214_0424/page/n539/mode/1up?q=%22%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%22 |title=संस्कृत साहित्य का अभिनव इतिहास |date=2007 |publisher=विश्वविद्यालय प्रकाशन |isbn=978-81-7124-569-7 |edition=2nd |location=वाराणसी |page=521 |language=hi |trans-title=A Modern History of Sanskrit Literature}} and poet{{Cite book |title=संस्कृत साहित्य — परिचय |publisher=NCERT |year=2024 |isbn=9789350078051 |editor-last=उप्पल |editor-first=श्वेता |edition=6th |location=Delhi |pages=111–116 |language=hi |trans-title=Sanskrit Literature — Introduction |chapter=संस्कृत कवयित्रियाँ |trans-chapter=Sanskrit Poetesses |orig-year=November 2021 |editor-last2=अग्रवाल |editor-first2=रेखा |chapter-url=https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/klss111.pdf}}{{Cite journal |last=Jha |first=Ajay |date=October 2021 |title=आधुनिक संस्कृत विदुषी एवं कवयित्री पुष्पा दीक्षित |trans-title=Modern Sanskrit scholar and poetess Pushpa Dixit |url=http://www.sahityasetu.co.in/issue65/ajayjha.html |url-status=live |journal=Sahityasetu |issue=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115173552/http://www.sahityasetu.co.in/issue65/ajayjha.html |archive-date=15 January 2025}}{{Cite web |last=Brockington |first=John |title=Report on the Thirteenth World Sanskrit Conference |url=https://archive.org/details/indologicataurinensia_202204/volumes/vol32/XXXII_Report/mode/1up?q=%22pushpa+dixit%22 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=The Internet Archive}}{{Cite book |last=शर्मा |first=मंजुलता |title=आधुनिक संस्कृत काव्य की परिक्रमा |date=2011 |publisher=Central Sanskrit University |isbn=978-93-86111-72-2 |edition=1st |series=लोकप्रियसाहित्यग्रंथमाला |location=New Delhi |page=75, 77, 124, 137, 299 |language=hi |trans-title=An Exploration of Modern Sanskrit Poetry}} who is believed to be one of the foremost exponents of Pāṇinīan Vyākaraṇam, the study of Sanskrit grammar and linguistics on the principles of the ancient grammarian Pāṇini. Referred to as Mātāji{{Cite web |last=Chandrakar |first=Mansee |date=7 September 2024 |title=बिलासपुर की माताजी जो भारत ही नहीं विश्व भर के विधार्थियों को देती हैं संस्कृत भाषा की शिक्षा, कई सम्मान और उपाधि भी मिले |trans-title=Mataji from Bilaspur, who teaches the Sanskrit language to students not only in India but around the world, has also received several honors and titles. |url=https://www.inhnews.in/news/bilaspurs-mataji-who-provides-sanskrit-language-education-to-students-not-only-from-india-but-from-all-over-the-world-mk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908230110/https://www.inhnews.in/news/bilaspurs-mataji-who-provides-sanskrit-language-education-to-students-not-only-from-india-but-from-all-over-the-world-mk |archive-date=8 September 2024 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=INH News |language=hi}} (respected mother), Dixit has developed a new teaching methodology known as the Paushpi Prakriyā.{{Cite book |last=Dixit |first=Pushpa |url=https://archive.org/details/astadhyayi-sahajabodha-ii-dr.-pushpa-dixit/Astadhyayi%20Sahajabodha%20-%20I%20-Dr.%20Pushpa%20Dixit./page/n31/mode/2up?view=theater |title=अष्टाध्यायी सहजबोध: पाणिनीय अष्टाध्यायी की सर्वथा नवीन वैज्ञानिक व्याख्या |publisher=Pratibhā Prakāśana |year=1999 |isbn=81-7702-005-6 |edition=1st |series=पाणिनीय शोधसंस्थान ग्रन्थमाला |location=Delhi |pages=xxiii-xxxii |language=hi |trans-title=Aṣṭādhyāyī Sahajabodha : A Scientific Commentary of Pāṇinī's Aṣṭādhyāyī}}{{Cite book |last=Pāṇini |author-link=Pāṇini |title=अष्टाध्यायीसूत्रपाठः: प्रकरणनिर्देशसमन्वितः |date=2009 |publisher=ज्ञानभारती पब्लिकेशन्स |isbn=978-81-907828-1-4 |editor-last=Dīkṣita |editor-first=Puṣpā |edition=1st |location=Delhi |at=Last Page |language=sa |trans-title=ASTADHYAYI SUTRAPATHAH of Maharsi Panini with Prakarananirdeéa}} This method has influenced the way Sanskrit grammar is taught in modern era, making it reportedly much faster for students to master the language's profound grammatical structures.{{Cite book |last=डॉ. देशराज |url=https://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/99392 |title=आधुनिक संस्कृत साहित्य |date=July 2023 |publisher=IGNOU |edition=1st |location=Delhi |pages=136–148 |language=hi |trans-title=Contemporary Sanskrit Literature |chapter=ब्रूहि कोऽस्मिन् युगे कालिदासायते (डॉ. पुष्पा दीक्षित) |trans-chapter=Tell me, in this age, who is like Kalidasa? (Dr. Pushpa Dixit) |id=BSKC-109 |chapter-url=https://www.egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/99410/1/Unit-10.