Some delightful shlokas, compositions by Ranga @samjignyasu

Updated Jan 2015

It is simply amazing to find wonderful people on twitter, tweeting in Sanskrit, sharing their compositions in Sanskrit. Someone who is said by twitterati to have a Chandas processor inside of him is Ranga - @samjignyasu on twitter. Strongly recommend following him to read some wonderful shlokas he composes at ease!! Given below are his compositions. Tweets with explanations have been appended wherever possible

आपस्तुष्यन्ति जयात् कांग्रेस्मुक्तेर् बीजेपी चापि तुष्टः। तुष्यति कांग्रेस् सो'पि स्ववैरिणः पराजयं दृष्ट्वा॥
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) February 10, 2015

संवत्सरो'यं विदधातु पुष्टिं निरन्तरं नः प्रददातु तुष्टिम् । सर्वत्र पर्याप्तजलां सुवृष्टिं कुर्वन् च लोकेषु सुहृत्त्वसृष्टिम् ॥
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) January 1, 2015

निजां तनुं रावणराज्यसद्मसु प्रवेशितां वीक्ष्य स उग्ररूप्यभूत् । परंतु सीतावचनात् मरुत्सुते हुताशनः चन्दनपङ्कशीतलः ॥
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) December 18, 2014

या रात्रिरागतवती ह्यधुना क्रमेण सापि प्रयास्यति जनेषु सुनिद्रितेषु। प्रातः पुनः रविरुदेष्यति धावयन्नः कार्यालयं प्रति मुधा क्षयतीह कालः॥
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) December 10, 2014

Termites ate away my homework :))

"किमर्थं गृहकार्यं त्वं अद्य नानीतवान् शिशो ?" । "आर्ये पूर्णं अखादन् तत् पुस्तकं पुत्तिका मम" ॥ पुत्तिकाः termites @SNChd @PnNamboo
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) November 13, 2014

"मध्येसमुद्रं यदि चूतवृक्षः तस्यापचेयानि कथं फलानि?"। "उड्डीय पक्षैः" "कथमागतास् ते?" "यथागतश् चूततरुः पयोधौ"॥ हासाय न चेत् संस्कृताय वा
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) November 23, 2014

A verse glorifying Philae

It is फैलि or फीले। Using pronounciation as फैलि, correcting verse thus : pic.twitter.com/6I2gC3tDlB
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) November 15, 2014

जामता caused समस्या :))

अस्ति या सोनियापार्श्वे बीसीसीआई-पतेरपि । निद्रापहा समस्या सा जामातृचरितोद्भवा ॥ :-) @suhasm @SNChd @sudarshanhs
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) November 28, 2014

Guess Who? - a riddle

संवर्धते शंतनुजं निषेव्य कर्णान्तिकः सन् कुरुते च घोषम् । भीमाहतेः भग्नतनुः म्रियेत ...॥ कः अयम् ?
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) November 16, 2014

एकपक्षे अयं दुर्योधनः। स शंतनुजं भीष्मं निषेव्य सेवां कृत्वा संवर्धते। कर्णपार्श्वे स्थित्वा गर्जति। भीमप्रहारेण भग्नशरीरो भूत्वा नश्यति।
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) November 16, 2014

अपरपक्षे अत्र अन्यः अपि वर्णितः अस्ति ! स कः ?
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) November 16, 2014

मशकः। सोपि तनुजं blood निषेव्य शं (बाढं) संवर्धते। कर्णपार्श्वे शब्दयति। भीम (terrific) आहतेः blow भग्नशरीरः नश्यति। अतः श्लोकः एवं ....
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) November 16, 2014

संवर्धते शंतनुजं निषेव्य कर्णान्तिकः सन् कुरुते च घोषम् । भीमाहतेः भग्नतनुः म्रियेत दुर्योधनोऽयं मशकायते नु ॥
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) November 16, 2014

Guess who




Given to us for Diwali 2014 by Ranga 

गोपालशत्रुर् नरकासुरस् तत्- कोपादभूत् प्राणविहीनदेहः । दीपान् प्रदीप्य स्मरतां दिनं तत् दीपावलीपर्वशुभाशया वः ॥ @SNChd @invest_mutual
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) October 21, 2014

Funny

वहति निजमुखेषु ब्रह्मदेवः स वाणीं परमशिवशरीरैकांश एवास्ति गौरी । लसति हृदयमध्ये पद्मनाभस्य लक्ष्मीः भवति न बत कस्मिन् अङ्गनासङ्गवाञ्छा ॥
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) September 16, 2014

