Sanskrit Lesson 6, by Anuradha Choudry
Sanskrit is oldest language in the world which has retained its structure and vocabulary in the pristine form. Sanskrit is very much a spoken language today and it is spoken by an increasing number of people. Below is the sixth lesson in Spoken Sanskrit.
| Sanskrit (Devnagari) | Sanskrit (Roman script) | English meaning |
| k> smy> ? | kaH samayaH? | What is the time? |
| pÂ/ spadpÂ/ saxRpÂ/ padaen;f! vadnm!, | panca/ sapAdapanca/ sArdhapanca/ pAdonaSaD vAdanam. | It is 5 / 5.15 / 5.30/ 5.45 (quarter to 6) o’clock. |
| pÂaixkpÂ/ dzaenpÂ-vadn< (Évit), | pancAdhikapanca/ dashonapanca (bhavati) | (it is) 5.05 / 4.50 (10 to 5). |
| Évan! / ÉvtI kda ivÄkaez< gCDit?Tv< kda kayaRly< iv*aly< va gCDis? | bhavAn/ bhavatI kadA vittakosham gacChati?tvaM kadA kAryAlayaM vA vidyAlayaM gacchasi? | When are you (m/f) going to the bank? When are you (informal) going to the office or school? |
| Ah< àat>/ say</ mXyaûe/ raÇaE gCDaim, | Aham prAtaH/ sAyaM/ madhyAhne/ rAtrau gacChAmi. | Am going in the morning/ evening/ afternoon/ at night. |
| Ahm! @k*/ spadiÖ*/ saxRiÇ*/ padaenctur!*vadne AagCDaim, | Aham eka*/ sapAdadvi*/ sArdhatri*/ pAdonacatur*vAdane AgacchAmi. | Am coming at 1* / 2*.15 / 3*.30 / 3.45 (quarter to 4*).*the Nos 1-4 are said differently for time. |
| tt> pr< ik< kraeit / kraei; ? | tataH paraM kiM karoti / karoshi? | What are you (formal/ inf) doing? |
| Ah< g&h< gTva ALpahar< oaidTva cay< pITva smacarpÇ< piQTva iv*uTpÇ< ilioTva ikiÂt! ³IifTva maEnm! %pivZy AxR”{qanNtrm! %Tway àawRnam! %®va kayR< k&Tva ivïam< kraeim, | aham gRhaM gatvA ‘alpAhAraM’ khAditvA cAyaM pItvA samAcArapatraM paThitvA vidyutpatraM likhitvA kincit krIDitvA maunam upavishya ardhaghanTA anantaram utthAya prArthanAm uktvA kAryaM kRtvA vishrAmaM karomi. | After going home, after eating ‘little food’, after drinking tea, after reading the newspaper, after writing an email, after playing a little, after sitting quietly, after getting up in half an hour, after saying a prayer, after doing work, I take rest. |
suÉai;tm! – subhAShitam - ‘Well said’ – (Gita. II.38)Sri Krishna’s advice to Arjuna when he refuses to fight.
| suodu>oe sme k&Tva laÉalaÉaE jyajyaE,ttae yuÏay yuJySv
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sukheduHkhe same kRtvA lAbhAlAbhau jayAjayau. tato yuddhAya yujyasva naivaM pApamavApsyasi. | (After) Making equal happiness an sorrow,Gain and loss, victory and defeat.Then fight for the sake of war Thus you will not incur any ‘sin’. |
If you are unable to read the Devnagari column, please download the Sanskrit 99 font from
http://www.omkarananda-ashram.org/Sanskrit/itranslator99.htm.
Anuradha Choudry, a graduate from the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education in Pondicherry has recently completed her Ph.D in Sanskrit on Vedic Psychology from Pondicherry University. Currently doing her MLitt in ‘Crossways in European Humanities’ from the University of St.Andrews under the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship scheme of the European Union, she is also an active volunteer of Samskrita Bharati, dedicated to promoting Sanskrit as a living language and a powerful symbol of our national and cultural identity.
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December 20th, 2007 13:11
Dear Friend, I am Ramamurthi,aged 75, living in CHENNAI, INDIA. I am happy to read your article Sanskrit Lession 6. I suggest that in all your articles like the above, you open another col.by the side & use Sanskrit letters( Devanagari letters) always so that it will help to read easily & quickly by those who know Sanskrit letters(scripts) well.
This method will help people not to strain their mind to read first your lines, then to recollect it in Sanskrit Script & then understand the content of the passage. This method of using Sanskrit Scipt in all places where English letters are used must be followed at all times by all individuals.
This will help Sanskrit & Hindi Script knowning people whose numbers are increasing everyday.
You are a Doctorate in Sanskrit. I am happy about it. I would like you to develope Nursary Rhymes useing Saskrit cultural background to replace English Nursary Rhymes now followed in all Pre-KG level schools.This is an urgent need of the times.
Thanks. Ramamurthi.
March 22nd, 2008 18:17
hai anu hope u remember me
i want to meet u soon
April 2nd, 2008 12:33
Namaskar Anuji,
I am very delighted to see your lessons. Where ever I see, learning Sanskrit is a business but in your case it is a spreading of knowledge.
I wish you continue your effort to make our Dev vani , the world known.
Best of luck,
Rahul Brahmbhatt (New york)
September 16th, 2008 04:43
I think same analysis
October 31st, 2008 05:27
the essence of vedic secret is kept preserved not in aryan vedic literature. It is kept secretly by the18 sidhas followers of (ourgreat ‘dravidian’ master siva).All the thing (sidhi,mukthi,samathi,immortality)abuduntly seen in sidha literature. but it is locked. Only people whom thursty abt selfless ‘love’ - the real spiritual mind will get it. through proper wise people ‘guru”. In tamil there is a verse “guru arul inri THIRU arul illai”.
step 1
whom soul is out of (caste,race,money,religion,complexsion…. all bulshit thing which are the abstuckle) will definetly get it……! .
October 31st, 2008 05:34
step 2
Nothing but u must have love in ur heart and mind. will clear all the above abstuckle in your path.
step 3
once u reach the first care urself u must not return back to ur path.
step 4
trust only a true living guru will help u. whom will teach and clear all ur question.
step 0
…………..reply me…..”Lord Krishna”
“CONGRAT FOR UR SUCCESSFUL COMPLITION OF UR VIVA VOCE’
November 28th, 2008 03:32
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