Guest guest Posted December 3, 2000 Report Share Posted December 3, 2000 Namaste Anand-ji, That is a very valuable comment. What it may involve though, is a willingnes to abandon a dead-line [? 2yrs.] to complete the study of all the verses. Such examples as you give certainly can be taken up in the discussion thread. In fact, if you do have a list of such words it would be helpful to cross reference it as occasion requires. I have also read that the word brahma may have upto 6 meanings, varying depending on the context! Thank you. Regards, s. advaitin , anand_natarajan@i... wrote: > > I do feel that the sanskrit words used in the Gita must play a role in understanding the meaning in the right perspective. I quoted that the word Sukam and Shanti are used instead of Ananda for infering bliss , peace of the supreme. This may or may not be a minor detail. It is in the interpretaion of the sanskrit that the commentators differ. For example, Deha and Sharira both translated into English mean body. However, Deha in sanskrit refers to a growing body, sharira refers to a decaying body. Vishwaroopa is another word that can be translated as Universal form, or as form of the universe. There is a difference between both the meanings. > It would be pertinent if in the explanations to the Gita that are to be given, the sanskrit verse and word meanings infered in the translation that was chosen are also given. > > Regards, > Anand > > > ------------------ > Get free personalized email at http://www.iname.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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