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416143425/https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/99410/1/Unit-10.pdf |archive-format=PDF |archive-date=16 April 2024 |url-status=live}}चौधरी, रजनी जोशी. विभिन्न कालों में नारी का योगदान. कनिष्का पब्लिशर्स. दिल्ली. 2017{{Cite news |last=Bhat |first=Vinayak Rajat |date=2022-12-30 |title=Panini We Trust by Dr. Rishi Atul Rajpopat: What now and what next? |url=https://medium.com/@Vinayakrajat/panini-we-trust-by-dr-rishi-atul-rajpopat-what-now-and-what-next-9f930664ca7f |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221230093747/https://medium.com/@Vinayakrajat/panini-we-trust-by-dr-rishi-atul-rajpopat-what-now-and-what-next-9f930664ca7f |archive-date=2022-12-30 |access-date=2025-01-16 |work=Medium |language=en |quote=Pauṣpa Vyākaraṇa (This is very new school of education of Vyākaraṇā, founded by Prof. Pushpa Dixit Ji. It is believed that in this process the Vyākaraṇa can be studied quickly)}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=lfvzWiPZQh8 |title=ऋषिराज पोपट के शोधपत्र पर क्या बोली संस्कृतगंगा {{!}} Sarwagyabhooshan guru ji {{!}} Pushpa Dikshit {{!}} |date=2022-12-27 |last=Sanskritganga संस्कृतगंगा |access-date=2025-01-16 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=958hsgBOONTi31hs&v=r1B52_qlIWI&feature=youtu.be |title=पाणिनीय शोध संस्थान बिलासपुर डॉ. पुष्पा दीक्षित ( माता जी ) |date=2020-10-28 |last=पाणिनीय पाठशाला Pāṇinīya Pāthaśālā |access-date=2025-01-16 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=l0F0SFCqk9w |title=Sanskrit Gyan in Sanskrit Shodh Sansthan Panini Bilaspur CG by Mata Pushpa |date=2015-11-30 |last=old news |access-date=2025-01-16 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |title=विद्वत्सम्मति – महामहोपाध्यायाचार्या डॉ पुष्पा दीक्षित |trans-title=Scholarly Recognition – Mahamahopadhyaya Acharya Dr. Pushpa Dixit |url=https://pushpadikshit.in/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116111937/https://pushpadikshit.in/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF/ |archive-date=16 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-16 |language=hi}}
Early life and education
Pushpa was born on 12 June 1943 in city of Jabalpur, Central Provinces and Berar of British India (now in Madhya Pradesh). Her father Prāṇācārya (lit. Royal Physician) Pandit Sundarlal Shukla was an Ayurvedic physician and scholar. Her mother was Smt. Janaki Devi Shukla. During her childhood, she followed the footstep of her father, who was a scholar of Vyakarana and later studied it under Pandit Vishwanath Ji Tripathi, a leading grammarian and the principal of Krishna Bodhashram Sanskrit College in Jabalpur. She also received her Sanskrit education from three more gurus, including Pandit Ramprasadji Tripathi.{{Cite AV media |url=https://pushpadikshit.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240903_144749.jpg |title=श्रीः ओंकारनाथमालपाणीसंस्कृतात्मापुरस्कारः |language=sa |trans-title=Śrīḥ oṁkāranāthamālapāṇīsaṁskṛtātmāpuraskāraḥ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126064512/https://pushpadikshit.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240903_144749.jpg |archive-date=26 January 2025 |url-status=live |format=jpg |quote=वैयाकरणशिरोमणिः आचार्य-विश्वनाथ त्रिपाठी, आचार्य सुन्दरलालजी शुक्ल, अभिनव-पाणिनिः डॉ. पं. रामप्रसादजी त्रिपाठी च इत्येतादृशैः पञ्चगुरुभिः परम्परया व्याकरणज्ञानं प्राप्तवत्यः । |trans-quote=Traditionally, the knowledge of grammar has been obtained through five gurus, including the eminent grammarian Acharya Vishwanath Tripathi, Acharya Sundarlalji Shukla, and the modern Panini, Dr. Pandit Ramprasadji Tripathi. |via=Official Website Gallery}} She was married early to Shiv Prasad Dixit.कुमारी, मैत्रेयी. आधुनिक संस्कृत साहित्य. विद्यानिधि प्रकाशन. दिल्ली. 2017{{Cite book |last=पाठक |first=जगन्नाथ |url=https://archive.org/details/07._20210816SanskritVangmayaKaBtihatItihas7AadhunikSanskritSahitya/page/n1/mode/1up?q=%22%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%22 |title=आधुनिक संस्कृत साहित्य का इतिहास |publisher=उत्तर प्रदेश संस्कृत संस्थान |year=2000 |editor-last=उपाध्याय |editor-first=बलदेव |edition=1st |location=Lucknow |pages=343–344 |language=hi |trans-title=History of Modern Sanskrit Literature }}
Dixit completed her postgraduate degree in Sanskrit with three gold medal from Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya. Dixit pursued her higher education at the same University, where she earned her Ph.D. degree.
