December 2019
In the past, Kāśyapa, the son of a certain riṣi was run over by a chariot that belonged to a vaiśya. The chariot hit him and Kāśyapa fell down. He was greatly pained because of the incident.
He thought – ‘What is the use of this helpless life? I’ll die right away, right at this spot!’. He greatly lamented for the troubles that had come his way.
Indra, who saw the state in which Kāśyapa was, came down to the earth in the guise of a fox and told...
ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ಇವರಿಬ್ಬರ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಅನುವಾದಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸೋಣ. ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ ಬಿಡಿಮುತ್ತನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಬಹುದು.
ಚತುರ್ಮುಖಮುಖಾಂಭೋಜವನಹಂಸವಧೂರ್ಮಮ |
ಮಾನಸೇ ರಮತಾಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಶುಕ್ಲಾ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ||
ನಾಲ್ಮೊಗನ ಸಾಲ್ಮೊಗದ ತಾವರೆಯ ಬನದೊಳಗೆ
ರಾಜಿಸುವ ಹಂಸರಮಣಿ
ಚಿರಕಾಲ ವಿಹರಿಸಲಿ ನನ್ನ ಮಾನಸದೊಳಗೆ
ಸರ್ವಾಂಗಧವಳೆ ವಾಣಿ (ಬಿ.ಮು., ಪುಟ ೬)
ಮೂಲದ ಅನುಪ್ರಾಸಪರಿಪ್ಲುತವಾದ ಪೂರ್ವಾರ್ಧವು ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಸುಂದರವಾಗಿ ಅನುವಾದದ ಪೂರ್ವಾರ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದಿರುವುದು ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ. ವಿಶೇಷತಃ “ನಾಲ್ಮೊಗನ ಸಾಲ್ಮೊಗದ ತಾವರೆಯ” ಎಂಬ ಸಮಾನಮಾತ್ರಾವಿನ್ಯಾಸದ ಪದಗಳು...
Here poetry isn’t the proverbial tough nut to crack. One need not raise their eyebrows remembering illustrious poets like Pampa, Ranna, Ṣaḍakṣarī, Harihara, Rudra-bhaṭṭa, Nāraṇappa (Kumāra-vyāsa). Our aim here is some light poetry. In these we see hints of prosody here and there; alliteration is present in a haphazard manner. The purpose here is to highlight some light compositions of people which they normally don’t highlight themselves. Since...
Tradition and Contemporary Science
Though Srinivasa Sastri had great respect for our śāstra-s and tradition, people who knew him thought that he had some disdain for ordinary scholars. Once Sastri was supposedly quite harsh in his speech at a scholarly assembly in Bangalore. He delivered the talk at the assembly hall in the Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Bangalore. The talk was organised by Sastri’s friend D. Venkataramayya.
During the talk, for some...
Yudhiṣṭhira: As time passes by and all creatures are taken to the abode of death, which is the conduct that leads to śreyas (goodness)?
Bhīṣma: (What Mādhavī told her father) – What one knows to be good, he must do it at once. Or else, Death comes in the way. What one plans to do in the afternoon, one must do it in the morning. Death doesn't observe if one has done something or is yet to do something. Therefore, one must adhere to dharma and...
ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ಈ ಎರಡು ಕೃತಿಗಳ ಹಲಕೆಲವು ಪದ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ತೌಲನಿಕವಾಗಿ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷಿಸಬಹುದು. ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಅನುವಾದಕ್ಕೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸಮಾನಪದ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸೋಣ.
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ವಟಸ್ಯ ಪತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಪುಟೇ ಶಯಾನಂ
ಬಾಲಂ ಮುಕುಂದಂ ಮನಸಾ ಸ್ಮರಾಮಿ ||
ಹಸ್ತಕಮಲದಿಂದ ತನ್ನ ಚರಣಕಮಲವ
ತೆಗೆದು ವದನಕಮಲದೊಳಗೆ ಹೊಗಿಸುತಿರುವನ
ಆಲದೆಲೆಯೆ ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲೊಳಗೆ ಪವಡಿಸಿರುವನ
ನೆನೆವೆನೆನ್ನ ಚಿತ್ತದೊಳಗೆ - ಮಗು ಮುಕುಂದನ (ಬಿ.ಮು., ಪುಟ ೩)
ಅಡಿಯ ತಾವರೆಯನ್ನು ಕೈಯ ತಾವರೆಯಿಂದ
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Venkaṭalakṣmāsānī
Among the popular dancers of my village, Bairakūru Venkaṭalakṣmāsānī’s dance and histrionics[1] became famous. Apart from the knowledge of music and Bharatanāṭyam, she also possessed some knowledge of literature. She sang and emoted various classical compositions including Jayadeva’s Aṣṭapadi[2] and Kṛṣṇakarṇāmṛta[3]. As a result, esteemed connoisseurs gathered at her residence for playing cards and having...