It's a चाटु to be taken on a lighter note :-) @SNChd @sudarshanhs @iksusara @suhasm @haritirumalai @BhattaPN @PnNamboo
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) September 16, 2014

@SNChd but why. भारं वहति - carries weight. तद्वत् ब्रह्मा वाणीं वहति - carries वाणी । where ? निजमुखेषु । In his many mouths he carries her
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) September 16, 2014

@sudarshanhs परमशिवशरीरस्य एकः अंशः भागः एव गौरी अस्ति - अर्धांगित्वात् । ब्रह्मा मुखे तथा विष्णुः हृदये नारीं वहति। बत - हन्त !
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) September 16, 2014

Just brilliant, this combining  a Nitishataka shloka with a well known Subhashitam

@iksusara तर्हि द्वयोः सुभाषितयोस्सारः एवं भवति - न हि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखे मृगाः। परंतु क्षुधितस्याहेः पतत्याखुर्मुखे स्वयम्॥
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) September 25, 2014

Can we attempt a त्र्यक्षरी using द,व,न

Made an attempt thus : वन्दे दिने दिने देवं वन्दिनां वेदनानुदम् । दानववनदावं नो नन्ददं नन्दनन्दनम् ॥ pic.twitter.com/dX6PL1Gmai
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) October 16, 2014

@SNChd वेदनां नोदति इति वेदनानुद् । तम् । भाष्यकृत् इतिवत् समासः ।
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) October 16, 2014

@SNChd नुदति it should be. Not नोदति । क्षम्यताम् ।
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) October 16, 2014

@invest_mutual  दानव-वन-दावः। दानव एव वनम् दानववनम् ।  दानववनस्य दावः अग्निः विनाशक इत्यर्थः। @samjignyasu
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 16, 2014

A passing thought!

वर्तस्व वर्त्तमाने त्वं काले निश्चिंतमानसः । भविष्यं विविधै रूपैस् स्वयमाविर्भविष्यति ॥ #PassingThought
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) August 22, 2014

Stay in the present with worry free mind. The future will anyway unfold itself in its own various ways. @bkjagadish
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) August 22, 2014

Riddles

प्रहेलिका Riddle एषा कान्ता यद्विना राघवेण श्वासं कर्तुं शक्यते नो कदापि। सीता चैषा जानकी किन्तु नेयं अग्रे नास्ति ब्रूहि सा केति बुद्ध्या॥
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) August 6, 2014

.... without whom Rama cannot breath. She's Sita and yet not Janaki. Nothing further. Find who. Now the second interpretation : ....
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) August 7, 2014

.... giving नासिका without which Rama can't breath and which is of course not जानकी thus satisfying all statements. Hope it was enjoyable.
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) August 7, 2014

इता in सि इता is the same as in उपेत - उप इत। from इ root. The sense is also same सि उपेता - endowed with सि ।
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) August 7, 2014

How easily he composes these

सर्वं वर्णमयं भाति मनश्चापि प्रसीदति । कारणं किन्तु मा पृच्छ संप्राप्ते शुक्रवासरे ॥
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) July 25, 2014

उन्नतिं याति दानेन निम्नतां सञ्चयेन च । वारिदं पश्य खं प्राप्तं वारिधिं भूतले स्थितम् ॥ @SNChd @sudarshanhs @suhasm
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) July 30, 2014

अधुनैवागतोसि त्वं किंचित् स्थित्वा प्रयाहि रे। वृष्टिस्त्वं जातकोपा तु प्रेयसी नहि खल्वसि ॥ https://t.co/kUykkIkQY2
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) July 18, 2014

Read these on News Trading!!

वार्तायां वसति प्रसन्नवदना देवी सरस्वत्यसौ वाणिज्ये च तथा सदा शुभकरी लक्ष्मीर्हि पद्मासना। .... @SamPromotion @bibekdebroy @SNChd
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) October 1, 2014

.... वार्ता सैव कृता धनार्जनपरैः वाणिज्यवश्या यदि प्रायस्तत्र न तिष्ठतः समम् उभे श्वश्रूस्नुषे ते ननु !! @SamPromotion @bibekdebroy @SNChd
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) October 1, 2014

This illustrates the pun on the words Hari. Krishna, Madhusudana

कोऽयं द्वारि हरिः प्रयाह्युपवनं शाखामृगेनात्र किम् .... pic.twitter.com/zkBOSpunoA
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) August 17, 2014

Shared also by Ranga

विध्यत् piercing शल्यं thorn तीक्ष्णशल्यापनेयं is removable by sharp thorn. Diamond breakable by diamond. Bad by bad. @SNChd @reddygvsb
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) September 10, 2014

