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Dear All,
As proposed in the thread Iyer's corner, this thread has been started for the members of this forum to share their knowledge of Sanskrit. Let me begin with neeti zataka. Each sloka has 6 steps. It is designed for those who know the devanagari lipi but totally lacking in Sanskrit knowledge. The transliteration scheme followed by Monier Williams is followed here as it avoids the use of diacritical marks.
1 The sloka in Sanskrit in original form is given first.
2 Then it is broken into individual words.
3 Then it is paraphrased.
4 In the fourth step, meaning of individual words are given.
5 In the fifth step, the substance of the verse is given.
6 The last step contains minimal grammar points meant for learners.
Those who know Sanskrit can improve on this and they are invited to share their knowledge.
Now the first zloka of Bhartrhari's NIti zatakam.
1 दिक्कालाद्यनवच्छिन्नानन्तचिन्मात्रमूर्तये।
स्वानुभूत्येकमानाय नमश्शान्ताय तेज्से।।
2 दिक्- काल- आदि- अनवच्छिन्न- अनन्त- चिन्मात्र- मूर्तये- स्वानुभूति- एकमानाय- नमः- शान्ताय- तेजसे।
3 दिक्- काल- आदि- अनवच्छिन्न- अनन्त- चिन्मात्र- मूर्तये- स्वानुभूति- एकमानाय- शान्ताय- तेजसे- नमः।
4 दिक्-directions (east west etc.) काल- time आदि- etc. अनवच्छिन्न- unbound अनन्त-unlimited चिन्मात्र- wisdom (ज्ञानम्) मूर्तये-to the personification स्वानुभूति- personal experience एकमानाय- to the thing known by that only शान्ताय-to the calm तेजसे- to the lustre नमः- salutations.।
5 Salutations to the calm radiance, which is not bound by directions, time, which is the personification of unlimited wisdom and which can be known by personal experience alone.
6 Grammar- murti is the base form. murtaye is the dative form.
mAna is the base form. mAnAya is the dative form.
zAnta is the base form. zAntAya is the dative form.
tejas is the base form. tejase is the dative form.
What is dative? It represents the preposition 'to'. For those who know Tamil, this is நான்காம் வேற்றுமை.
नमः- is always accompanied by a noun in dative form also called fourth case. compare the following.
शिवाय- नमः, गणेशाय-नमः, कृष्णाय- नमः-which respectively mean salutation to Ziva, Salutation to Ganeza, salutation to KRSna.
As proposed in the thread Iyer's corner, this thread has been started for the members of this forum to share their knowledge of Sanskrit. Let me begin with neeti zataka. Each sloka has 6 steps. It is designed for those who know the devanagari lipi but totally lacking in Sanskrit knowledge. The transliteration scheme followed by Monier Williams is followed here as it avoids the use of diacritical marks.
1 The sloka in Sanskrit in original form is given first.
2 Then it is broken into individual words.
3 Then it is paraphrased.
4 In the fourth step, meaning of individual words are given.
5 In the fifth step, the substance of the verse is given.
6 The last step contains minimal grammar points meant for learners.
Those who know Sanskrit can improve on this and they are invited to share their knowledge.
Now the first zloka of Bhartrhari's NIti zatakam.
1 दिक्कालाद्यनवच्छिन्नानन्तचिन्मात्रमूर्तये।
स्वानुभूत्येकमानाय नमश्शान्ताय तेज्से।।
2 दिक्- काल- आदि- अनवच्छिन्न- अनन्त- चिन्मात्र- मूर्तये- स्वानुभूति- एकमानाय- नमः- शान्ताय- तेजसे।
3 दिक्- काल- आदि- अनवच्छिन्न- अनन्त- चिन्मात्र- मूर्तये- स्वानुभूति- एकमानाय- शान्ताय- तेजसे- नमः।
4 दिक्-directions (east west etc.) काल- time आदि- etc. अनवच्छिन्न- unbound अनन्त-unlimited चिन्मात्र- wisdom (ज्ञानम्) मूर्तये-to the personification स्वानुभूति- personal experience एकमानाय- to the thing known by that only शान्ताय-to the calm तेजसे- to the lustre नमः- salutations.।
5 Salutations to the calm radiance, which is not bound by directions, time, which is the personification of unlimited wisdom and which can be known by personal experience alone.
6 Grammar- murti is the base form. murtaye is the dative form.
mAna is the base form. mAnAya is the dative form.
zAnta is the base form. zAntAya is the dative form.
tejas is the base form. tejase is the dative form.
What is dative? It represents the preposition 'to'. For those who know Tamil, this is நான்காம் வேற்றுமை.
नमः- is always accompanied by a noun in dative form also called fourth case. compare the following.
शिवाय- नमः, गणेशाय-नमः, कृष्णाय- नमः-which respectively mean salutation to Ziva, Salutation to Ganeza, salutation to KRSna.
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