Academic career
She served as head of Sanskrit department at Government Girls Postgraduate College (शासकीय कन्या स्नातकोत्तर महाविद्यालय) in Bilaspur. She remained at service for almost 39 years.
Dixit is also invited to participate in national-level Sanskrit poetry conferences. Notably, she was selected as one of 15 national Sanskrit poets to recite poetry at the 13th World Sanskrit Conference held at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. To promote the study of Panini's grammar, Dixit organizes workshops, both online and offline through her institution, Pāṇini Shodh Sansthān in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh,{{Cite web |last=Shukla |first=CK |date=3 January 2025 |title=डॉ. पालेश्वर प्रसाद शर्मा की पुण्य तिथि : डॉ. पुष्पा दीक्षित बोलीं- उनकी रचनाओं को पढ़कर छत्तीसगढ़ को जान सकते हैं |trans-title=Dr. Paleshwar Prasad Sharma's death anniversary: Dr. Pushpa Dixit said - One can learn about Chhattisgarh by reading his works |url=https://www.haribhoomi.com/state-local/chhattishgarh/news/dr-paleshwar-prasad-sharma-death-anniversary-banmali-creation-center-bilaspur-65348 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115153102/https://www.haribhoomi.com/state-local/chhattishgarh/news/dr-paleshwar-prasad-sharma-death-anniversary-banmali-creation-center-bilaspur-65348 |archive-date=15 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=हरिभूमि |language=hi}}{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=16 June 2019 |title=संस्कृत भारत की आत्मा, इसके बिना संस्कृति अधूरी: डॉ. दुबे |trans-title=Sanskrit is the soul of India; without it, culture is incomplete: Dr. Dubey. |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/news/chhattisgarh-news-spirit-of-sanskrit-india-without-it-incomplete-culture-dr-dubey-063005-4783677.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190701142205/https://www.bhaskar.com/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/news/chhattisgarh-news-spirit-of-sanskrit-india-without-it-incomplete-culture-dr-dubey-063005-4783677.html |archive-date=2019-07-01 |access-date=2025-01-18 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}} where she has been imparting her knowledge for over two decades, free of cost.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-03 |title=संस्कृत वेदों का चिंतन है, इससे कई भाषाओं का जन्म हुआ : पुष्पा दीक्षित |trans-title=Sanskrit is the contemplation of the Vedas; many languages have originated from it: Pushpa Dixit. |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/delhi/bharat/bharat-news/special-story-on-sanskrit-specialist-pushpa-dixit-on-womens-day/na20200303074451206 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115154718/https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/chhattisgarh/state/bilaspur/special-story-on-sanskrit-specialist-pushpa-dixit-on-womens-day/ct20200303070804301 |archive-date=2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}{{Cite news |date=2024-11-17 |title=संस्कृत व्याकरण शिविर में पंजीयन 30 तक - Jodhpur News |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/jodhpur/news/registration-for-sanskrit-grammar-camp-is-till-30th-133972075.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241118020759/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/jodhpur/news/registration-for-sanskrit-grammar-camp-is-till-30th-133972075.html |archive-date=2024-11-18 |access-date=2025-01-15 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}} These workshops attract students and professors from across the country and abroad, with accommodation and meals provided by the Kosal Sanskrit Committee.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-15 |title=बिलासपुर में संस्कृत सिखाकर गुरु दक्षिणा दे रहे अमेरिका के वरुण {{!}} बिलासपुर में संस्कृत सिखाकर गुरु दक्षिणा दे रहे अमेरिका के वरुण - Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) News |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/chh-bil-omc-mat-latest-bilaspur-news-022502-852446-nor.html |access-date=2025-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115163709/https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/news/CHH-BIL-OMC-MAT-latest-bilaspur-news-022502-852446-NOR.html |archive-date=15 January 2025 }}{{Cite web |date=2015-05-27 |title=बिलासपुर में संस्कृत सीखकर अमेरिका में करेगी प्रचार |trans-title=After learning Sanskrit in Bilaspur, she will promote it in America. |url=https://www.naidunia.com/chhattisgarh/bilaspur-promotions-in-the-us-will-learn-sanskrit-in-bilaspur-375910 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Nai Dunia |language=hi}}