Check this one

Meaning, a crocodile, while in water can pull even a great elephant. The same when comes out, gets ridiculed even by a dog.
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) August 16, 2014

Another one: Attempting a त्र्यक्षरी using द,व,न 

Made an attempt thus : वन्दे दिने दिने देवं वन्दिनां वेदनानुदम् । दानववनदावं नो नन्ददं नन्दनन्दनम् ॥ pic.twitter.com/dX6PL1Gmai
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) October 16, 2014

समस्या Can we attempt a त्र्यक्षरी using द,व,न as in enclosed example, on any theme. https://t.co/uGil3lQKYq @SNChd
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) October 15, 2014

@SNChd वेदनां नोदति इति वेदनानुद् । तम् । भाष्यकृत् इतिवत् समासः ।
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) October 16, 2014

@invest_mutual दानव-वन-दावः। दानव एव वनम् दानववनम् । दानववनस्य दावः अग्निः विनाशक इत्यर्थः। @samjignyasu
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 16, 2014

@samjignyasu @SNChd नुदति इति नुद् । सर्वप्रातिपदिकेभ्यः क्विब्वक्तव्य इति क्विप् । नुद् इति कृदन्तरूपम् । ततः षष्ठीतत्पुरुषः । 1/2
— Ramanuja DEVANATHAN (@iksusara) October 17, 2014

@samjignyasu @SNChd वेदनायाः नुद् = वेदनानुद्, तं वेदनानुदम् इति । 2/2
— Ramanuja DEVANATHAN (@iksusara) October 17, 2014

Wherever possible, the meanings have been appended

परदार reminds me of this राजस्तुति shloka by someone: परदारपरोऽपि त्वं परदारपरो न हि । परदारपरः शत्रुदारणशीलः also ! @SNChd @haritirumalai
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) October 4, 2014

context : मातृवत् परदारेषु परदारपरः 1.अन्यदारासक्तः 2. शत्रुविदारणे शीलः अतः राजानं कश्चित् स्तौति यथा पूर्वं लिखितं @haritirumalai @SNChd
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) October 4, 2014

Amarakosha: Names of Vishnu, Lakshmi, Brahma, Balarama, Devata

The various names of Vishnu, Lakshmi, Brahma and Balarama as given in Amarkosha are given here

Must thank Sandeep Nangia for sharing these via twitter.

Vishnu in Amarakosha

विष्णुर्नारायणः कृष्णो वैकुण्ठो विष्टरश्रवाः। दामोदरो हृषीकेशः केशवो माधवः स्वभूः॥ Vishnu in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 15, 2014

दैत्यारिः पुण्डरीकाक्षो गोविन्दो गरुडध्वजः। पीताम्बरोऽच्युतः शार्ङ्गी विष्वक्सेनो जनार्दनः॥ Vishnu in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 15, 2014

उपेन्द्र इन्द्रावरजश्चक्रपाणिश्चतुर्भुजः। पद्मनाभो मधुरिपुर्वासुदेवस्त्रिविक्रमः॥ Vishnu in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 15, 2014

देवकीनन्दनः शौरिः श्रीपतिः पुरुषोत्तमः। वनमाली बलिध्वंसी कंसारातिरधोक्षजः॥ Vishnu in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 15, 2014

विश्वम्भरः कैटभजिद्विधुः श्रीवत्सलाञ्छनः। Vishnu in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 15, 2014

Now the break up of the words

विष्णुः नारायणः कृष्णः वैकुण्ठः विष्टरश्रवाः दामोदरः हृषीकेशः केशवः माधवः स्वभूः दैत्यारिः पुण्डरीकाक्षः Vishnu in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 15, 2014

गोविन्दः गरुडध्वजः पीताम्बरः अच्युतः शार्ङ्गी विष्वक्सेनः जनार्दनः उपेन्द्रः इन्द्रावरजः चक्रपाणिः Vishnu in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 15, 2014

चतुर्भुजः पद्मनाभः मधुरिपुः वासुदेवः त्रिविक्रमः देवकीनन्दनः शौरिः श्रीपतिः पुरुषोत्तमः वनमाली बलिध्वंसी Vishnu in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 15, 2014

कंसारातिः अधोक्षजः विश्वम्भरः कैटभजित् विधुः श्रीवत्सलाञ्छनः Vishnu in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 15, 2014

