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1. Sanskrit Quiz # 14 Answers (Vis Tekumalla)
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Translate 1 & 2 into Sanskrit:
1. So what is proper in this matter? In that you be the judge.
eva.m tarhi etad vishaye kim sama.njasa.m | tatra tvameva abhi~NaH | ----Vis Tekumalla
athaatra kaarye kiM yuktam| tatra tvayaiva pradhaanena bhavitavyam|| -- Phillip Ernest
Asmin kah samiichinam iti viSaye bhavaaneva nischayatu----PK Ramakrishnan
2. I will just call my wife and ask whether she has any dinner for me or not.
tAvat mama bhAryAm AhUya pR^ichChAmi kimapi bhojanAsho.asti na vA iti.----Vis Tekumalla
bhaaryaaM yaavaddhuutvaa mama bhojanamasti vaa naasti vaiti pRcchaami|| --- Phillip
Ernest
aham mama grihiiniim aahuuya prichaami mama raatribhojanam labhyate vaa na vaa
iti-----PK Ramakrishnan
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3. Compose a third line for the following verse:
AchAraH kulamAkhyati
deshamAkhyati bhAShaNam
sa.mbhramaH snehamAkhyati ------Original (Chanakya)
vapurAkhyati bhojanam
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AchAraH kulamAkhyati
deshamAkhyati bhAShaNam
bindur saubhagyamAkhyati----Vis Tekumalla
vapurAkhyati bhojanam
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AchAraH kulamAkhyati
deshamAkhyati bhAShaNam
dharmataa yugamAkhyati------Phillip Ernest
vapurAkhyati bhojanam
AchAraH kulamAkhyati
deshamAkhyati bhAShaNam
vastraM dhanatvamaakhyaati -----PK Ramakrishnan
vapurAkhyati bhojanam
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General meanings for 4-10?
4. kim nu khalu yathA ahamasyAmevam iyamapi mAm prati syAt?
Vis Tekumalla:
kim nu khalu = is it indeed possible; yathA = as; aham = I; asyAm = in her, towards
her; evam = in the same way; iyam = she; mAm = me; prati= towards; syAt = perhaps
Is it indeed possible she perhaps feels towards me in the same way as I do towards her.
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Phillip Ernest:
Should she not of course act [lit., _be_] towards me as I do towards her?
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PK Ramakrishnan:
Is it not that in whatever way I love her she should also reciprocate to me.
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5. purA kila karAlAyatane mAlatIm upaharannaghoraghaNTaH kR^ipANapANir mAdhavena
vyApAditaH.
Vis Tekumalla:
purA = long time ago; kila = as they say; karAla = a deity named karAla; Ayatane = at
the altar of ; upahAran = about to sacrifice; aghoraghaNTaH = aghoraghaNTaH (the bad
character's name); kR^ipANa-pANir = sword in hand; mAdhavena = by Maadhava;
vyApAditaH = destroyed, killed
Long time ago, they say, AghoraghanTa (with) sword in hand, ready to sacrifice Maalati
at the altar of karAla, was killed by Maadhava.
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Phillip Ernest:
They say that long ago in the land of Karala, Madhava, while he was carrying off
Malatim, killed the sword-wielding Aghoraghanta [lit., _'{wielder}of Siva's bell'].
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PK Ramakrishnan:
One upon a time, sword handed aghoraghaNta who was abducting Malati
in a dreadful place was defeated by mAdhava.
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6. yaH kashcid garbhadohadosyA bhavati sovashya.m achirAn mAnayitavyaH.
Vis Tekumalla:
yaH kashcid = whoever, whatever, any; garbha-dohadosyA bhavati = taken over by
pregnancy-related longing or craving; saH = that; avashya.m = definitely,
certainly,with no questions asked; achirAn = within a very short time; mAnayitavyaH =
should be honored
Any pregnant craving (she gets) should be taken care of right away.
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Phillip Ernest:
Whoever cohabits with a woman guilty of abortion [garbhadohadoSii?] must be
honored for [only] a short time [that is, _must quickly be condemned_].
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PK Ramakrishnan:
Any desire to eat a particular thing during pregnancy should be fulfilled without
delay.
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7. yAvannalajjate kanyA yAvat krIDati pA.msunA.
yAvattiShThati gomArge tAvat kanyA.m vivAhayet..
Vis Tekumalla:
yAvat = so long as, as far as; na = not; lajjate = displays shyness; kanyA = girl;
krIDati = plays (games); pA.msuna = during menses; tiShTati = stands; gomArge = in
cattle's way (open public place); tAvat = by that time; kanyA.m = girl; vivAhayet =
marry off
When a girl loses her shyness, has no qualms about playing games during her menses,
and loses her inhibitions about standing (spending time, hanging out) in open public
places, marry her off (get on with that shubhakaaryam right away:-).
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Phillip Ernest:
Inasmuch as a daughter has no shame, inasmuch as she weeps disgracefully [for the
effects of her sins] [lit., _inasmuch as the disgraceful {girl} weeps_], nasmuch as
she frequents public ways [lit., _stands in the cowpath_], one should marry [that]
daughter off.
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PK Ramakrishnan:
This indicates the age of a kanyA when she should be given in marriage -
When she does not start shying,
When she is still playing in the dust,
When she stands in the way of a cow,
Then she should given in marriage.
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8. na gR^iha.m gR^iha.mityAhur gR^ihiNI gR^iha.muchyate
gR^iha.m tu gR^ihiNIhIna.m kAntArAnnAtirichyate..
