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Have you ever noticed that children learn first to say "No" than to say "Yes"? Rebel is the first sign of intelligence, so they say. And intelligence begins with learning to say 'No', rather than 'Yes'. "na". We learn history is created just by this word. We could cite several examples from recent history or contemporary classics, but let us peek into the itihasa-s and purana-s. The story of Mahabharata meanders, as-if, from one "no" to another "no". Dhritarashtra says "no" to his counsels who advice to kill the new born (Duryodhana) since the omens were really bad. Drupada says "no" to Drona to help him as promised, upon which the latter gets his revenge via Arjuna and humiliating Drupada. Arjuna refuses to accept Karna's bravery and mocks him that he is not a king, which aligns Karna with Duryodhana. Duryodhana said "na" to paandavas for even an inch of land, which led to the complete annhilation of his generation. All of these refusals are pivotal points in the story. This Duryodhana's "na" is very poignantly expressed in the following sloka. When Duryodhana was in death bed and was asked "Why are you behaving like this?" he replies: jaanaami dharmam na ca me pravRuttiH | jaanaami adharmam na ca me nivRuttiH || जानामि धर्मम् न च मे प्रवृत्तिः । जानामि अधर्मम् न च मे निवृत्तिः ॥ "I know Dharma, but cannot practice it. I know adharma, I cannot stop practicing it." In Ramayana too, Ravana says "na" to return Sita back to Rama, which was followed by his own destruction and most of his kins. King Harischandra tells "na" to Vishwamitra Rshi to tell a lie, and goes through innumerable hardships, including charging for the burial of his son from his own estranged wife, as a guardian of the cemetary. So remember - next time you want to create a powerful impression on the reader of your story - "No" should be an important element. "No" is the real-hero. "No" is the villain. "No" is the Force. No. Na. Naa. Ne. Non. Nao. Nahi. Nyet. Nes si pas. Nicht. Devanagari <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari> न नोननुन्नो नुन्नोनो नाना नानानना ननु । नुन्नोऽनुन्नो ननुन्नेनो नानेना नुन्ननुन्ननुत् ॥ IAST <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAST> na nonanunno nunnono nānā nānānanā nanu । nunno'nunno nanunneno nānenā nunnanunnanut ॥ *Translation*: "О ye many-faced ones (*nānānanā*), he indeed (*nanu*) is not a man (*na nā*) who is defeated by an inferior (*ūna-nunno*), and that man is no man (*nā-anā*) who persecutes one weaker than himself (*nunnono*). He whose leader is not defeated (*na-nunneno*) though overcome is not vanquished (*nunno'nunno*); he who persecutes the completely vanquished (* nunna-nunna-nut*) is not without sin (*nānenā*) * * * * ** * * <http://sig.graphicsfactory.com/>* நல்லதுசெய் நல்லதே நடக்கும் *जन सेवा ईश्वर सेवा * *cnu.pne* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