Those were the names of Vishnu

Various names of Lakshmi in Amarakosha

लक्ष्मीः पद्मालया पद्मा कमला श्रीर्हरिप्रिया॥ इन्दिरा लोकमाता मा क्षीरोदतनया रमा। भार्गवी लोकजननी क्षीरसागरकन्यका॥ Laksmi in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 20, 2014

Now the break up - Lakshmi

लक्ष्मीः पद्मालया पद्मा कमला श्रीः हरिप्रिया इन्दिरा लोकमाता मा क्षीरोदतनया रमा भार्गवी लोकजननी क्षीरसागरकन्यका Lakshmi in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 20, 2014

Names of Brahmaji - the Creator

ब्रह्मात्मभूः सुरज्येष्ठः परमेष्ठी पितामहः। हिरण्यगर्भो लोकेशः स्वयम्भूश्चतुराननः॥ Brahma in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 14, 2014

धाताब्जयोनिर्द्रुहिणो विरिञ्चिः कमलासनः। स्रष्टा प्रजापतिर्वेधा विधाता विश्वसृग्विधिः॥ Brahma in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 14, 2014

नाभिजन्माण्डजः पूर्वो निधनः कमलोद्भवः। सदानन्दो रजोमूर्तिः सत्यको हंसवाहनः॥ Brahma in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 14, 2014

Now the break up of the words - Brahmaji

ब्रह्मा आत्मभूः सुरज्येष्ठः परमेष्ठी पितामहः हिरण्यगर्भः लोकेशः स्वयम्भूः चतुराननः धाता अब्जयोनिः द्रुहिणः विरिञ्चिः कमलासनः #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 14, 2014

स्रष्टा प्रजापतिः वेधा विधाता विश्वसृट् विधिः नाभिजन्मा अण्डजः पूर्वः निधनः कमलोद्भवः सदानन्दः रजोमूर्तिः सत्यकः हंसवाहनः #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 14, 2014

Names for Devatas as per Amarakosha

Deity in #amarakosha अमरा निर्जरा देवास्त्रिदशा विबुधाः सुराः। सुपर्वाणः सुमनसस्त्रिदिवेशा दिवौकसः॥
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 9, 2014

आदितेया दिविषदो लेखा अदितिनन्दनाः। आदित्या ऋभवोऽस्वप्ना अमर्त्या अमृतान्धसः॥ Deity in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 9, 2014

बर्हिर्मुखाः क्रतुभुजो गीर्वाणा दानवारयः। वृन्दारका दैवतानि पुंसि वा देवताः स्त्रियाम्॥ Deity in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 9, 2014

The break-up of the words - Devatas / Deities

[१२ पु] अमरः निर्जरः देवः त्रिदशः विबुधः सुरः सुपर्वा (सुपर्वन्) सुमनाः (सुमनस्) त्रिदिवेशः दिवौकाः (दिवौकस्) आदितेयः दिविषद् #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 9, 2014

[१२ पु]लेखः अदितिनन्दनः आदित्यः ऋभुः अस्वप्नः अमर्त्यः अमृतान्धाः (अमृतान्धस्) बर्हिर्मुखः क्रतुभुज् गीर्वाणः दानवारिः वृन्दारकः #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 9, 2014

[पु नपु] दैवतम् [स्त्री] देवता #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 9, 2014

Names of Balarama in Amarakosha

बलभद्रः प्रलम्बघ्नो बलदेवोऽच्युताग्रजः। रेवतीरमणो रामः कामपालो हलायुधः॥ Balarama in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 17, 2014

नीलाम्बरो रौहिणेयस्तालाङ्को मुसली हली। संकर्षणः सीरपाणिः कालिन्दीभेदनो बलः॥ Balarama in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 17, 2014

Balarama - break up of the words

बलभद्रः प्रलम्बघ्नो बलदेवोऽच्युताग्रजः। रेवतीरमणो रामः कामपालो हलायुधः॥ Balarama in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 17, 2014

तालाङ्कः मुसली हली संकर्षणः सीरपाणिःकालिन्दीभेदनः बलः Balarama in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) September 17, 2014

#SanskritAppreciationHour 16.10.2014 - the story of शुनःशेप - son of Harishchandra - from ऐतरेय ब्राह्मण - Rohini Bakshi - Part 1

#SanskritAppreciationHour 16.10.2014 the story of शुनःशेप from ऐतरेय ब्राह्मण - class by Rohini Bakshi - Part 1

