I don't know if the flame war (?) started by Srinivas is still on or not (I am
no more a subscriber), but the following clipping might be of interest to
you all.
(This was taken from AndhrajyOti sacitra vAra patrika dated 6-Oct-89).
Regards
Krishna Kandadai
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SAstrigAri upanyAsaM
SrI vEdaM vEnkaTarAyaSAstri mahA vyAkhyAta. prasidhdha nATaka karta.
sanskRtAndhRAllO swayaM kRshi valla amOghamaina pAnDityAnni sampAdincAru.
vAru vIragrAndhika vAdi. ayinA nATakAllO pAtrOcita bhAshanu prayOgincAru.
bhAshalO tamAshAlu:
grAndhika bhAshAvAdi ayina SAstrigAru vyAvahArika bhAshanu grAmya bhAshagA
parigaNincAru. vADuka bhAsha okkokka jillAlO okkokka vidhamgA vunTundi.
dInni baTTi vEnkaTarAyaSAstrigAroka sabhalO upanyasistU iTlA annAru -
....ElUri nunci daxiNamunaku rAgA rAgA gEdelu barrelugA mArunu. janulu
'veLLaDaM' mAni 'pOvaDaM' Arambhinturu...nellUri vAru 'tAkabAka' anduru.
gOdAvari vArini 'muTTukOka' ani yegatALi sEyuduru...viSAkha paTTANamuvADu
'nannu tOleyyaMDi' anagA, rAjamahEndramuvADu 'nIvEmi pasarAnivA' ani
yaDigenu. rAjamahEndravarapu brAhmaNuDokaDu 'nAkoka ammAyi vundi' ani ceppagA,
madarAsuvADu umpuDugatte yanukoni chI! chI! yani nindincenu...
madarAsulO AgantakuDu auttarAhuDu tannu 'ranDa ranDa'yani madarAsuvADu
gauravimpagA "nIyabba ranDa, nI bAbu ranDa...nIvu vedhava munDa" ani gontu
paTTukonenu.
I vidhangA sAgipOyindi SAstrigAri upanyAsaM.
(contributed by nAgaLLa guruprasAdarAvu)
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