संगीतमपि साहित्यं सरस्वत्याः स्तनद्वयम् |
एकमापातमधुरमन्यदालोचनामृतम् ||
=सुभाषित रत्नाकर (कल्पतरु)
भावार्थ - संगीत और साहित्य की विधायें विद्या की अधिष्ठात्री
देवी सरस्वती के दो स्तनों के समान हैं | एक स्तन से तो मधुर संगीत
की रसधारा निकलती है और दूसरे स्तन से अमृत के समान मधुर
और कालजयी साहित्य प्रवाहित होता है |
Sangeetamapi saahityam Sarasvatyaah stanadvyam.
Ekamaapaatamadhuramanyadaalochanaamrutam.
Sangeetamapi = Sangeetam + api; Sangeetam = Music.
Api = even. Saahityam = literature. Sarasvatyaah =
of the Goddess Sarasvati. Stanadvyam = two breasts.
Ekam + aapaatam+madhuram + anyat +aalochana+
amrutam. Ekam = one. Apaat = flowing down.
Madhuram = melodious (music) Anyad= the other .
Alochana = literary observations and deliberations.
Amrutam + the nectar of Gods.
i.e. Music and literature are like the two breasts of the
Goddess Sarasvati, the presiding deity of all fine arts, music
and literature. From one breast flows the sweet Music and
from the other breast flows the beautiful and eternal literature
like the nectar of Gods.
Thanks for sharing this. Such ancient wisdom is hard to find.
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Nohan Chandra Josh
From which texts this words have taken
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ReplyDeleteThat's NOT the correct translated meaning of the second line. "Ekam ApAta madhuram" = one is instantaneously sweet (music); "anyad AlOcana amritam" = the other is sweet upon contemplation (literature).
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DeleteGood explanation of Adarsh Gupta.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a Sanskrit scholar, but have heard the beautiful Subhashitham many times from my father, Late Karunagath Raman Vaidyar and, my Guru, Kalamandalam Panikker Assan. I'm very much delighted to go through the original Sloka, its verses in Devanagiri lipi and the translitration and translation with anvaya and arttha in English. Dear and respected Mohan Chandra Joshi, may I submit my obeisance before you. Snehadarangalode.
ReplyDeleteDear Adarsh Gupta K, You are correct. However, may I try to predicate meaning of the second line with anvaya, of the word, ApAta, AaPatana means fall, so, here the rasika can enjoy the sweet music instantaneously, or at once when it falls into the "Ear!" But on the other hand, anyad means the other, ie. literature bestows amritam, mans nectar; but it needs AlOchna, means A+ Lochana, Lochana means "Eye!" ie. inner-eye,contemplation!
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