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Exercise 21

A) Resolve the following Sanskrit compounds and translate them:

. अनादिकालिकसंसरः । अनादिः कालो यस्य सो ऽनादिकालिकः संसरः ।
The course through rebirths without beginning and fixed duration.

. अनादिमध्यान्तः । न आदिश्च मध्यं च अन्तश्च यस्य सः ।
Without beginning, middle and end.

. महामैत्रीकरुणाचित्तः । महती मैत्री च करुणा च यस्मिंस्तच्चित्तं यस्य सः ।
With a heart full of great benevolence and compassion.

. सर्वहतान्धकारः । सर्वस्मिन्हतो ऽन्धकारो येन सः ।
Who has destroyed the darkness everywhere.

B) Translate:

. मृतं दहन्नग्निः सतीमपि दहति ॥
The fire that burns the dead also burns the faithful wife (satī).

. सद्गुरुर्महाकविस्तोत्रैर्महादेवं स्तौति ॥
The good master praises the great god with hymns of praise from the great poets.

. महान्ति फलान्यदन्तो बाला जलमापि पिबन्ति ॥
The boys who eat great fruits also drink water.

. पुजां कुर्वञ्जनो यजते च स्तौति च देवताम् ॥
During the worship, the man offers sacrifice and praises the deity.

. गुरूपनीतनरो द्विजः ॥
A twice-born is a man who has been initiated into the Veda by his teacher.

. जितक्रोधो घ्नन्तमप्यरिं न द्वेष्टि । क्रोधजितस्तु द्वेष्टि ॥
He who has conquered anger does not hate an enemy, even if the latter kills him. But he who is conquered by anger hates.


Fig.: हतान्धकारा दीपाः
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