--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Here's Singh's translation and comment, based on the teaching of
Sw.
> Lakshman Joo:
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> "The word "loka" has to be construed in two senses 1) that which
is
> perceived, i.e. the multitude of objects, 2) he who perceives i.e.
> the class of subjects.
FWIW, /loka/ seems to be an interesting word:
loka m. (connected with %**{roka}** ; in the oldest texts %{loka} is
generally preceded by %{u} , which accord. to the Padap. = the
particle 3. %{u} ; but %{u} may be a prefixed vowel and %{uloka4} , a
collateral dialectic form of %{loka} ; accord. to others %{u-loka} is
abridged from %{uru-} or %{ava-loka}) , free or open space , room ,
place , scope , free motion RV. AV. Br. A1S3vS3r. (acc. with %{kR} or
%{dA} or %{anu-} %{nI} , to make room grant freedom "' ; %{loke} with
gen. `" instead of "') ; intermediate space Kaus3. ; a tract ,
region , district , country , province S3Br. ; the wide space or
world (either `" the universe "' or , any division of it "' , esp. `"
the sky or heaven "' ; 3 Lokas are commonly enumerated , viz.
heaven , earth , and the atmosphere or lower regions ; sometimes only
the first two ; but a fuller classification gives 7 worlds , viz.
Bhu1-lñloka , the earth ; Bhuvar-lñloka "' the space between the
earth and sun inhabited by Munis , Siddhas &c. ; Svar-lñloka ,
Indra's heaven above the sun or between it and the polar star ; Mahar-
lñloka , a region above the polar star and inhabited by Bhr2igo and
other saints who survive the destruction of the 3 lower worlds ;
Janar-lñloka , inhabited by Brahma1's son Sanat-kuma1ra &c. ; Tapar-
lñloka , inhñinhabited by deified Vaira1gins ; Satya-lñloka or Brahma-
lñloka , abode of Brahma1 , translation to which exempts from rebirth
[906,2] ; elsewhere these 7 worlds are described as earth , sky ,
heaven , middle region , place of re-births , mansion of the blest ,
and abode of truth ; sometimes 14 worlds are mentioned , viz. the 7
above , and 7 lower regions called in the order of their descent
below the earth- A-tala , Vi-tñtala , Su-tñtala , Rasa1tñtala ,
Tala1tñtala , Maha1-tñtala , and Pa1ta1la ; cf. RTL. 102 n. 1 IW.
420 , 1 ; 435 , 1) AV. &c. &c. ; N. of the number `" seven "' (cf.
above) VarBr2S. Sch. ; the earth or world of human beings &c. Mn.
MBh. &c. ([EMAIL PROTECTED] , this world "' ; %{asau4} or %
[EMAIL PROTECTED] , that or the other world "' ; loke or %{iha} %
{loke} , `" here on earth "' , opp. to %{para-tra} , %{para-loke}
&c. ; %{kRtsne} %{loke} , `" on the whole earth "') ; (also pl.) the
inhabitants of the world , mankind , folk , people (sometimes opp. to
`" king "') Mn. MBh. &c. ; (pl.) men (as opp. to `" women "') Vet.
Hit. ; a company , community (of ten ifc. to form collectives) Ka1v.
Vas. Katha1s. &c. ; ordinary life , worldly affairs , common practice
or usage Gr2S. Nir. Mn. &c. (%{loke} either `" in ordinary life "' ,
`" in worldly matters "' ; or , in common language , in popular
speech "' , as opp. to %{vede} , %{chandasi}) ; the faculty of
seeing , sight (only in %{ca4kSur-l-} q.v.) ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] du.
and [EMAIL PROTECTED] pl.N. of Sa1mans A1rshBr. [Cf. Lat. {lu1sus} ,
originally , a clearing of a forest "' ; Lith. {lau4kas} , a field.]
IMO, it's a bit strange that its evident(?) connection with the
verbal root /lok/ (English: look) is not mentioned above.
lok (connected with 1. %***{ruc}****) cl. 1. A1. (Dha1tup. iv , 2) , %
{lokate} (pf. %{luloke} Bhat2t2. ; inf. %{-lokitum} Katha1s.) , to
see , behold , perceive: Caus. or cl. 10. (Dha1tup. xxxiii , 103) %
{lokayati} (aor. %{alulokat}) id. S3Br. Sa1h. ; to know , recognize
R. Lin3gaP. [Cf. Eng. {look}.]
1 **roka** 1 m. (1. %***{ruc}***) light , lustre , brightness RV.
iii , 6 , 7 ; = %{kraya-bhid} L. (buying with ready money W.)
[888,3] ; n. (only L.) a hole , vacuity ; a boat , ship ; = %{cara}
or %{cala} ; = %{kRpaNa-bheda}.
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