Re: Problem (isolated for emphasis)
Subbarao Varigonda (varigond@cems.umn.edu)
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 17:58:53 -0600 (CST)
> As far as vi is considered, one expression is Sanskrit and the other
> is telugu. One is guruvu and the other is laghuvu. Make no mistake
> about it. If you play with words so you can have both expressions,
Saying "kavi pravaruDu" (kavi named pravaruDu) is just like saying
"mahAkavi kALidAsaH" and does not make the combination telugu. It's
as saskRt as "kavipravaruDu" is. I think AndhrIkaraNa is in adding "Du"
but not in the way "kavi" and "pravara" are adjoined.
If I join two sanskrit padAs without any telugu fillers, the joint must be
sanskRt. Irrespective of whether they mean "pravaruDanE kavi" or
"kavulalO pravaruDu".
"kavi pravaraH"(kavi named pravaruDu) is also a sanskRt samAsam.
"pravaraH nAmakaH kaviH". It's not telugu.
This is compatible with the rule "sanskRt padAs can be joined by sanskRt
sandhis but not telugu sandhis and vice versa"
rAma+arpaNam = rAmArpaNam savarNadIrgha sandhi (sanskRt)
rAma + ayya = rAmayya akAra sandhi (telugu)
I can't use one sandhi at other place. Same with adjoined words also!
> each expression will have a different status for vi. This kind of play
> of words is what I meant by chitrakavitvam. But this does not
> violate any hard and fast rules. I can give many examples like that
> but they do not violate any rules. This is not a problem of chandas
> but how we should read. For each expression you have to read
> differently.
So,
atleast in some exceptional cases like chitrakavitvam, you agree that
the way I read the poem or interpret the poem has influence on whether
a letter is laghuvu or guruvu. The same literal sequence (string of characters)
can be divided(gaNa vibhajana) differently depending on interpretation.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bachoti Sridhara Rao
it doesn't violate these rules. but those rules are NOT deterministic.
I can't process the line with an algorithm made from those rules. I should
appeal to the meaning and type of the poem and check which one fits properly
and whether taking that way violates any rule.
you label it chitrakavitvam because it is exceptional. fine.
BTW, could yuo provide some examples of chitrakavitvam? i'm curious.
regards,
subbarao
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