Sat Sri Akal and welcome all to today's #SanskritAppreciationHour Today we begin the story of शुनःशेप (śunaḥśepa) from ऐतरेय ब्राह्मण
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Text part 1 for today's story from the Aitareya Brahmana. Text Part 2 follows. pic.twitter.com/nlLoG7rtzP
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Part 2 of the text for today's story #SanskritAppreciationHour pic.twitter.com/iZIYObsczp
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Part 3 of text for today's story #SanskritAppreciationHour pic.twitter.com/OROAZMvRjX
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

The ऐतरेय ब्राह्मण is the Brahmana of the Śākala śākhā of the Rigveda. #SanskritAppreciationHour The story appears in the Rajasuya section.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

I have posted the #Sanskrit text of the part we will cover today in 3 pictures. You can find it on my TL. Shall we being #SanskritHour?
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

śunaḥśepa's story is quite well known and appears in many subsequent texts. But it is fascinating to learn #Vedic prose via the story. >>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Note the excessive use of pronouns, the use of the perfect (लिट्) as a narrative form & frequent repetition as an aid to memorise>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

>> as you are aware for centuries if not millennia, the sacred texts were transmitted orally and not committed to writing. So let us begin.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Also, for beginners, please compare my simplified tweets to the original text to understand sandhi #SanskritAppreciationHour #VedicSanskrit
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

हरिश्चन्द्र​: ह वैधसः ऐक्ष्वाकः राजा अपुत्र आस​। King Harishchandra, of the lineage Ikshvaku/Vedhas was issue-less. (He didn't have a son).
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

तस्य ह शतं जायाः बभूवुः। He had 100 wives (Lit. of him 100 wives were/became) Note ह - which gives authoritative emphasis in #VedicSanskrit
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

तासु पुत्रं न लेभे। तासु (in the 100 wives) पुत्रं a son न लेभे he did not obtain. i.e. Despite the 100 wives, he still didn't hv a son.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

@RohiniBakshi लिट् प्रथम पुरुष एकवचन of लभ् . Is that what you were asking? @bangalorehuduga
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 16, 2014

तस्य ह पर्वतनारदौ गृहे ऊषतुः। तस्य गृहे in his house ह indeed पर्वतनारदौ Parvata and Naarada ऊषतुः stayed. (note dual perfect for 2 sages)
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Now we know that Naarada is a very wise sage with knowledge of past present and future. You may recall Valmiki's Ramayana also opens with>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Valmiki asking Naarada to tell him about the best among humans in this world... so to Harishchandra - ask सः ह नारदं पप्रच्छ​। #SanskritHour
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Then follow 10 verses which dwell on the need for and nature of a son, which we will not do here - sufficeth to say - he asks Naarada how>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

>> how to have a son. Now we move onto text Part 2 - and let's see what Naarada tells Harishchandra to do, and what the king does. #SAH
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

अथ एनं उवाच​। (sorry about all the pronouns, you just get used to them :-)अथ एनं उवाच​। Then Naarada said to the King: वरुणम् राजानम् उपधाव
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

वरुणम् राजानम् उपधाव Go to (approach) King Varuna. Now we are still in the Vedic age, so you can see a v imp Vedic deity needs propitiation
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

पुत्रः मे जायतां तेन त्वा यजै इति। Let a son be born to me. With him I will sacrifice to you. #SanskritAppreciationHour #śunaḥśepa #Vedic
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

@RohiniBakshi विधि वशः => वैधसः no?
— Hari Tirumalai (@haritirumalai) October 16, 2014

@haritirumalai to the best of my knowledge it means he had an ancestor called vedhas
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

So Naarada tells the king to go to Varuna and tell him to give (the king) a son, with whom he (the king) will sacrifice to Varuna.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

तथा इति Like so, just so सः He (the king) वरुणम् राजानम् to King Varuna उपससार​ approached. #SanskritAppreciationHour #VedicSanskrit
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

And as instructed by Naarada he says to Varuna पुत्रः मे जायतां let a son be born to me तेन with him त्वा to you यजै i will sacrifice इति।
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

तथा इति Like so, just so, तस्य ह पुत्रः जज्ञे of him a son was born रोहितः नाम named Rohita #SanskritAppreciationHour #śunaḥśepa #Vedic
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

@RohiniBakshi ऊषतुः from वस् in लिट् right?
— Hari Tirumalai (@haritirumalai) October 16, 2014

तम् to him (the king) ह indeed उवाच (Varuna said) अजनि वै पुत्रः indeed a son has been born यजस्व मा sacrifice to me अनेन with him इति>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

note that इति is a speech marker, like inverted commas to show that someone has said these words. #SanskritAppreciationHour
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Now asked by Varuna to fulfill his commitment of sacrifice, सः ह उवाच​। Harishchandra replies: यदा वै पशु: निर्दश​: भवति अथ सः मेध्यः भवति।
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Clearly in no mood to sacrifice his newborn (son) he says यदा वै indeed when पशु: the sacrificial victim निर्दश​: भवति अथ सः मेध्यः भवति>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

