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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
आदिश्च मध्यं अन्तश्च यस्य सः
Without beginning, middle, and end.

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

. सर्वहतान्धकारः
सर्वस्मिन्हतो ऽन्धकारो येन सः
The one who has destroyed 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 the hymns of the great poets.

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

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

. गुरूपनीतनरो द्विजः
A twice-born is a man who was initiated into the Veda by the master.

. जितक्रोधो घ्नन्तमप्यरिं 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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