Re: Chandas
Subbarao Varigonda (varigond@cems.umn.edu)
Fri, 28 Feb 1997 10:27:57 -0600 (CST)
Sorry for intruding again! But I haven't logged out yet!
> From the many discussions the postings on Chandas, I gather that
> in "sahajamagu prEma" the letter "gu" is accepted as laghuvu and is challenged
> if it can be guruvu. I found the following poem in "Bhagavatam" by
> Potana. It is from 3rd skandam, poem no.291.
>
> kandam:
> I I U U U I I U
> vita taartha gnaana japa
> I I I I U * I U I I I U I I U
> stuti makaranda prahRushTa Sruti jaata madhu
> I I I I I I I I U U
> vrata gaNa parivRuta SOBhaa
> I I U ? I I I U I I I I I U U
> gata kIrti prasava maalikalu galavaanin
>
>
> The letter where "*" is must be laghuvu for 2nd padam to be correct.
NO! Check again. It must be guruvu! The gaNas will be "nala-gaga-ja-sa-sa".
This is consistent with fourth padam.
>
> -Srinivas Nagulapalli
>
If you read the dicussion over samaasas, the observation made was,
in sanskrit or with sanskrit padas, guruvu is taken. (No laghuvu is found).
So, try to find such a usage with sanskrit padas.
In telugu samaasas, we have seen instances where both laghu and guru are
taken.
But in separate words of telugu like 'sahajamagu prEma', can guruvu be
taken?
If you are always taking guru in sanskrit, what is the rationale
behind disallowing guruvu for telugu words in such case(non-samaasa)?
That is the summary of discussion.
If you can find examples that validate/invalidate any of the claims
above, that will be great!
regards,
vari
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