In Bilaspur, Dixit has developed a new mathematical method to clarify the principles of the Ashtadhyayi, aiming to enable students to grasp the concepts of Paninian grammar in a shorter time frame.{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Kamlesh |date=2025-01-04 |title=डा.पालेश्वरप्रसाद शर्मा की रचनाओं को पढ़कर छत्तीसगढ़ को जान सकते हैं - आचार्या डा.पुष्पा दीक्षित |trans-title=One can learn about Chhattisgarh by reading the works of Dr. Paleshwar Prasad Sharma - Acharya Dr. Pushpa Dixit. |url=https://knewsgroup.in/?p=2436 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115173348/https://knewsgroup.in/?p=2436 |archive-date=2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=K News Group |language=hi}} The Paushpi Prakriyā focuses on understanding the essence of Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLZxkYtIpnk&feature=youtu.be |title=महर्षि पाणिनि और उनका शब्दविज्ञान - Dr Pushpa Dixit & Sunil Joshi {{!}} #atharvaforum |date=2021-06-19 |last=Atharva Forum |access-date=2025-01-15 |via=YouTube}} simplifying the complex rules into a structured learning path.{{Cite web |last=त्रिपाठी |first=नीलेश |date=2020-03-07 |title=डॉ. पुष्पा दीक्षित: 78 की उम्र में भी जारी है संस्कृत बचाने की मुहिम, गणितीय विधि में तैयार किया संस्कृत का फार्मूला |trans-title=Dr. Pushpa Dixit: At the age of 78, she continues the mission to preserve Sanskrit and has developed a formula for Sanskrit using mathematical methods. |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/chhattisgarh/bilaspur-dr-pushpa-dixit-continues-to-save-sanskrit-even-at-the-age-of-78-formula-prepared-in-mathematical-method-bilaspur-women-day-cgnt-2895241.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501090921/https://hindi.news18.com/news/chhattisgarh/bilaspur-dr-pushpa-dixit-continues-to-save-sanskrit-even-at-the-age-of-78-formula-prepared-in-mathematical-method-bilaspur-women-day-cgnt-2895241.html |archive-date=1 May 2024 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}{{Cite web |last=शर्मा |first=मधु |date=2018-01-29 |title=VIDEO: विदेश तक संस्कृत की अलख जगा रहीं पुष्पा दीक्षित |trans-title=Pushpa Dixit is awakening the awareness of Sanskrit even abroad. |url=https://www.naidunia.com/special-story-the-foreigners-also-begin-to-speak-sanskrit-in-the-panini-research-institute-1531731 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107142648/https://www.naidunia.com/special-story-the-foreigners-also-begin-to-speak-sanskrit-in-the-panini-research-institute-1531731 |archive-date=7 November 2019 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Nai Dunia |language=hi}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-31 |title=World Sanskrit Day 2023 :बिलासपुर के इस संस्थान में संस्कृत सीखने आ रहे विदेशी |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/chhattisgarh/state/bilaspur/world-sanskrit-day-2023-students-coming-from-abroad-to-learn-sanskrit-in-bilaspur/ct20230831230037305305999 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115162915/https://www.etvbharat.com/amp/hindi/chhattisgarh/state/bilaspur/world-sanskrit-day-2023-students-coming-from-abroad-to-learn-sanskrit-in-bilaspur/ct20230831230037305305999 |archive-date=2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}
= ''Paushpi Prakriyā'' =
There are two main methods for studying Pāṇinian grammar. The first method involves reading the meanings of the sutras of Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī in their original order, starting with the Mahābhāṣya and continuing to the Kāśikāvrtti. This approach provides insight into the sequence of sutras but relies on additional texts for procedural understanding.
The second method is the procedural approach, based on the Siddhāntakaumudī, which focuses on application and presents relevant sutras. This method can disrupt the original arrangement of the Aṣṭādhyāyī and often requires memorization of commentaries, which may obscure the underlying principles.
