Q&A with Swamiji .....163...Levels of meaning in Sanskrit

September 29, 2004

Oh how I love those different paradigms of meaning! Maa and Swamiji provide an

environment of learning in every publication and CD that they publish. I'd love

to have a copy of that basic Sanskrit textbook, though.

Latha Nanda <lathananda

Sep 29, 2004 10:30 AM

Q&A with Swamiji .....163...Levels of meaning in Sanskrit

<tt>

Question from Linda:

What does Swamiji recommend if one desires to learn sanskrit?

Does he recommend the American Sanskrit Institute or some other

teaching tools? Would it not be awesome if Swami wrote a book

and/or made some tapes on learning Sanskrit, starting from the

most simple to the more complex? I realize there are many

layers to any Sanskrit word and that the same word can mean

something slightly different, depending on the context. Jai Maa, Jai

Swamiji

Swamiji's response :

There are actually different kinds of meanings:

dictionary meaning - vach arth

meaning according to an attitude of awareness - bhava arth

meaning according to your guru - guru arth

meaning according to your school of philosophy - darshan shashtra arth

meaning according to your tribe of sadus - sampradayi arth

meaning according to your own realization - svadaya arth

hidden meaning - gupta arth

Latha's footnote :

Many of the devotees of the Mandir that are learning sanskrit do not

to any particular institute of teaching. We have a sanskrit

text book that is used in schools across India, a teacher to walk us

through the basic alphabet, construction of grammar and do a lot of our own

research.

</tt>

Sponsor</td>

</tr>

<td align=center width=470><table border=0 cellpadding=0

cellspacing=0> <tr> <td

align=center> <a

href="http://us.ard./SIG=129erumrm/M=315388.5455587.6541274.2152211/D=g\

roups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1096569354/A=2372352/R=0/SIG=12i7vpj02/*https://www.or\

chardbank.com/hcs/hcsapplication?pf=PLApply&media=EMYHNL40FF1004SS"

alt=""><img

src="http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/ho/household/ff_holding_300x250_0904.jp\

g" alt="click here" width="300" height="250"

border="0"></a></td></tr></table>

</td>

</tr>

<tr><td><img alt="" width=1 height=1

src="http://us.adserver./l?M=315388.5455587.6541274.2152211/D=groups/S=\

:HM/A=2372352/rand=487143608"></td></tr>

</table>

Links

<ul>

<li> <a

href="/">\

/</a>

<li> <a

href="?subject=Un">Devi_M\

andir</a>

<li><a

href=""> Terms of Service</a>.

</ul>

</tt>

</body></html>

September 29, 2004

ardis

b4 we moved i bought a couple sanskrit lesson books, maybe i can dig

them out and let you know the author and all ...

s

, Ardis Jackson <anandamama@e...>

wrote:

> Oh how I love those different paradigms of meaning! Maa and

Swamiji provide an environment of learning in every publication and

CD that they publish. I'd love to have a copy of that basic

Sanskrit textbook, though.

>

> Latha Nanda <lathananda>

> Sep 29, 2004 10:30 AM

>

> Q&A with Swamiji .....163...Levels of

meaning in Sanskrit

>

> <html><body>

>

> <tt>

> Question from Linda:

> What does Swamiji recommend if one desires to learn sanskrit?

> Does he recommend the American Sanskrit Institute or some other

> teaching tools? Would it not be awesome if Swami wrote a book

> and/or made some tapes on learning Sanskrit, starting from the

> most simple to the more complex? I realize there are many

> layers to any Sanskrit word and that the same word can mean

> something slightly different, depending on the context. Jai Maa,

Jai

> Swamiji

>

> Swamiji's response :

>

> There are actually different kinds of meanings:

>

> dictionary meaning - vach arth

> meaning according to an attitude of awareness - bhava arth

> meaning according to your guru - guru arth

> meaning according to your school of philosophy - darshan shashtra

arth

> meaning according to your tribe of sadus - sampradayi arth

> meaning according to your own realization - svadaya arth

> hidden meaning - gupta arth

>

> Latha's footnote :

> Many of the devotees of the Mandir that are learning sanskrit do

not

> to any particular institute of teaching. We have a

sanskrit

> text book that is used in schools across India, a teacher to walk

us

> through the basic alphabet, construction of grammar and do a lot

of our own

> research.

>

> </tt>

>

>

>

>

>

> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2>

> <tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC>

> <td align=center>

Sponsor</td>

> </tr>

> <tr bgcolor=#FFFFFF>

> <td align=center width=470><table border=0 cellpadding=0

cellspacing=0> <tr> <td align=center><font face=arial size=-

2> <a

href="http://us.ard./SIG=129erumrm/M=315388.5455587.6541274.

2152211/D=groups/S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1096569354/A=2372352/R=0/SIG=12i

7vpj02/*https://www.orchardbank.com/hcs/hcsapplication?

pf=PLApply&media=EMYHNL40FF1004SS" alt=""><img

src="http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/ho/household/ff_holding_300x

250_0904.jpg" alt="click here" width="300" height="250"

border="0"></a></td></tr></table> </td>

> </tr>

> <tr><td><img alt="" width=1 height=1

src="http://us.adserver./l?

M=315388.5455587.6541274.2152211/D=groups/S=:HM/A=2372352/rand=487143

608"></td></tr>

> </table>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> <tt><hr width="500">

> Links

> <ul>

> <li> <a

href="/">http://groups.

..com/</a>

> <li> <a

href="?

subject=Un">-@

groups.com</a>

> <li><a

href=""> Terms of Service</a>.

> </ul>

> </tt>

>

>

>

>

> </body></html>

September 30, 2004

What is the Sanskrit textbook that you mention, and where can one get a copy of it?

Jai Maa

NirmalanandaLatha Nanda <lathananda > wrote:

Question from Linda:What does Swamiji recommend if one desires to

learn sanskrit?Does he recommend the American Sanskrit Institute or

some otherteaching tools? Would it not be awesome if Swami wrote a

bookand/or made some tapes on learning Sanskrit, starting from

themost simple to the more complex? I realize there are manylayers to

any Sanskrit word and that the same word can meansomething slightly

different, depending on the context. Jai Maa, Jai Swamiji Swamiji's

response :There are actually different kinds of meanings:dictionary

meaning - vach arthmeaning according to an attitude of awareness -

bhava arthmeaning according to your guru - guru arthmeaning according

to your school of philosophy - darshan shashtra arthmeaning according

to your tribe of sadus - sampradayi arthmeaning according to your own

realization - svadaya arthhidden meaning - gupta arthLatha's footnote

: Many of the devotees of the Mandir that are learning sanskrit do

not to any particular institute of teaching. We have a

sanskrit text book that is used in schools across India, a teacher to

walk us through the basic alphabet, construction of grammar and do a

lot of our own research.

Sign In

Q&A with Swamiji .....163...Levels of meaning in Sanskrit

Recommended Posts

Guest guest

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Guest guest

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Guest guest

Link to comment

Share on other sites

Join the conversation

Support the Ashram

Join Groups

Top Downloads