@haritirumalai yes. Vedhas means fate, from which we get vaidhasa - But it is also a name, as in this case, a patronym. of Vedhas
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

यदा वै indeed when पशु: the sacrificial victim निर्दश​: भवति becomes 10 days old अथ then सः he मेध्यः भवति becomes worthy of sacrifice #SAH
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

निर्दशः नु अस्तु let him become 10 days old अथ then त्वा यजै इति I will sacrifice him to you । तथा इति। >>Fair enough. V generous of Varuna!
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Let's see what happens after 10 days. सः (Rohita) ह निर्दशः आस became 10 days old​। तम् ह उवाच। निर्दशः नु अभूत् यजस्व मा अनेन इति।>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

@haritirumalai @RohiniBakshi उवास - ऊषतुः - ऊषुः
— गुरुप्रसादः (@bangalorehuduga) October 16, 2014

>> तम् to (the king) ह उवाच Varuna said: निर्दशः नु अभूत् यजस्व मा अनेन इति He has become 10 days old, (now) sacrifice him to me>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

What d'u think happened? Did he sacrifice his son? Let's find out सः ह उवाच​. The king said: यदा वै पशोः दन्ताः जायन्ते अथ सः मेध्यः भवति।
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

यदा वै पशोः दन्ताः जायन्ते अथ सः मेध्यः भवति when the teeth of the sacrificial victim appear (lit. are born) it becomes worthy of sacrifice.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

दन्ताः नु अस्य जायन्ताम् अथ त्वा यजै इति The king (continues) let his teeth appear then I will sacrifice (him) to you. #SanskritAppreciation
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

तथा इति। तस्य ह दन्ताः जज्ञिरे। Like so, his (Rohita's) teeth appeared (lit. were born) So Varuna said to the King >>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

तं ह उवाचाज्ञत वै अस्य दन्ताः यजस्व मा अनेन इति। To the King, Varuna said his teeth have appeared (now) sacrifice to me with him. #SAH
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

You'd think Harishchandra would have run out of green to play with, but no...he comes up with another reason not to sacrifice his son>>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

सः ह उवाच He (the king) said यदा वै पशोः दन्ताः पद्यन्ते when the sacrificial victims teeth fall अथ सः मेध्यः भवति then it becomes worthy>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

दन्ताः नु अस्य पद्यन्ताम् अथ त्वा यजै इति। Harishchandra says: Let his teeth fall out, then I will sacrifice to you. #SanskritAppreciation
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

तथा इति as you can imagine तस्य ह दन्ताः पेदिरे his teeth fell out तं ह उवाचापत्सत वै अस्य दन्ताः (Varuna) said to him,his teeth have fallen
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

यजस्व मा अनेन इति - sacrifice to me (with) him. #SanskritAppreciationHour #VedicProse #śunaḥśepa ऐतरेय ब्राह्मण
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

So we'll have to stop here. But follow #SanskritAppreciationHour #VedicProse next week for a continuation of śunaḥśepa's story :-)
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 16, 2014

Amarakosha: Various words for "continuously","always", "much"... in Sanskrit

By Sandeep Nangia

सततानारताश्रान्तसंतताविरतानिशम्॥ नित्यानवरताजस्रमप्यथातिशयो भरः। #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 16, 2014

अतिवेलभृशात्यर्थातिमात्रोद्गाढनिर्भरम् ॥ तीव्रैकान्तनितान्तानि गाढबाढदृढानि च। #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 16, 2014

क्लीबे शीघ्राद्यसत्त्वे स्यात् त्रिष्वेषां सत्त्वगामि यत्॥ #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 16, 2014

Now the break up of the words

सततम् अनारतम् अश्रान्तम् संततम् अविरतम् अनिशम् नित्यम् अनवरतम् अजस्रम् are synonyms of continuously. #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 16, 2014

अतिशयः भरः अतिवेलम् भृशम् अत्यर्थम् अतिमात्रम् उद्गाढम् निर्भरम् तीव्रम् एकान्तम् नितान्तम् गाढम् बाढम् दृढम् synonyms of much #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 16, 2014

अतिशयः भरः are mas. Synonyms for शीघ्र etc used in neuter when not denoting an object. Otherwise, used in all three genders. #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 16, 2014

