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कौसल्यासुप्रजाराम इति पाठोऽपि वर्तते ।
Students of Vyākaraṇa would find this interesting. Read on. (१/७)
Accompanied by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, Viśvāmitra reaches the hermitage of Kandarpa (Kāma) at the confluence of Sarayu and Gaṅgā.
When the night turned into daybreak, the eminent ascetic Viśvāmitra, addressing the descendants of Kakutstha (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa), (२/७)
It is interesting to note that in words such as पिहितम् , पिपीलकः , पिनद्धम् and पिप्लुः , the उपसर्गः is अपि.
Eg. पिहित = अपि + √धा + क्त
Both अपिहितम् and पिहितम् are correct forms and mean the same. We are seeing अकारलोपः in पिहितम् ।
How's that? Read and find out.
It seems there does not exist a sutra in Ashtadhyayi regarding this अकारलोपः ।
However, this rule is indicated in न्यासः and पदमञ्जरी of काशिका-वृत्तिः । It seems आचार्य भागुरि (before Maharshi Panini), who does not find mention even in महाभाष्यम्, has laid down this rule.
Dec 15, 2020 • 39 tweets • 5 min read
Here is a collection of 38 phrases of natural expression in संस्कृतम् used by कालिदास in his famous drama अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् ।
I was surprised to observe the similarity of expressions used even in today's parlance.
Add these to your Sanskrit vocabulary and speak Kālidāsa.
1) Phrase = हला प्रियंवदे
Rough translation = हे प्रियंवदा
Example usage =
अनसूया- हला प्रियंवदे, यद्यपि गान्धर्वेण विधिना निर्वृत्तकल्याणा
शकुन्तला ऽनुरूपभर्तृगामिनी संवृत्तेति विर्वृतं मे हृदयं, तथाप्येतावत्
चिन्तनीयम् ।
