Copyrighted material by Richard Stoney of Orleans, CA,
email: richston100@msn.com
Shiva and Kundalini: A "Whale" Allegory: Puts forth evidence that the mythology involving the two deities has a hidden "whale" theme with Sanskrit wordplay involved at times.
Gulliver's Travels and its Sanskrit Puns More Puns
Note: There are probably still other puzzles to be solved, including the diagram of the language machine/mechanism found in Part 3 involving the Academy.
Author's Defense of 'Sanskrit Puns in Gulliver's Travels'
Sources of the Word Yahoo: shows that this word from Gulliver's Travels comes from various languages, including Sanskrit, ancient Greek, Russian, etc.
Beggar's Opera and its Sanskrit Puns
"Ring Around the Rosy" and Shiva
English Words derived from Sanskrit
Hindu Linguistical Influence in Northern Europe: 1200-1600
Siva, Bhavani and Shiva: A comparison between a Hindu goddess and a Slavic one, with an interesting twist.
Shiva-Shakti Pattern: A theory on a linguistical pattern
Death of a Salesman: Shows examples of wordplay by Arthur Miller, based on the characters' names, the play's title (newly discovered in 2004) and other items.
Ethnobotany, Greek Mythology, Linnaeus and Linguistics: A theory on Linnaeus' reason for picking SAMBUCUS to represent the genus of the elder tree.
Gary Condit's Linguistical Dilemma: Compares a Latin word, condit, with his political woes.
Flandona Gagnole: Linguistical essay on Jonathan Swift's Flying Island, the Astronomer's Cave and his sexism.