Tuesday, 28 June 2011

learn sanskrit 4

Today lets learn some small Slokas in sanskrit

शुभं करोति कल्याणम् आरोग्यं धनसम्पदः। शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तु ते॥
 śubhaṁ karoti kalyāṇam ārogyaṁ dhanasampadaḥ| śatrubuddhivināśāya dīpajyotirnamo’stu te|| 
Bestows auspiciousness , good fortune, health, Destroyer of evil thoughts (ignorance?) — Salutations to the light of the lamp It is common to recite this shloka while lighting the lamp…


सद्‌भिस्तु लीलया प्रोक्तं शिलालिखितमक्षरम्‌। असद्‌भिः शपथेनोक्तं जले लिखितम् अक्षरम्‌॥
 sadbhistu līlayā proktaṁ śilālikhitamakṣaram | asadbhiḥ śapathenoktaṁ jale likhitam akṣaram || 
Even the casual words of good people are like words set in stone, [while] even the vows of the bad people are like words written on water! 


Exercise


Give the meaning of the following :-


1. शुभं           -    Good Fortune

2. कल्याणं      -    Auspiciousness

3. सद्बिस्तु     -   good people

4. अस्तद्भिः     -  Bad people

5. शिला         -   Stone

6. जले          -   Water

7. लीलया       -  Casually

8. शप्तं          - Promise  




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