Talk:Yajnavalkya

Is Yajnavalkya a mathematician ?

Is Yajnavalkya a mathematician ? Alren 17:27, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Hmm... all astronomers do a bit of maths, but that doesn't seem reason enough to keep him listed as such, unless somebody provides more information on his mathematical exploits? VivaEmilyDavies 22:45, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I think it will be fine if he is taken out of the list of mathematicians. Other opinions? Oleg Alexandrov 22:51, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

600 B.C.

My source work on philosophy gives the date of Yajnavalkya as "About 600 B.C.", that is quite a difference from what it stands as currently. I know Indian philosophical movements tend to push the dates of their founders back quite a bit unnecessarily. Nagelfar 10:07, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

The 1800 BC estimate is based on the internal date of the Shatapatha Brahmana. The more conservative date is based on linguistic theory. 68.159.24.250 03:57, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating

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Requested move 14 June 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure) ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 15:49, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

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Yajnavalkya → Yājñavalkya – Multiple entries on early South Asian topics, such as Ānanda, Bādarāyaṇa, Gārgī Vāchaknavī, Mahākāśyapa, Parāśara, Puṇṇa Mantānīputta, Śabara, Śāriputra, Sīvali, Subhūti, Upāli, Uddālaka Āruṇi, Vātsyāyana, and Yaśodharā already have page names using the scholarly transcription of Indo-Aryan languages with diacritics. There should be a consistent standard for entries about early South Asian topics, and there is no reason why the entry for Yajnavalkya should be any different from the others. Antiquistik (talk) 21:18, 14 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisted. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^put'r there 18:45, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose Standard common english spelling available; articles like Ganesha, Shiva, Tara (Buddhism), Dipankara use standard English spellings

• • Britannica
  • The Hindu
  • The Mint Hindustan Times group
  • [1] Times of India.--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:27, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

  In this case, the articles already having diacritics in their titles should be renamed to the standard common English spellings as well. There shouldn't be such disparities in the form of the titles of pages covering early South Asian topics. Antiquistik (talk) 14:22, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

  Additionally, the pages which do not use diacritics are those about mythological figures. Those of historical individuals largely use diacritics, which I think is another argument in favour of renaming the Yajnavalkya page to Yājñavalkya. Antiquistik (talk) 11:51, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

  @Antiquistik Disagree on the argument. See Adi Shankara, Gaudapada, Matsyendranatha, Ashtavakra, Chanakya, Ramanuja, Madhvacharya, Tulsidas, Lakulisha, Patanjali etc. use common English spellings (WP:COMMONNAME). Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:04, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose: It needs to be shown that the common name is the proposed name. --Spekkios (talk) 00:09, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Re: renaming request

@Paine Ellsworth: The talk page's title is Talk:Yājñavalkya, but the article of which it is the talk page is titled Yajnavalkya, without the appropriate diacritics. Which is another reason why I reiterate my position in support of renaming the main article. Antiquistik (talk) 12:24, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Okay, I think I see what you mean. It should all be as you want it now. I've synchronized the talk pages with their subject pages, and I changed the current title in your move proposal to the title without diacritics. Let me know if you need anything else. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^put'r there 15:07, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

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This page needs to be like other Wikipedia biographies

This page needs to be like other Wikipedia biographies. If nothing or very little is known about their life, early life, date of birth, death etc. we can state that in the biography section. This page once had a history section. Some person with a prejudice against biographies seems to have made it disappear. PastaMonk 04:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Lead

@Callmethesongofroyalblue: your edits diff added and moved info to the lead which is WP:UNDUE, and presents the subject as a certain historical figure, based on a literal reading of primary sources, and a misrepresentation misrepresentation of secondary sources.

• "Many Hindu texts" is an exaggeration, given the number of two texts; it's also a weasel-term;
• "During his time, Yajnavalkya was known as "the wisest man in the world."" - that so? Unclear source, which only says "Gargi challenged Yajnavalkya, Who was considered the wisest man in the world, by asking questions about the foundation of atman (soul)." Considered by whom?
• "Within both the Sukla Yajur Veda and the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, he is depicted as being blunt, provocative and sarcastic." - Undue for the lead;
• "In the first verse of the Yajnavalkya Smriti, Yajnavalkya is decribed as the "yogesvara: meaning "the king of yogis."" - idem.

Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 09:13, 20 May 2024 (UTC)