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In Hindu ___MASK96___ , Sarama ( Sanskrit :   , Saram ; Tamil : Carapai ; Thai : Trichada ; Malay : Marcu Dewi ) is a mythological being referred to as the ___MASK5___ of the gods , or Deva - shuni (    -     , devaun ) . She first appears in one of Hinduism ' s earliest texts , the ___MASK80___ Veda , in which she helps the god - king Indra to recover divine cows stolen by the Panis , a class of demons . This legend is alluded to in many later texts , and Sarama is often associated with Indra . The epic Mahabharata , and some Puranas , also make brief ___MASK82___ to Sarama . Early ___MASK80___ - Vedic works do not depict Sarama as canine , but later Vedic mythologies and interpretations usually do . She is described as the mother of all dogs , in particular of the two four - eyed brindle dogs of the god Yama , and dogs are given the matronymic Sarameya ( `` offspring of Sarama '' ) . One scripture further describes Sarama as the mother of all wild animals . The Ramayana ("") is an ancient Indian ___MASK33___ ___MASK45___ which narrates the struggle of the divine prince Rama to ___MASK36___ his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana . Along with the " Mahabharata ", it forms the Sanskrit " Itihasa ". Dev is the Sanskrit ___MASK31___ for " ___MASK57___ "; the masculine form is Deva . ___MASK60___  the feminine form , and Deva  the masculine form , mean " heavenly , divine , anything of excellence ", and are also gender specific terms for a deity in Hinduism . In the early Vedic ___MASK30___ , Vritra ( Sanskrit : , ', lit . ' enveloper ') is a serpent or dragon , the personification of drought and adversary of Indra . In Hinduism , Vritra is identified as an Asura . Vritra was also known in the Vedas as Ahi ( Sanskrit : ', lit . ' snake '). He appears as a dragon blocking the ___MASK76___ of the rivers and is heroically slain by Indra . In the Vedas , Indra is the ___MASK68___ of Svarga and the Devas . He is the ___MASK21___ of lightning , thunder , storms , rains and ___MASK13___ flows . Indra is the most referred to deity in the " Rigveda ". He is celebrated for his powers , and the one who kills the great symbolic evil named Vritra who obstructs human prosperity and happiness . Indra destroys Vritra and his " deceiving forces ", and thereby brings rains and the sunshine as the friend of mankind . His importance diminishes in the post - Vedic Indian literature where he is depicted as a powerful ___MASK42___ but one who is getting in trouble with his drunken , hedonistic and adulterous ways , and the ___MASK21___ who disturbs Hindu monks as they meditate because he fears self - realized human beings may become more powerful than him . The Mahabharata or Mahbhrata ( US ; UK "") is one of the ___MASK77___ major Sanskrit epics of ancient ___MASK55___ , the other being the " Ramayana ". Sanskrit ( English pronunciation :; written in ___MASK37___ ___MASK15___ ; : or ', originally ', " refined speech ") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism and " Mahyna " Buddhism , a philosophical language in Hinduism , Jainism , Buddhism and Sikhism . It was also a literary language that was in use as a " lingua franca " in ancient and medieval South Asia . It is a standardised dialect of Old Indo - Aryan , originating as Vedic Sanskrit and tracing its linguistic ancestry back to Proto - Indo - Iranian and Proto - Indo - European . Today it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand . As one of the oldest Indo - European languages for which substantial written documentation exists , Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo - European studies . The Panis ( Sanskrit :   : ) are a ___MASK11___ of demons in the Rigveda , from " pai -", a ___MASK14___ for " bargainer , miser ," especially applied to one who is sparing of sacrificial oblations . The Panis appear in RV 10 . 108 as watchers over stolen cows . They are located behind the ___MASK17___ Ras , and sought out by Sarama . They boast to Sarama that they are well - armed and ___MASK18___ not yield the cows without battle , and that the cows are furthermore well hidden in a rocky chamber . Sarama threatens them with the might of Indra and the Angirasas who ___MASK18___ recover the cows . Hinduism is a ___MASK30___ , or a way of life , found most notably in India and Nepal . Hinduism has been called the oldest ___MASK30___ in the world , and some practitioners and scholars refer to it as "", " the eternal law ," or the " eternal way ," beyond human origins . Scholars regard Hinduism as a fusion or synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions , with diverse roots and no founder . This " Hindu synthesis " started to develop between 500 BCE and 300 CE following the Vedic period ( 1500 BCE to 500 BCE ). Hindu refers to any ___MASK24___ who regards themselves as culturally , ethnically , or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism . It has historically been used as a ___MASK34___ , cultural , rather than a religious ___MASK73___ for ___MASK69___ indigenous to South Asia . Rasa ("" ) means " moisture , humidity " in Vedic Sanskrit , and appears as the ___MASK12___ of a western tributary of the Indus in the Rigveda ( verse 5 . 53 . 9 ). The ___MASK31___ Puranas ("") literally means " ancient , old ", and it is a vast ___MASK93___ of Indian literature about a wide range of topics , particularly myths , legends and other traditional lore . Composed primarily in Sanskrit , but also in regional languages , several of these texts are named after major Hindu deities such as Vishnu , Shiva and ___MASK60___ . The Puranas ___MASK93___ of literature is found in both Hinduism and Jainism . In Hinduism , Svarga ( or Swarga ), also known as Swarga Loka , is any of the ___MASK10___ loka or planes in Hindu cosmology , which sequentially are Bhu loka ( Prithvi Loka , Earth ), Bhuvar loka , Swarga loka , Mahar loka , Jana loka , Tapa loka , Satyaloka ( Brahmaloka ), and the highest Goloka . It is a set of heavenly worlds located on and above Mt . Meru . It is a heaven where the righteous live in a paradise before their next incarnation . During each pralaya , the great dissolution , the first three realms , Bhu loka ( Earth ), Bhuvar loka , and Swarga loka , are destroyed . Below the seven upper realms lie seven lower realms , of Patala , the underworld and netherworld . Jainism ( or ), traditionally known as Jain Dharma , is an ancient Indian ___MASK30___ belonging to the " ramaa " tradition . The central tenet is non - violence and respect towards all living beings . The three main principles of Jainism are " ahimsa " ( non - violence ), " anekantavada " ( non - absolutism ) and " aparigraha " ( non - possessiveness ). Followers of Jainism take ___MASK67___ main vows : " ahimsa " ( non - violence ), " satya " ( not lying ), " asteya " ( not stealing ), " brahmacharya " ( chastity ) and " aparigraha " ( non - attachment ). Jain monks and nuns observe these vows absolutely whereas householders (" rvakas ") observe them within their practical limitations . Self - discipline and asceticism are thus major focuses of Jainism . Notably , Mahatma Gandhi was greatly influenced by Jainism and adopted many Jain principles in his life .