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Kalidasa’s Meghaduta (Cloud Messenger)

कश्चित् कान्ता विरहगुरुणा स्वाधिकारात्प्रमत्त​: शापेनास्तङ्गमितमहिमा वर्षभोग्येनभर्तु: । यक्षश्चके जनकतनयास्नानपुन्येनोदकेषु स्निग्धच्छायातरुषु वसतिं रामगिर्याश्रमेषु ॥ 1 अन्वय: कश्चित् यक्ष: स्वाधिकारात्प्रमत्त​: अस्तङ्गमितमहिमा भर्तु: शापेन वर्षभोग्येन कान्ताविरहगुरुणा   जनकतनयास्नानपुन्येन उदकेषु स्निग्धच्छायातरुषु रामगिर्याश्रमेषु वसतिं चक्रे Some Yaksha, negligent in own duty,  by curse i.e., banishment of a year by the Master (Kubera), fame destroyed, extremely pained by separation from lover,  under […]

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Kavyaprakasha

Introduction: The Sanskrit Literature is broadly classified in to two categories in terms of Lakshya (objective) and Lakshna (attribute): Kavyaprakasha (The Light of Poetry) was composed by Mammata in 12th Century CE. When he wrote, all the other theories were well established. It is a comprehensive work of earlier theories. He accepted all earlier theories […]

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Chandas -छन्दस् (Prosody)

Section I छन्दस् is a prosody, poetic metre. They are classified in to In this chapter we deal only with Prosody used in Literature i.e., Laukika. Composing poem in Chandas make it charming , rhythmic and easy to memorize. A poem or verse is usually divided in to four quarters (pada / पाद),  Chandas is […]

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Rukmini Sandesha

रुक्मिण्या: सन्देश: – Rukmini’s Message

लक्ष्मीनाथ समारंभाम् नाथ यामुन मध्यमाम् । अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्ताम् वन्दे गुरु परम्पराम् ॥ श्रीमते भगवते रामानुजाय नम: । श्रीमते निगमान्त महादेशिकाय नम: Rukminee sends Message to Krishna requesting him to marry her forcibly in seven beautiful verses. This is one of the most beautiful episodes in Shrimad Bhagavatam. The seven shlokas from 52nd Sarga of 10th Kandam, […]