Avanitalam Punaravatirna Syat

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• verse 1

  अवनितलं पुनरवतीर्णा स्यात्संस्कृतगङ्गाधारा ।धीरभगीरथवंशोऽस्माकंवयं तु कृतनिर्धाराः ॥

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  avanitalaṃ punaravatīrṇā syātsaṃskṛtagaṅgādhārā ।dhīrabhagīrathavaṃśō'smākaṃvayaṃ tu kṛtanirdhārāḥ ॥

  meaning

  May the Ganga-stream of Sanskrit descend once again upon the earth; ours is the lineage of the steadfast Bhagiratha — we are the resolute ones who will bring her down.

  word by word

  स्यात्SyaatIs there · Is, Perhaps, Becomes · Should be · Perhaps · Becomes

  वयVayaOne who Weaves, Weaver

  तुTuBut, Indeed · Indeed · But Indeed · Then · Then, But · But, For emphasis · But, sometimes for emphasis · But · And, But, Indeed · For emphasis · Indeed, for emphasis · But, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · But, for gap-filling · Second indeed (for the welfare of this World, the Lord lifted the Earth which had gone to Rasatala) · Now
• verse 2

  निपततु पण्डितहरशिरसिप्रवहतु नित्यमिदं वचसिप्रविशतु वैयाकरणमुखंपुनरपि वहताज्जनमनसिपुत्रसहस्रं समुद्धृतं स्यात्यान्तु च जन्मविकाराः ॥ 1 ॥

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  nipatatu paṇḍitaharaśirasipravahatu nityamidaṃ vachasipraviśatu vaiyākaraṇamukhaṃpunarapi vahatājjanamanasiputrasahasraṃ samuddhṛtaṃ syātyāntu cha janmavikārāḥ ॥ 1 ॥

  meaning

  May this Sanskrit fall on the head of the learned Shiva, flow ever in their speech, enter the mouth of grammarians, and dwell again in the people's mind; thus a thousand sons would be uplifted and the births' distortions would depart.

  word by word

  पुनरपिPunar-ApiAgain

  स्यात्SyaatIs there · Is, Perhaps, Becomes · Should be · Perhaps · Becomes

  चCaAnd, sometimes used only for emphasis or gap-filling · for emphasis · And, sometimes used for emphasis · And · And, Also, Sometimes for emphasis or gap-fillings · Indeed · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also · For emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also, For emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis · Also · And, Also, Moreover · And, for emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-flilling · Moreover, Also · And, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, As Well as · Gap-filling or emphasis · And, for gap-filling · And, Also, sometimes for gap-filling · And, sometimes for emphasis · And, sometimes used for filling gaps
• verse 3

  ग्रामं ग्रामं गच्छामसंस्कृतशिक्षां यच्छामसर्वेषामपि तृप्तिहितार्थंस्वक्लेशं न हि गणयेमकृते प्रयत्ने किं न लभेतएवं सन्ति विचाराः ॥ 2 ॥

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  grāmaṃ grāmaṃ gachChāmasaṃskṛtaśikṣāṃ yachChāmasarvēṣāmapi tṛptihitārthaṃsvaklēśaṃ na hi gaṇayēmakṛtē prayatnē kiṃ na labhētaēvaṃ santi vichārāḥ ॥ 2 ॥

  meaning

  Let us go from village to village teaching Sanskrit; for the satisfaction and welfare of all let us not count our own toil — when effort is made, what is not gained? Such are our resolves.

  word by word

  ग्रामGraamaVillage

  नNaNot · Us, Our · [There are] no [Mantras or Medicine available, even a trace which can accomplish Uccatana etc.] · Us, of us, to us · The letter Nna · Not, Us · Not, No, Nor, Neither

  हिHiFor, Because

  लभेतLabheta(Similarly, an Adhyatma-vid) can obtain (the transcendental perception of Brahman within the Field of Body-Mind complex through Aatma-Yoga)

  एवंEvamThus · Thus, In this way · In this way · Indeed · In this manner

  सन्तिSantiExists · (The Bright Lotuses) abiding (on the Pond are captivating my Mind) · Abiding · Is present

  किम्KimWhat

  विचारVicaaraPondering, Deliberation, Consideration, Reflection
• verse 4

  या माता संस्कृतिमूलायस्या व्याप्तिस्सुविशालावाङ्मयरूपा सा भवतुलसतु चिरं सा वाङ्मालासुरवाणीं जनवाणीं कर्तुंयतामहे कृतिशूराः ॥ 3 ॥

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  yā mātā saṃskṛtimūlāyasyā vyāptissuviśālāvāṅmayarūpā sā bhavatulasatu chiraṃ sā vāṅmālāsuravāṇīṃ janavāṇīṃ kartuṃyatāmahē kṛtiśūrāḥ ॥ 3 ॥

  meaning

  May the mother who is the root of culture, whose reach is vast, manifest in the form of literature; may that garland of speech long shine — let us, the brave-hearted, strive to make the language of the gods the language of the people.

  word by word

  याYaaTo go towards

  माताMaataaMother

  यस्याYasyaaWhose · Her

  साSaaShe

  भवतुBhavatu(What Comparison) exists (to compare with this Power of Yours?) · Please be [the center of my Vision] · May there be · May he be · Let it be

  लसतुLasatu(O Mother), May you Shine (within the Lotus of my Heart in the form of the fullness of Knowledge arising from Atman)

  चिरंCiramDuring a long time

  यस्यYasyaWhose · Of Whose · Of Whom

  कर्तुम्KartumTo do
• verse 5

  रचन: डा. नारायणभट्टः

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  rachana: ḍā. nārāyaṇabhaṭṭaḥ

  meaning

  Composed by Dr. Narayana Bhatta (colophon).

  word by word

  रचनRacanaCreation, Preparation

  दDaGiving, Granting, Offering