Terms and Conditions

Sanskrit (sanskrit.mayash.org) is a project of Mayash Foundation (“we,” “our,” or “us”), a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering Dharma through technology. These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of this site.

By accessing or using the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of them, please do not use the site. The Foundation’s foundation-wide terms on mayash.org cover its other services.

Reading is free and needs no account. When you use the site, you agree to:

• use it in accordance with applicable laws and regulations;
• respect the intellectual property rights of others;
• not engage in any activity that could harm our systems or other users, such as overloading the site or trying to get around its limits;
• not attempt to access accounts, pages or data that are not yours;
• not use the site for any unlawful or prohibited purpose.

The original Sanskrit texts come from the Foundation’s own material and from editions that are in the public domain or published under open licenses (such as CC0, CC BY and MIT). Texts taken from such editions remain under the terms of their licenses.

Transcriptions, translations and explanations are written by contributors, never copied from other publications. Text made by a machine, such as an automatic transcription or a draft, is always labeled as machine-made on the page.

The texts are offered for study and reflection. We work to keep them accurate, but we cannot guarantee that every text, transcription, translation or explanation is free of errors, and they are not a substitute for a qualified teacher.

The site’s design and software, and the versions contributors publish on it, are the property of Mayash Foundation and its licensors, and are protected by copyright and other laws. You may read the site, share links to its pages, and quote short passages for personal, educational or non-commercial use with a link back to the page. For any other use, including copying the site’s content in bulk or republishing it, please ask us first.

Our names and marks may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.

Accounts are by invitation only and are created by an administrator. If you have one, keep your sign-in details to yourself; you are responsible for what is done with your account. Tell us at once if you think someone else has used it.

Before your first transcription, translation or explanation, you accept the contributor terms shown on your account page. In short:

• You are credited by name on everything you write.
• The platform holds the publishing rights to your contributions, so it can publish, format and keep them available.
• Your work is published immediately, with no review queue.
• It is published under the platform’s license.

By contributing, you confirm that the work is your own, or that you have the right to publish it, and that it does not copy another publication’s translation or commentary. Administrators may choose which version is shown first, hide any version, and disable an account that breaks these Terms.

The “₹1 for Dharma” button lets you give a voluntary donation to Mayash Foundation. Payments are processed by Razorpay on the Foundation’s account, in Indian Rupees (INR). A donation does not buy any goods, service or access: everything on the site stays free to read. Refunds follow our Cancellation & Refunds policy; nothing is shipped (see the Shipping Policy).

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the site.

The site links to services we do not run, such as WhatsApp and Razorpay’s checkout. We are not responsible for their content or practices; their own terms apply when you use them.

The site is provided “as is” and “as available.” In no event shall Mayash Foundation, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your use of the site.

We may suspend or withdraw access to the site or to an account immediately, without prior notice or liability, at our sole discretion, including but not limited to a breach of these Terms. You may stop using the site at any time; to close a contributor account, write to us.

These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of India. Any disputes relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect. By continuing to access or use the site after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:

Organization

Mayash Foundation

Email

info@mayash.org

Phone / WhatsApp

+91 99931 35837 · WhatsApp

Address

132, North Milloniganj, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482002, India