Dixit believed that the prevailing methodologies, primarily based on texts like the SiddhāntaKaumudi and the Kāśikā, were inefficient for contemporary learners, prompting her to create a system that could condense years of study into a much shorter period. Thus, she developed a mathematical method over approximately 40 years that clarifies the procedural science of the Aṣṭādhyāyī, enabling comprehensive understanding in four months. This method has not been previously articulated since Pāṇini. By restructuring the traditional sequence of verbal forms, she has reorganized the Pāṇinian Dhātupāṭha while retaining all roots, aligning them with the procedural method.{{Cite web |title=परिचय |trans-title=Introduction |url=https://pushpadikshit.in/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AF/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115135700/https://pushpadikshit.in/परिचय/ |archive-date=15 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=महामहोपाध्यायाचार्या डॉ पुष्पा दीक्षित |language=hi}}
Her approach has been praised for reducing the learning time of Sanskrit grammar significantly, from a process that traditionally took years to one that can be accomplished in less than a year. This has been validated by the success of thousands of students who have passed through her institution.{{Cite web |last=दास |first=कोसलेंद्र |date=2012-03-17 |title=दक्षिणमुखी : पूरी दुनिया के लिए है संस्कृत : पुष्पा दीक्षित |trans-title=Sanskrit is for the Whole World: Pushpa Dixit |url=http://kosalendradas.blogspot.com/2012/03/blog-post_17.html?m=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116085952/http://kosalendradas.blogspot.com/2012/03/blog-post_17.html?m=1 |archive-date=16 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=दक्षिणमुखी}}{{Cite web |date=5 March 2017 |title=Dr. Pushpa Dikshit's method VS more traditional ways |url=https://groups.google.com/g/samskrita/c/i-nb1k84Nks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118173426/https://groups.google.com/g/samskrita/c/i-nb1k84Nks |archive-date=18 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Google Groups}}{{Cite book |url=https://sanskrit.nic.in/DigitalBook/S/sixty%20yearsvol1.pdf |title=षष्ट्यब्दसंस्कृतम् |publisher=Central Sanskrit University |year=2012 |isbn=978-81-246-0628-5 |editor-last=Tripathi |editor-first=Radhavallabh |edition=1st |volume=1 |location=New Delhi |pages=260 |language=en |trans-title=Sixty years of Sanskrit studies,1950-2010 |oclc=779774068 |editor-last2=Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021193441/https://sanskrit.nic.in/DigitalBook/S/sixty%20yearsvol1.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2023 |url-status=live}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=-Msmerc3cIE |title=Dr Pushpa Dixit 2 on ETV |date=2015-04-29 |last=Fenal Shah |access-date=2025-01-15 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiU9TBXtB6A&feature=youtu.be |title=Dr. Pushpa Dikshit - A TV Interview (News Nation) |date=2018-09-05 |last=Pushpa Dikshit |access-date=2025-01-15 |via=YouTube}}त्रिपाठी, राधावल्लभ. संस्कृत साहित्य: बीसवीं शताब्दी. राष्ट्रिय संस्कृत संस्थान. दिल्ली. 1999{{Cite web |title=Dr. Pushpa Dikshit |url=https://pushpadikshit.wordpress.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221126153407/http://pushpadikshit.wordpress.com/ |archive-date=2022-11-26 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Dr. Pushpa Dikshit |language=en-US}}
= Publications =
Her career is marked by numerous contributions to Sanskrit education,{{Cite web |date=2020-03-03 |title=मिसाल: 40 साल से संस्कृत की सेवा करने वाली पुष्पा के छात्र विदेश में मुफ्त शिक्षा दे रहे हैं |trans-title=Example: Students of Pushpa, who has been serving Sanskrit for 40 years, are providing free education abroad. |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/chhattisgarh/state/bilaspur/special-story-on-sanskrit-specialist-pushpa-dixit-on-womens-day/ct20200303070804301 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115154718/https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/chhattisgarh/state/bilaspur/special-story-on-sanskrit-specialist-pushpa-dixit-on-womens-day/ct20200303070804301 |archive-date=2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}} primarily through her publications and the Paushpi Prakriyā. Among her notable works:{{Cite web |title=Bio |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/19BRVYFKRNcvG_W4-D_5SVYBUVGy1Icjv/view?pli=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116093342/https://drive.google.com/file/d/19BRVYFKRNcvG_W4-D_5SVYBUVGy1Icjv/view?pli=1 |archive-date=16 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Google Docs}}
- "अष्टाध्यायी सहजबोध (Ashtadhyayi Sahajabodha) - A Scientific Commentary of Pāṇinī's Aṣṭādhyāyī" is a hindi series of which six volumes are published.{{Last updated|dateonly=17 January 2025}}
- सार्वधातुक खण्ड (sārva-dhātuka khaṇḍa) (1999)
- आर्धधातुकप्रकरणम् (ārdha-dhātuka prakaraṇam) (2001)
