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Today's Topics:
1. AtasthivAn (Jay Vaidya)
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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 12:58:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Jay Vaidya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Sanskrit] AtasthivAn
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atra ko-.ayaM harikAntamishrapaNDitaH, kash-cha
hayagrIvasya mahimA, ubhAv-api vishhayAv- aGYAtAH me,
tathApi vyAkaraNa-mAtram matam vadAmi |
atra hari-kAnta-mishra-paNDitasya vivaraNam
susaMgatam, tad eva sAdhu manye |
atra "A" (upasarga-pUrvakaH) + sthA dhAtuH
samyak tishhThati, Arohati vA, iti-arthe
etasminn-eva padye "vidhatse" iti rUpam dR^ishhTvA
atra vAkye kartA "tvam = hayagrIvaH" iti manye |
"tvam agnau ... mantramayaM sharIram AthishhThasi sma"
iti bhUtakAla-arthe gamyamAne
AtishhThaH (laN^, [vA luN^, vA liT, etAv api]) iti
rUpam prAptam |
tad bhAshhAyAm api kavinA ArshharUpam kvachit-sAdhu
iti matvA liT-sthAne kvasu iti pratyayaH vyApR^itaH |
("chAndasA api kvacid bhAShAyAm" iti harikAntaH)
tatra
A+sthA+liT -> (tataH ArshharUpam) ->
A+sthA+kvasu -> -> AtasthivAn, yathA vivR^itam
harikAntmishrapaNDitena |
"hayagrIvaH (tvam) agnau ... mantramayaM sharIraM
samyag sthitavAn" iti arthaH GYAyate|
---
I know neither who hari-kAnta-mishra is nor the
importance of hayagrIva, yet I give my opinion only
with respect to the grammar.
Here hari-kanta-mishra's explanation is reasonable,
and, I believe, correct.
Here the verb root is A+sthA
meaning "maintain well" or "ascend"
Taking a clue from "vidhatse" in the same verse, we
can assume that the subject is "you=hayagrIva".
"You ... maintained your sacred-magical body in the
fire", in this past tense form,
So either the laN^, luN^ or liT forms were expected.
However, the poet, considering the vedic forms to be
rarely grammatical for usage in non-vedic composition,
used the ancient grammatical form "kvasu" instead of
the expected "liT". (that is why hari-kAnta-mishra
says "chAndasA api kvacid bhAShAyAm". (NOTE: This is
vedic STYLE. kvasu is quite acceptable in non-vedic
language in other contexts.)
So
A+sthA+liT (in vedic form) becomes
A+sthA+kvasu -> -> AtasthivAn as explained by
hari-kAnta-mishra
It appears that the meaning is
"hayagrIva, you maintained well your sacred-magical
body... in the fire..."
dhana.njayaH
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> Message: 1
> From: Anand Rangarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> vedAnta-deshikaiH viracitam hayagrIva-stotre etam
> padam pashyAmaH - "AtasthivAn"
>
> sandarbhaH asti dashama-shlokaH ---
> agnau samiddhArciShi saptatantoH
> AtasthivAn mantramayaM sharIram
> akhaNDa-sAraIH haviShAM pradAnaiH
> ApyAyanaM vyomasadAM vidhatse
>
> paNdita-hare-kAnta-mishraiH racitam
> "bR^ihad-dhAtu-kusumAkaraH"
> pustake aham dR^iShTavAn. tatra "sthA" (ShThA)
> dhAtau etam rUpam
> "tasthivAn" dhR^iShTaH. parantu kim rUpam iti
> spaShtIkaraNam na
> upalabdham.
> ekA tippaNiH api dattam (tasya arthaH aham ki~Ncit
> api na avAgaccham)
> [atra yathA prakAshitam tathA pradarshayAmi] -
>
> "chAndasA api kvacid bhAShAyAm" iti nyAyena liTaH
> kvasuH
> dvitve AkAralope, "neD vashikR^iti" (7-2-8)
> itINniShedhe prApte,
> "vasvekAjAddhasAm" (7-2-67) itIT
>
> kR^ipayA sambodhayatu artham rUpam
> vyAkaraNa-visheShAmshAn ca
>
> dhanyavAdaH
> AnandaH
>
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