Amarakosha: Various names - synonyms - of Vayu in Sanskrit

वायुः in Amarakosha

श्वसनः स्पर्शनो वायुर्मातरिश्वा सदागतिः॥ पृषदश्वो गन्धवहो गन्धवाहाऽनिलाऽऽशुगाः। #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 14, 2014

समीरमारुतमरुज्जगत्प्राणसमीरणाः॥ नभस्वद्वातपवनपवमानप्रभञ्जनाः। #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 14, 2014

Now the break-up of the words

श्वसनः स्पर्शनः वायुः मातरिश्वा सदागतिः पृषदश्वः गन्धवहः गन्धवाहः अनिलः आशुगः Vayu in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 14, 2014

समीरः मारुतः मरुत् जगत्प्राणः समीरणः नभस्वान् वातः पवनः पवमानः प्रभञ्जनः Vayu in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 14, 2014

@invest_mutual Bhanujidixit gives 2 alts: पृषद् मृगभेदोऽश्वो वाहनमस्य i.e. his conveyance is पृषत् (spotted Antelope as per Apte)
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 14, 2014

@invest_mutual 2nd: पृष्तामम्बुकणानामश्वः i.e. पृषताम् (अम्बुकणानाम्) अश्वः. So the carrier of पृषत् (i.e. water droplets)
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 14, 2014

Amarakosha: Various names - synonyms - of Fire in Sanskrit

Fire and submarine fire in Amarakosha

By Sandeep Nangia

अग्निर्वैश्वानरो वह्निर्वीतिहोत्रो धनञ्जयः। कृपीटयोनिर्ज्वलनो जातवेदास्तनूनपात्॥ Fire in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 9, 2014

बर्हिः शुष्मा कृष्णवर्त्मा शोचिष्केश उषर्बुधः। आश्रयाशो बृहद्भानुः कृशानुः पावकोऽनलः॥ Fire in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 9, 2014

रोहिताश्वो वायुसखः शिखावानाशुशुक्षणिः। हिरण्यरेता हुतभुग् दहनो हव्यवाहनः॥ Fire in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 9, 2014

सप्तार्चिर्दमुनाः शुक्रश्चित्रभानुर्विभावसुः। शुचिरप्पित्तमौर्वस्तु वाडवो वडवानलः॥ Fire & submarine fire in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 9, 2014

Now the break-up of the words in the shlokas

अग्निः वैश्वानरः वह्निः वीतिहोत्रः धनञ्जयः कृपीटयोनिः ज्वलनः जातवेदाः तनूनपात् बर्हिः Synonyms of fire in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 9, 2014

शुष्मा  कृष्णवर्त्मा शोचिष्केशः उषर्बुधः आश्रयाशः बृहद्भानुः कृशानुः पावकः अनलः रोहिताश्वः Synonyms of fire in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 9, 2014

वायुसखः शिखावान् आशुशुक्षणिः हिरण्यरेताः हुतभुक् दहनः हव्यवाहनः सप्तार्चिः दमूनाः शुक्रः Synonyms of fire in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 9, 2014

चित्रभानुः विभावसुः शुचिः अप्पित्तम् Synonyms of fire in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 9, 2014

और्वः वाडवः वडवानलः Synonyms of submarine fire in #amarakosha
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 9, 2014

#SanskritAppreciationHour 07.10.2014 - Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā 1.10.13 of Maitrāyaṇī śākhā of Yajurveda (why clouds hug mountains)

#SanskritAppreciationHour 07.10.2014 -  Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā 1.10.13 of Maitrāyaṇī śākhā of Yajurveda : Why do clouds hug mountains?

by @RohiniBakshi

Have you ever seen clouds clinging to a mountain? Have you ever wondered why? #SanskritAppreciationHour pic.twitter.com/qKNM4TKoJW
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

If you went to Nainital this Aug,you must have seen this sight. Today a story fm the Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā tells us why. pic.twitter.com/2Kwe9Oz2cn
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā is the foundational text of the Maitrāyaṇī śākhā of the Yajurveda. Today's story appears at 1.10.13 #SanskritAppreciation
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

I had shared the text of the story earlier. In case you missed it, here it is: pic.twitter.com/eQ4X6YJTr4
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

Sat Sri Akal, and if you're wondering where I am these days, I'm finally getting to learn Vedic #Sanskrit and I share with you what I learn!
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

Last week we did the story telling us how night and day were created (Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā 1.5.12) the story of Yami's grief at Yama's death.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

Today let us see why it is that clouds always seem to cling to mountains and mountain tops, like so: pic.twitter.com/FcwvWViU6m
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