- कृदन्तप्रकरणम् (kṛdanta-prakaraṇam) (2004)
- तद्धितप्रकरणम् (taddhita-prakaraṇam) (2006)
- सुबन्तप्रक्रिया, स्त्रीप्रत्यय और द्विरुक्ति (subanta-prakriyā, strīpratyaya aura dvirukti) (2011)
- कारकप्रकरणम् तथा समासप्रक्रिया (kāraka-prakaraṇam tathā samāsa prakriyā) (2016)
- "पौष्पी नव्यसिद्धान्तकौमुदी (Pauṣpi Navyasiddhāntakaumudī)" is a Sanskrit series of which two volumes are published. {{Last updated|dateonly=17 January 2025}}
- सुबन्तप्रक्रिया-स्त्रीप्रत्यया-द्विरुक्तिश्च (subanta-prakriyā-strīpratyayā-dviruktiśca) (2018)
- सार्वधातुकतिङ्कृत्प्रत्ययाः (sārva-dhātuka-tiṅkṛt-pratyayāḥ)
- आर्धधातुक प्रत्ययों की इडागम व्यवस्था (Ārdhadhātuka Pratyayon kī Iḍāgama Vyavasthā)
- शीघ्रबोधव्याकरणम् (Śīghra-bodha-vyākaraṇam) (2007){{Cite book |last=दीक्षित |first=पुष्पा |title=शीघबोधव्याकरणम् : संस्कृत व्याकरण का प्रारम्भिक प्रक्रियाग्रन्थ. पाणिनीय शोध संस्थान ग्रन्थमाला |date=2007 |publisher=प्रतिभा प्रकाशन |isbn=978-81-7702-135-6 |series=पाणिनीय शोधसंस्थान ग्रन्थमाला |location=दिल्ली |language=hi |trans-title=Śīghabodhavyākaraṇam: A Preliminary Process of Sanskrit Grammar}}
- धात्वधिकरीयं सामान्यमङ्गकार्यम् (Dhātvadhikarīyaṁ Sāmānyam-aṅga-kāryam) (2014)
- तिङन्तकोषः – त्रयो भागाः (Tiṅanta-Koṣaḥ – three parts) (2014){{Cite book |last=दीक्षित |first=पुष्पा |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/893550858 |title=कविरसायनमित्यपरनामा तिङन्तकोषः |date=2014 |publisher=प्रतिभा प्रकाशन |isbn=978-81-7702-290-2 |edition=1st |location=दिल्ली, भारत |language=sa |trans-title=The Tiṅanta Lexicon otherwise named Kavirasāyana |oclc=893550858}}
- कृदन्तकोषः – द्वौ भागौ (Kridanta-Koṣaḥ – two parts) (2014)
- पाणिनीयं वैदिकव्याकरणम् (Pāṇinīyaṃ Vaidika-vyākaraṇam) (2019)
- भगवतः पाणिनेः सप्तविभागाष्टाध्यायी (Bhagavataḥ Pāṇineḥ Saptavibhāga-Aṣṭādhyāyī)
- पाणिनीयाष्टाध्यायीसूत्रपाठः प्रकरणनिर्देशसमन्वितः (Pāṇinīya Aṣṭādhyāyīsūtrapāṭhaḥ Prakaraṇanirdeśasamanvitaḥ)
== Books published by [[Samskrita Bharati]] ==
- पाणिनीयाष्टाध्यायीसूत्रपाठः प्रकरणनिर्देशसमन्वितः (Pāṇinīya Aṣṭādhyāyīsūtrapāṭhaḥ Prakaraṇanirdeśasamanvitaḥ) (2010)
- तिङ्कृत्कोषः – द्वौ भागौ (Tiṅkṛt Koṣaḥ) (2011) - in two parts
- सार्वधातुकखण्डः (sārva-dhātuka khaṇḍaḥ)
- आर्धधातुकखण्डः (ārdha-dhātuka khaṇḍaḥ)
- णिजन्तकोषः (Ṇijantakoṣaḥ) (2012){{Cite book |last=दीक्षित |first=पुष्पा |title=णिजन्तकोषः |date=2012 |publisher=संस्कृतभारती |isbn=978-93-81160-46-6 |edition=1st |series=महादेवशास्त्रिग्रन्थामाला |location=नई दिल्ली |language=sa}}
- सन्नन्तकोषः (Sannantakoṣaḥ) (2012){{Cite book |last=दीक्षित |first=पुष्पा |title=सन्नन्तकोषः |date=2012 |publisher=संस्कृतभारती |isbn=978-93-81160-47-3 |edition=1st |series=महादेवशास्त्रिग्रन्थामाला |location=नई दिल्ली |language=sa}}
- यङन्तकोषः नामधातुकोषश्च (Yaṅantakoṣaḥ nāmadhātukoṣaśca) (2012)
- यङ्लुगन्तकोषः (Yaṅlugantakoṣaḥ) (2012){{Cite book |last=Dīkṣita |first=Puṣpā |title=यङ्लुगन्तकोषः |date=2012 |publisher=संस्कृतभारती |isbn=978-93-81160-45-9 |edition=1st |series=महादेवशास्त्रिग्रन्थामाला |location=नई दिल्ली |language=sa}}
- लकारसरणिः – चत्वारो भागाः (Lakāra-saraṇiḥ) (2012) - in four parts
- लट्, लोट, लङ्, विधिलिङ्, इत्येते सार्वधातुकलकाराः (Laṭ, loṭa, laṅ, vidhiliṅ, ityete sārvadhātukalakārāḥ)
- लृट्, लृङ्, लुट्, आशीर्लिङ्, इत्येते चत्वारो लकाराः (Lṛṭ, lṛṅ, luṭ, āśīrliṅ, ityete catvāro lakārāḥ)
- लिट् लकारः (Liṭ lakāraḥ)
- लुङ् लकारः (luṅ lakāraḥ)
- इडागमः (Idāgamaḥ) (2010)
- पाणिनीयधातुपाठः - सार्थः (Pāṇinīya Dhātupāṭhaḥ - with meaning) (2019)
- प्रक्रियानुसारी पाणिनीयधातुपाठः – (Prakriyānusārī Pāṇinīya-Dhātupāṭhaḥ) (2011)
- पाणिनीयमूलधातुपाठः – प्रक्रियानुसारी (Pāṇinīya-Mūla-Dhātupāṭhaḥ – Prakriyānusārī) (2020)
- सनाद्यन्तधातुपाठः (Sanādyanta-Dhātupāṭhaḥ) (2020)
- सस्वरः पाणिनीयधातुपाठः – द्वौ भागौ (Sasvaraḥ Pāṇinīya Dhātupāṭhaḥ) (2012) – in two parts (editor)
- सार्वधातुकप्रत्ययोपयोगी (sārva-dhātuka-Pratyayopayogī)
- आर्धधातुकप्रत्ययोपयोगी (ārdha-dhātuka-Pratyayopayogī)
== Poetry books ==
- अग्निशिखा (Agnishikhā) (1984)
- शाम्भवी (Śāmbhavī){{Cite web |last=तिवारी |first=कौशल |date=2020-05-26 |title=वागर्थ आधुनिक संस्कृत: शाम्भवी |url=https://vagarthaadhuniksanskrit.blogspot.com/2020/05/blog-post_26.html?m=1 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=वागर्थ आधुनिक संस्कृत}} - (गीतिकाव्य){{NoteTag|A song that has qualities such as intense emotional experience, melody, expressiveness, etc., is called gītikāvya.|name=geet}}
- अपराजितवधूमहाकाव्यम् (Aparājitavadhu Mahākāvyam) - Editor and translator
- प्रबुद्धभारतम् (Prabuddhabhāratam) - Editor and translator
- सौन्दर्यलहरी (Saundaryalaharī) - commentary on the translation of Bacchulal Awasthi.