Vis Tekumalla:
I am having a problem with "kAntArAnnAtirichyate" in the second line. Either the
Panchatantram version I have has a mistake, or I am not parsing it correctly to get
its proper meaning. Apte (under gR^ihiNI) has the same verse (illustrating the use of
"gR^ihiNI" and that word is shown as "kA.ntArAdatirichyate." That was easier for me.
na = not; gR^iha.m = house; gR^ihamiti = like home; Ahur = is called; gR^ihiNI = lady
of the house, wife; gR^iha.m = home; uchyate = is said; gR^iha.m = house; tu = as
regards; gR^ihiNIhIna.m = without the wife; kAntArAt = than, compared to
wilderness/waste; atirichyate = surpasses, worse
It is said that a house is not a home. It is the homemaker (wife) who is the home,
i.e., it is the wife who makes a house a home; As regards a wifeless house, it is
worse than some wilderness or wasteland.
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Phillip Ernest:
In this world, they do not call a house a house; it is the housewife who is called the
house [that is, the physical house itself is no home, rather, it is the wife who
dwells threin who makes it a home, and constitutes its essence]; but a house deprived
of [or _lacking_] a housewife is no better than a hole in the ground.
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PK Ramakrishnan:
A house is not called a house,
A housewife is called a house.
A house without a housewife
Is not different from a forest.
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9. ehi vishvAtmane vatse bhixAsi parikalpitA.
arthino munayaH prApta.m gR^ihamedhiphala.m mayA..
Vis Tekumalla:
This is from Kalidasa's Kumarasambhava when Angirasa and other R^ishis visit Himavaan
to ask for Parvati's hand for Shiva.
ehi = come; vatse = dear child; vishvAtmane = for the soul of the universe (shiva);
bhixAsi = as bhixa, as alms; parikalpitA = chosen, created; arthino = the people who
are asking you to be a bride (for shiva); munayaH = sages; prApta.m = attained;
gR^ihamedhiphala.m = fullfilment as a head of a household; mayA = by me
Come, dear child, you are chosen to be alms for the soul of the universe (shiva). The
sages themselves are here to ask you to be His bride. My life as a head of a household
has found fulfillment.
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Phillip Ernest:
Come, dear girl [lit., _female calf_], you have been designated as an alms for [Siva]
the Soul of All. Petitioner sages! I have obtained the recompense of a householder
[that is, recompense for living the life of a householder].
[from Kalidasa's Kumarasambhava, seventh canto (I believe), a verse from the passage
constituting the exercise in chapter fifteen of Michael Coulson's_Teach Yourself
Sanskrit_.]
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PK Ramakrishnan:
Please come the daughter of VishvAtmA .
You are my declared food.
I am a grihamedhi who sought
This as my reward sought from the saints.
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10. ma.ndakvANitaveNur ahni shithile vyAvartayan gokula.m
barhApIDakam uttamA~Ngarachita.m godhUlidhUmra.m dadhAt.
mlAyantyA vanamAlayA parigataH shrA.ntopi ramyAkR^itir
gopastrInayanotsavo vitaratu shreyA.msivaH keshavaH..
Vis Tekumalla:
ma.nda-kvANita-veNur = playing flute gently;
ahni shithile vyAvartayan gokula.m = driving the cows back as the day weakens
barhA-pIDakam uttamA~Nga-rachita.m = wearing a head ornament of peacock feathers
godhUli-dhUmra.m dadhAt = dirty with dust from the cows
mlAyantyA vanamAlayA parigataH = encircled with a fading garland of wild flowers and
leaves
shrA.ntopi ramyAkR^itir = though tired still attractive to look at
gopastrI-nayanotsavo vitaratu = a feast for the eyes of cowherd girls
shreyA.msivaH keshavaH = may Keshava bestow his blessings of happiness upon you
Playing his flute gently, driving the cows back as the day wanes, wearing on his head
a crest of peacock feathers dirty with the dust from the cows, (his neck) encircled
with a fading garland of wildflowers and leaves, though tired yet attractive to look
at, a feast for the eyes of the cowherd girls, may (such) Krishna bless you to be
happy.
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Phillip Ernest:
His [jewel and bell covered] belt softly jangling, he wore the detached top portion of
a peacock's tail as his crest jewel, smoke colored like the dusk, as he drove the herd
of cows in the slackening day [that is, _in the evening_].
mlAyantyA vanamAlayA parigataH shrA.ntopi ramyAkR^itir
gopastrInayanotsavo vitaratu shreyA.msivaH keshavaH..
Encircled with a fading garland of forest flowers, and having a beautiful appearance
despite being tired, may the rejoicer of the cowgirls' eyes, the excellent and
auspicious Maned One [Kesava], grant [your desire].
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PK Ramakrishnan
ma.ndakvANitaveNur = with flute played slowly
shithile ahni = weakened day meaning towards the evening.
vyAvartayan = returning to
gokula.m = the abode of cows or brindavan
barhApIDakam = bound peacock feather
uttamA~Ngarachita.m = placed on the head.
godhUlidhUmra.m = grey with dust arising out the movement of cows.
dadhat = wearing
mlAyantyA = fading
vanamAlayA = garland of forest flowers
parigataH = bedecked
shrA.ntopi = though tired
ramyAkR^itir = with attractive appearance
gopastrInayanotsavo = a feast for the eyes of gopastriis
vitaratu = let bestow
shreyA.msivaH = fame and happiness
keshavaH.. = shriikriSna
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