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the six pleasures of life

Webhealth is wealth. kalIdAsa says - sharIramadyam khalu dharmArtha sAdhanam - this body alone is the instrument for all dharma and artha (or for the …

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Be Happy. Be Healthy. See the good.

WebThe mantra, or shloka has 4 parts or phrases. The first three have the same format - "All a-must/should-verb an-adjective" Notice the bhavantu, santu, pashyantu?They are all …

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may hanumAn give you intellect and strength

Webbuddhir_balam = buddhiH + balam. buddhiH = faculty of intellect, of understanding. bodha = understanding. buddha = one who understands. [ dhiH = …

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Practical Sanskrit: May 2020

WebA blog to learn Sanskrit wisdom and language in simple and fun ways. Simple Sanskrit, Great Ideas. Come Curious, Go Wise.

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Practical Sanskrit: shiva

WebpuShTi-vardhanam = puShTi (nourishing, health) + vardhanam (one who increases) shiva is the raw nature, all his symbols are about time and growth. shiva is the …

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eat to live, not live to eat

Webthe instrument, the object, the doer and the act - of offering are all brahma; (one who considers thus) state of brahma alone is the destination worthy of such who is …

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How we learn and grow

WebAchArya = teacher. one whose conduct (AcharaNa) is worth following. i.e. one who practices what one preaches! just by following whose conduct you can learn is …

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smile, for you are worth it!

WebA blog to learn Sanskrit wisdom and language in simple and fun ways. Simple Sanskrit, Great Ideas. Come Curious, Go Wise.

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Practical Sanskrit: saraswati namastubhyaM सरस्वति …

WebA simple shloka for starting students has so much deep meaning hidden in it. This is also called the Saraswatī mantra. Hope you found it useful. 'siddhir_bhavatu té sadā' = May …

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worthiness of men and women- अश्वः शस्त्रं शास्त्रं …

Webnow the shloka at hand: ashwaH = horse; other words - haya, turanga shastraM = weapon; instrument, apparatus, iron, steel weapons were made of iron and …

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Meditate on Rama

WebAnd now the language aspects of the shloka- shrīrāmachandra (lord rAma) kṛipālu (who is merciful) bhaju (pray) mana (my heart/desiring faculty), haraṇa (remover, …

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Practical Sanskrit: We are what we eat

WebWe are what we eat - दीपो भक्षयते ध्वान्तं. Lamp eats darkness and produces [black] soot! What food (quality) [one] eats daily, so will [one] produce. This shloka is a …

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Practical Sanskrit: October 2009

Webincoming wealth, always good health, friends, sweet spoken wife, obedient children, fruitful knowledge - these are the six comfort/pleasures of this mortal world, o king!

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green, bountiful, mother earth

Webgreen, bountiful, mother earth - समुद्र-वसने देवि. this is the second of the morning shloka. as mentioned in the previous shloka, when the two shlokas are said at a …

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Where women are respected

WebIf desiring more prosperity in life, father, brother, husband, husband's younger brother (older is considered as father only) they all should respect the bride and adorn …

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Practical Sanskrit: shrI-gaNesha-stotram

WebpraNamya shirasA devam gaurI-putram vinAyakam |. bhaktAvAsam smaren_nityam AyuH-kAmArtha-siddhaye || 1 ||. bowing with the head, to the divine, to …

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Practical Sanskrit: aah water

Weba-jIrNe = in indigestion. bheShajam = भेषजं = medicine. the etymology for this word is - "bheSham rogamayaM jayati" which means one that wins over the fear of …

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like father like son

Weblike father like son - yathA rAjA tathA prajA - यथा राजा तथा प्रजा. as the land so the [ground] water, as the seed so the sprout. as the region [country] so the …

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no substitute for hard work

WebkAka-tAlIya nyAya or situation is when a crow comes and sits on a tree branch, and exactly at that moment the fruit falls on his head and kills it. it is a classic …

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Science is the only eye

WebparokshArtha = paroksha + artha (meaning) = meaning of the future, the (yet) unseen. darshakaM = viewer, spectator, one who sees; parokshArthasya darshakaM = …

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