The text looks formidable, and the #Sanskrit is quite different from what we encounter in the epics and later. Let us begin #SanskritHour.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

Simplified for you, line 1: प्रजापते: वै एतत् ज्येष्ठम् तोकम् यत् पर्वताः। Now you can make out what the text says.. pic.twitter.com/8H3oE06wtX
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

For translation simplicity let's read प्रजापते: वै एतत् ज्येष्ठम् तोकम् यत् पर्वताः as यत् पर्वताः वै एतत् प्रजापते: ज्येष्ठम् तोकम् #SAH
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

Line 1 then means यत् पर्वताः the mountains वै indeed एतत् this [is] प्रजापते: Prajapati's ज्येष्ठम् oldest, best तोकम् creation/progeny
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

And now the surprise ते पक्षिणः आसन्। ते they आसन् were पक्षिणः winged!! Fancy that. Mountains with wings... wonder how that worked out :-)
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

You can very well imagine ते परापातम् आसत यत्रयत्राकामयन्त​। Means ते they परापातम् kept flying यत्रयत्राकामयन्त wherever they wished>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

>> (and flying wherever they wished) आसत they settled down. #SanskritAppreciationHour #MaitrāyaṇīSaṃhitā #VedicSanskrit
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

And what impact do you think this had on the Earth? अथ वै इयम् तर्हि शिथिर आसीत् which means अथ as such वै indeed इयम् तर्हि शिथिर आसीत् >>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

अथ वै इयम् she (the Earth) तर्हि then, at that time शिथिर unstable आसीत् was. शिथिर in Classical Sanskrit we know as शिथिल #SanskritHour
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

And when the Earth is troubled, we need a Hero to come and save her! तेषाम् इन्द्रः पक्षान् अछिनत्। #SanskritAppreciationHour #VedicSanskrit
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

Now before @bangalorehuduga tells me it's अच्छिनत्, all I can say is in the ancient text it is अछिनत् Maybe the rules were not fixed as yet!
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

तेषाम् of those mountains इन्द्रः Indra पक्षान् the wings अछिनत् cut>>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

Before we do the next sentence, what we're seeing is a lot of economy and use of pronouns. But in the chain, there is little doubt of refs.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

Next sentence तैः इमाम् अद्रिँहत् This sentence becomes clearer when we supply the kartaa (इन्द्रः) इमाम् अद्रिँहत् He made her firm>>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

In the previous sentence we saw इयम् meaning Earth, and here इमाम् is also used for Earth. अद्रिँहत् is from the root दृह् not so much>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

in use any more,but we see दृह् in it's past participle दृढ all the time.So Indra made the Earth firm by cutting the wings of the mountains.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

And with what did he make the Earth firm? तैः (पर्वतैः). I imagine him pinning them down like pegs, fixing them in place. Stabilising Earth
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

And what happened to the wings that were cut? ये पक्षाः आसन् ते जीमूताः अभवन्। #SanskritAppreciationHour #VedicSanskrit #MaitrāyaṇīSaṃhitā
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

ये पक्षाः आसन् those that were [the] wings ते जीमूताः अभवन् they became clouds...If anyone knows the etymology of जीमूत pl do share/tell!
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

@ushamirra जीवनं जलं मूतं बद्धमनेन - इति भानुजिदीक्षितः @RohiniBakshi
— Sandeep Nangia (@SNChd) October 28, 2014

So the wings became clouds and what do they do all the time? तस्मात् एते सददि पर्वतम् उपप्लवन्ते >>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

सददि is simply an ancient word for सदा. So the final line: योनिः हि एषाम् एषः तस्मात् एते सददि पर्वतम् उपप्लवन्ते (translation follows:)
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

योनिः origin हि indeed एषाम् of these [clouds] एषः this [mountain] तस्मात् that is why एते they [clouds] सददि always पर्वतम् उपप्लवन्ते >>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

योनिः हि एषाम् एषः तस्मात् एते सददि पर्वतम् to/towards [the mountain] उपप्लवन्ते float, approach, swim (उप+प्लु) And now you know why!!
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

I hope you enjoyed today's story. Next week we'll make a start on the story of शुनशेप as it appears in the Aitareya Brahmana #SanskritHour
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

Thank you all for participating and see you next Tuesday with more #VedicSanskrit, if it is in our stars :-) Bye for now.Have a great week.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) October 7, 2014

@RohiniBakshi these lines of सुमित्रानंदन पंत are very close to what you have taught today उड़ गया, अचानक लो, भूधर फड़का अपार वारिद के पर!
— dr suresh pant (@drsureshpant) October 7, 2014