Sanskrit Made Simple

😄 माध्यमभाषया उत्तरत। 1) ‘कं  संजघान ’  इति  श्लोकं माध्यमभाषया स्पष्टीकुरुत।       The above question is from the poetry lesson चित्रकाव्यम् , which means image poetry. Such lessons enhance the intellectual power and knowledge of children.      This verse is an example of अन्तरलाप .  There are four questions, which are given in the verse and the answer of each of them is hidden in the question itself. This is the beauty of शब्दालड्लार .  The answer to the question is obtained by combining or dropping a particular letter (in the question)  1)    The first question is  कं संजघान कृष्णः?  Whom did Krishna kill? By combining  कं  and  सं,  the answer is obtained –  कंसं जघान कृष्णः।  (Kansa) 2)    The second question is  का शीतलवाहिनी गड्गा?  Which (part of) Ganga is coolly flowing? By combining   का  ...

संस्कृतनाट्यस्तबकः प्रथमं पुष्पम्।  😄 माध्यमभाषया लिखत। 1) दुष्यन्तस्य कानि स्वभाववै शिष्ट्यानि ज्ञायन्ते ?       अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् is a very famous work of महाकवि कालिदास . Human characters are beautifully depicted in various emotional states of human mind and heart. The first extract in the lesson संस्कृतनाट्यस्तबकः reveals some aspects of  the noble King Dushyant’s nature.       Despite being a King, Dushyant was modest, obedient  and noble enough to accept the orders of Vaikhanas regarding taking back the arrow, which was intended for the hermitage deer. His sensitive nature can be observed during his conversation with the charioteer, when he tells him to keep the chariot away from the hermitage, so that it doesn’t disturb the inmates of the hermitage. King Dushyant shows his simplicity by entering the hermitage with a simple attire. Although he takes off his royal ornaments and keeps away his bow, he carries the...

व्यसने मित्रपरीक्षा  😄 माध्यमभाषया उत्तरत। १)   ‘स नरः शत्रुनन्दनः’ इति वचनं कथायाः आधारेण स्पष्टीकुरुत।      The lesson व्यसने मित्रपरीक्षा from the मित्रलाभः section from Hitopadesh , a compilation of didactic stories by Narayan Pandit sheds light on the fact that the test of a true friend is done in the times of calamity.       The deer who blindly trusted the jackal without paying heed to the timely advice given by the crow about not trusting an unknown person at the first go found itself trapped in the net laid by the field owner when he observed the deer eating corn in his field regularly. The deer realised that the jackal had cheated it, when its cry for help was turned down with an flimsy excuse.      When the crow came looking for the deer, the deer admitted that- as he had disregarded the crow’s advice, he had met with his untoward calamity.  The trapped deer had indeed become the cause of joy/ happiness ...

आद्यकृषकः पृथुवैन्यः। 😄 माध्यमभाषया उत्तरत। १) भूमाता पृथुवैन्यं किम् उपादिशत्?      The story of आद्यकृषकः पृथुवैन्यः from Rigveda describes King Pruthu’s transformation from a Kshatriya to a farmer for the sake of his subjects. King Pruthu was an ideal King who invented, initiated and developed agriculture. Hence, it is believed that the Earth is named पृथ्वी in the memory of King Pruthu’s work.      When King Pruthu was wandering in his kingdom, he saw the pitiable condition of his subjects. They had become frail and weak due to consumption of low quality food. The King’s heart melted out of compassion and his mind got filled with worry. When the priest told him that all the wealth in the form of grains was hidden in the Earth’s womb and he should strive to acquire it, he decided to strike an arrow into the earth.      Then, Mother Earth appeared before him in the form of a lady and advised him to do farming with the help of ...