Problem (isolated for emphasis)
Subbarao Varigonda (varigond@cems.umn.edu)
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 15:21:32 -0600 (CST)
There ARE tricky situations. here is one (my creation)!
See this tETagIti.
"E kavi pravarunDanu EdO cEya
anni vargamu lEnduku tannu konuTa?"
konni vEragu kEsulu unna vOyi.
icaTa 'vi' guruvO, laghuvO eddi younu?
I may mean "edO kavi pravaruDu anE padam mundu aksharAnni laghuvO, guruvO
cEsADani manamantA pOrADaDam enduku?" With this interpretation, kavi and
pravaruDu are different words and 'vi' is laghuvu. So the poem violates
chandas of gIti.
But, what if I say it can be read as
"Eka vipra varuni Edo cEya"
meaning, "oka brAhmADiki eDO cEsArani, anni vargAlu koTTu kODam enduku?" in
a totally different context. So, 'vi' becomes guru here and the poem, a valid
gIti?
So, depending on *meaning* and *context*, a single word CAN become both
guru and laghu! Hard and fast rules (samyukta, samaasa, rEpha are not
deterministic in such situations). This is essentially, exploring the hidden
freedom in the rules!
What is chitra kavitvam BTW? I have no idea!
regards,
subbarao
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