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'''Shabda Cayanika''' ("A Collection of Words") is a series of books in the form of an etymological encyclopedia that assembles a vast number of discourses given in his native [[:wikipedia:Bengali language|Bengali language]] by the [[:wikipedia:Philosophy|philosopher]] and social reformer [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]<ref group=note>[[:wikipedia:Giani Zail Singh|Giani Zail Singh]], seventh president of India has said about Sarkar: "Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar was one of the greatest modern philosophers of India. (Inayatullah, 2002).</ref> aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (1921–1990).<ref group=note>Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in English, [[:wikipedia:Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[:wikipedia:Hindi language|Hindi]]. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating [[:wikipedia:Sociology|sociology]], [[:wikipedia:Economics|economics]], [[:wikipedia:Philology|philology]] and various other subjects, and in the name ""Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti"" when focusing on spiritual topics. Many of his books he gave as dictations; others were compiled from his discourses, some of them in small pocket-books.</ref> The total number of volumes of the collection is twenty-six but only five have been published in English.<ref group=note>The collection was initially published in Bengali on 1985.</ref> This series, together with other volumes like "''[[Varna Vijinana]]''" (or "Science of Letters"), "[[Sarkar's English Grammar and Composition]]", "''[[Varna Vicitra]]'' (or "Various Uses of Letters") is part of the vast work of the author in the field of philology (see ''Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias'' in Academic.ru).{{sfn|Academic.ru - ''Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias'': "Sarkar's Linguistic Concepts and Criteria"}}  

{{quote box|width=30em|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|title=Human segregation |align=left|quote="In the ''varnáshrama'' (caste) system, women and ''Shúdras'' as groups were segregated. That was a dark chapter in human history indeed. Human beings conspired against their fellow humans to deprive them of their legitimate human rights. It can be said that the seeds of exploitation, imperialism and colonialism were sown at that time. "|source="Discourse 10" of ''Shabda Cayanika'' Part 2{{sfn|Sarkar|1996 first English edit.}} as quoted in "Prout Globe"}}