== [[DVD|DVDs]] ==
- तिङन्तसिद्धिः (Tiṅantasiddhiḥ) - 46-hour DVD prepared by Samskrita Bharati
- अष्टाध्यायी की अध्ययन पद्धति (Aṣṭādhyāyī kī Adhyayana Paddhati) - 72 Episodes Series prepared by UGC to broadcast on Gyan Darshan
- तिङन्तप्रक्रिया (Tiṅantaprakriyā) - 78 Episodes Series prepared by UGC to broadcast on Gyan Darshan
- वैदिक व्याकरणम् (vaidika vyākaraṇam) - 8 episodes created for the E-PG Pathshala{{NoteTag|e-PG Pathshala is an initiative of the MHRD under its National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT) being executed by the UGC.|name=epg}}of the project of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University.{{Cite web |last=Dixit |first=Pushpa |title=Subject: Sanskrit (M.A) |url=https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/ViewSubject?catid=OcXGfDp/okkJlTwp9YnKuA== |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250118140455/https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/ViewSubject?catid=OcXGfDp/okkJlTwp9YnKuA== |archive-date=2025-01-18 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=e-PG Pathshala |series=P-08 |at=M-26}}
- काशी पाण्डित्य परियोजना (Kāśī Pāṇḍitya Pariyojanā) – 09 DVDs prepared by Acharya Vasistha Tripathi for Philosophy and 08 DVDs prepared by Acharya Ramyatna Shukla for Vyakarana.
Her publications have been widely cited in academic circles, and she has contributed to various journals dedicated to linguistics and Sanskrit studies.
Recognition and awards
Throughout her career, Pushpa Dixit has received numerous accolades for her contributions to Sanskrit grammar.{{Cite news |date=2019-08-10 |title=काशी में आचार्य पुष्पा दीक्षित हुईं सम्मानित |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/news/chhattisgarh-news-acharya-pushpa-dixit-honored-in-kashi-103504-5208317.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210803211512/https://www.bhaskar.com/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/news/chhattisgarh-news-acharya-pushpa-dixit-honored-in-kashi-103504-5208317.html |archive-date=2021-08-03 |access-date=2025-01-15 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}} such as:-{{Cite web |title=प्राप्त सम्मान |trans-title=Received Awards |url=https://pushpadikshit.in/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126072115/https://pushpadikshit.in/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8/ |archive-date=26 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=महामहोपाध्यायाचार्या डॉ पुष्पा दीक्षित |language=hi}}
- वेद वेदाङ्ग सम्मान (Veda Vedāṅga Award) – On August 14, 2003, at a program organized in Delhi by the Maharishi Sandipani National Vedic Vidya Institute, the institute's president, Honorable Minister Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, awarded her recognition in the subject of grammar.
- Certificate of Honour{{NoteTag|The Certificate of Honour scheme was introduced in 1958 to recognize scholars of Sanskrit, Arabic, and Persian, and was extended to include Pali/Prakrit in 1996. Awarded annually on the eve of Independence Day, it honors scholars over 60 for their significant contributions. Each awardee receives a monetary grant of Rs. 50,000 per year for life, along with a sanad and a shawl presented by the President. The scheme includes 15 awards for Sanskrit, 3 each for Arabic and Persian, and 1 for Pali/Prakrit.|name=cert}} – On August 14, 2004, the contemporary President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, awarded her this certificate for proficiency in Sanskrit literature and scholarship in the scriptures.{{Cite web |title=List of Recipients of President's Certificate of Honour - 2004 |url=https://www.sanskrit.nic.in/schemes/presidential_awards.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114111022/https://www.sanskrit.nic.in/schemes/presidential_awards.php#2004 |archive-date=14 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Central Sanskrit University.}}
- अभिनन्दनपत्रम् (Letter of Commendation) – Presented by Central Sanskrit University, Jaipur Campus on the occasion of Sanskrit Week on 11 August 2011.{{Cite report |url=https://www.sanskrit.nic.in/AnnualReport/Annual_Report_2011_12_eng.pdf |title=Annual Report 2011-12 |date= |publisher=Central Sanskrit University |page=107 |access-date=26 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119080802/https://sanskrit.nic.in/AnnualReport/Annual_Report_2011_12_eng.pdf |archive-date=19 January 2025 |url-status=live}}
- संस्कृत भाषा सम्मान (Sanskrit Language Award) – Award by the Government of Chhattisgarh on November 1, 2007 in the awards ceremony of the Chhattisgarh Rajya Alanakran for her contributions to the state of Chhattisgarh.
