tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post2125859069906407671..comments2024-03-08T04:18:18.826-05:00Comments on Practical Sanskrit: meet the alphabet - the letter a - अUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-16875364613893203862012-02-06T10:38:38.219-05:002012-02-06T10:38:38.219-05:00Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge....Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge. I'm just a beginner yoga student trying to learn more about the history of yoga and also to be able to read, write and chant Sanskrit. Your site is incredibly helpful!!!! Thank you again. Namaste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-54805490267451233402012-02-05T22:06:33.050-05:002012-02-05T22:06:33.050-05:00Nice one! Tukaram seems to have jumbled them when ...Nice one! Tukaram seems to have jumbled them when he said "akara to brahma, ukara to vishnu, makara mahesh janiyela". But then, it does not matter to advaitins...Amithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476708777737322719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-13945935445013496032011-12-28T14:29:34.854-05:002011-12-28T14:29:34.854-05:00Acabo de empezar con las letras. Tanto las leccion...Acabo de empezar con las letras. Tanto las lecciones como el video son muy didacticos.<br /><br />Muchas gracias<br />Maria Lameyer<br />Madrid EspañaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-79103319639901290842010-09-09T13:42:32.468-04:002010-09-09T13:42:32.468-04:00Thanks brother. You are such a boon to us new lear...Thanks brother. You are such a boon to us new learners.<br />Jagdeo<br />Brampton, CanadaJagdeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10984165129060607396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-6539299636158444182010-09-09T13:39:56.706-04:002010-09-09T13:39:56.706-04:00अकारो विष्णुरुद्दिष्ट उकारस्तु महेश्वरः ।
मकारस्तु...अकारो विष्णुरुद्दिष्ट उकारस्तु महेश्वरः ।<br />मकारस्तु स्मृतो ब्रह्मा, प्रणवस्तु त्रयात्मकः ॥ <br /><br />this is the proper verse. in general, if sandhi is broken up, it can lead to extra mAtrA-s and mess up the verse structure. hence the proper verse, when read has to be read this way only.<br /><br />the sandhi breakup is given only for ease of understanding the individual words.<br /><br />shashihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377391033858958905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-79191520370442676622010-09-09T13:21:50.271-04:002010-09-09T13:21:50.271-04:00My apologies again but what would be the correct p...My apologies again but what would be the correct pronunciation if I am reading.<br />Jagdeo<br />Brampton, CanadaJagdeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10984165129060607396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-84245950293305797962010-09-09T13:01:47.082-04:002010-09-09T13:01:47.082-04:00technically yes. but in the roman script, i remove...technically yes. but in the roman script, i removed the sandhi changes to give the base words.<br />without sandhi, the original would read as is given in the roman.<br /><br />अ-कारः विष्णुः उद्दिष्तः, उ-कारः तु महेश्वरः ।<br />म-कारः तु स्मृतः ब्रह्मा, प्रणवः तु त्रयात्मकः ॥<br />after sandhi becomes as follows -<br />अकारो विष्णुरुद्दिष्ट उकारस्तु महेश्वरः ।<br />मकारस्तु स्मृतो ब्रह्मा, shashihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377391033858958905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-850517788068407882.post-54000976148509390152010-09-09T12:37:13.052-04:002010-09-09T12:37:13.052-04:00अकारो विष्णुरुद्दिष्ट उकारस्तु महेश्वरः ।
मकारस्तु...अकारो विष्णुरुद्दिष्ट उकारस्तु महेश्वरः ।<br />मकारस्तु स्मृतो ब्रह्मा, प्रणवस्तु त्रयात्मकः ॥<br /><br />a-kAraH viShNuH uddiShtaH, u-kAraH tu maheshwaraH |<br />makAraH tu smRitaH brahmA, praNavaH tu trayAtmakaH ||<br /><br />A little confused here. Should the first letter read a-kAro, the second viShNur etc. Please advise..Jagdeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10984165129060607396noreply@blogger.com