Re: Jaruk Saastry pEraDeelu - My turn Please!
Ramakrishna S. Pillalamarri (pkrishna@ARL.MIL)
Fri, 27 Jun 97 14:11:12 EDT
V. R. Veluri, when he said:
> The following is Jaruk's parody on the most popular
> Saanskrit meter, anushThup!
>
> oka kaani okEkaanee renDu kaanulu ardhaNaa |
> mooDu kaanulu mukkaanee naalugu kaanulokaNaa |
>
> Too monotonous and prosaic, like ' Sarasvatee namastubhyam
> varadE kaama roopiNee,' etc., isn't it?
managed to gratuitously attack (IMO-of course) chandassu, sanskrit language,
religion (after all, at one time, perhaps even now, this verse is taught to
all youngsters starting school.); all three in one fell swoop!
Apart from any other objectionable aspects of this verse, such as its
association with religion, chandas, and the dead language, I would like to
be enlightened on the particular aspect mentioned here, it being "monotonous
and prosaic". I am sure there are some others in this group who would be
eagerly awaiting this elucidation.
Ramakrishna"Don't hit a man when he is down; kick him, it's easier"Pillalamarri