- Vachaspati Title – On November 26 2010, she was conferred the title of Vachaspati (D.Litt) from Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University for extra-ordinary knowledge of Indian Vidya.{{Cite web |title=संस्कृत भाषा प्राचीन होते हुए भी नवीन है |trans-title=Although the Sanskrit language is ancient, it is also modern. |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/delhi/other-news/-/articleshow/6997157.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116102819/https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/delhi/other-news/-/articleshow/6997157.cms |archive-date=16 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi |quote=छत्तीसगढ़ की प्रो. पुष्पा दीक्षित को वाचस्पति की मानद उपाधि दी गई। |trans-quote=... Professor Pushpa Dikshit from Chhattisgarh was awarded the honorary title of Vachaspati.}}
- Mahamahopadhyaya Title – On March 24, 2011, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar, conferred the honorary title of 'Mahamahopadhyaya on its 3rd convocation ceremony for extra-ordinary knowledge of Indian Vidya.{{Cite web |date=24 March 2011 |title=Sanskrit is language that can bind humanity: Alva |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110325/dun.htm#9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922125555/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110325/dun.htm#9 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=The Tribune |place=Dehradun}}
- Vidyasagara Title – Awarded by Mandakini Sanskrit Vidvat-Parishad, New Delhi.
- Rajkumari Patnaik Award – On September 14, 2004, she was honored with the Rajkumari Patnaik Award 2003 by the Honorable Governor of the state, Mahamana Shri P. C. Seth, for exceptional contributions in the field of language.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=No such award or governor can be traced.}}
- श्रीमन्निग्रहाचार्ययशोवर्द्धनसम्मान (Shriman Nigrahacharya Yashovardhan Award) – it was bestowed to her with an engraved silver coin, and a self-authored book in the field of education for the Vikram Samvat 2080 (A.D. 2013), by Nigrahacharya Shri Bhagavatanand Guru.
- श्रीः ओंकारनाथमालपाणीसंस्कृतात्मापुरस्कारः (Śrīḥ Oṁkāranātha Mālapāṇī Saṃskṛtātma Award) – On February 21, 2013, Sangamner College awarded her this for her achievements in Sanskrit.
- Acharya Ramyatna Shukla Award – On August 5, 2019, the Uttar Pradesh Nagkoup Shastrarth Committee awarded her the 'Acharya Ramyatna Shukla Award.'
- Maharashtra State Mahakavi Kalidasa Sanskrit Sadhana Award – Awarded in 2019 by Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek on behalf of Government of Maharashtra on the occasion of Sanskrit Diwas for remarkable work, related to Sanskrit.
- Pūrṇa Sarasvatī Award – In 2021, the Shri Gokul Jan Kalyan Samiti, Bhopal, awarded her the Pūrṇa Sarasvatī Award.
- D.Litt. Honorary Degree – On March 28, 2023, Atal Bihari University, Bilaspur, conferred the honorary degree of 'D.Litt.'
- Grateful 2 Guru - Awarded by INDICA on July 2024 for outstanding and selfless service rendered for Sanatana Dharma.
Legacy
Dixit's Paushpi Prakriyā has not only made Sanskrit grammar more accessible but has also inspired a new generation of scholars and learners.{{Cite web |last=पुतुल |first=आलोक प्रकाश |date=2014-08-13 |title=पुष्पा सपने भी संस्कृत में ही देखती हैं |trans-title=Pushpa also dreams in Sanskrit. |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2014/08/140812_sanskrit_speaking_family_vr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203114204/https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2014/08/140812_sanskrit_speaking_family_vr |archive-date=3 December 2020 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=BBC News हिंदी |language=hi}} Students who have studied under her, including those who have deferred prestigious opportunities elsewhere, often cite her as a model of what a dedicated educator can achieve. For over 40 years, she has managed to balance her professional pursuits with personal responsibilities, including caring for her husband, who is paralyzed.{{cn|date=May 2025}}
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External links
- {{official|https://pushpadikshit.in}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20221126153327/https://pushpadikshit.wordpress.com/ Official Blogspot Archive]
- [https://www.bhaskar.com/chh-bil-omc-mat-latest-bilaspur-news-030506-2679005-nor.html जलसंरक्षण पर पुष्पा (Pushpa on water conservation)]
- [https://pushpadikshit.in/%e0%a4%aa%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%9f-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%a1%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%be Pushpa in Newspapers]
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