The sentence “Able was I ere I saw Elba” is often quoted as a great example of a palindromic sentence in English as it can be read in reverse too.
This is said to be created in the 17th century.
Now, consider the following:
A Sanskrit poet by name Daivagjna Surya Pandita wrote a Sanskrit work by name “Ramakrishna Viloma Kaavyam” in the 14th century (English-equivalent of the word ‘viloma’ is ‘inverse’).
This book is supposed to have 40 slokas (verses in Sanskrit).
Each sloka makes sense both when read from the beginning of the sloka to the end AS WELL AS from the end to the beginning of the sloka
(a sort of palindrome).
Now comes the best part. When each sloka is read in the forward direction, the book deals with the story of Ramayana and when each sloka is read in the reverse direction, the book deals with the story of Maha Bharat
One sloka is given below (in Devanagari font)
तां भूसुता मुक्ति मुदारहासं
वंदेयतो लव्य भवं दयाश्री
The same sloka, read in the backward direction is given below:
श्री यादवं भव्य लतोय देवं
संहारदामुक्ति मुता सुभूतां
In the first sloka, भूसुता implies Sita Ji and hence, Ramayana story and in the second sloka, श्री यादवं implies Lord Krishna
The meaning of the first sloka is “I pray to Sita, the incarnation of Lakshmi who is affectionate towards a smiling Lava (Sita’s son)”
The meaning of the second sloka is “The teachings of Gita, bestowed upon us by Lord Krishna who draws people towards him with his benevolence, destroy evil and are close to our heart”
And there are 39 more slokas like this.
Need one say more about Sanskrit or the people who created many wonders in ancient India 🤔
|| shrIrAmakRRiShNa viloma kAvyaM (kavi sUrya) ||
taM bhUsutAmuktimudArahAsaM
vande yato bhavyabhavaM dayAshrIH |
shrIyAdavaM bhavyabhatoyadevaM
saMhAradAmuktimutAsubhUtam || 1||
chiraM viraMchirna chiraM viraMchiH
sAkAratA satyasatArakA sA |
sAkAratA satyasatArakA sA
chiraM viraMchirna chiraM viraMchiH || 2||
tAmasItyasati satyasImatA
mAyayAkShamasamakShayAyamA |
mAyayAkShasamakShayAyamA
tAmasItyasati satyasImatA || 3||
kA tApaghnI tArakAdyA vipApA
tredhA vidyA noShNakRRityaM nivAse |
sevA nityaM kRRiShNanodyA vidhAtre
pApAvidyAkAratAghnI patAkA || 4||
shrIrAmato madhyamatodi yena
dhIro.anishaM vashyavatIvarAdvA
dvArAvatIvashyavashaM nirodhI
nayedito madhyamato.amarA shrIH || 5||
kaushike tritapasi kSharavratI
yo.adadAd.advitanayasvamAturam |
rantumAsvayana tadvidAdayo.a
tIvrarakShasi patatrikeshikau || 6||
lambAdharoru trayalambanAse
tvaM yAhi yAhi kSharamAgatAj~nA |
j~nAtAgamA rakSha hi yAhi yA tvaM
senA balaM yatra rurodha bAlam || 7||
la~NkAyanA nityagamA dhavAshA
sAkaM tayAnunnayamAnukArA |
rAkAnumA yannanu yAtakaMsA
shAvAdhamAgatya ninAya kAlam || 8||
gAdhijAdhvaravairA ye
te.atItA rakShasA matAH |
tAmasAkSharatAtIte
ye rAvairadhvajAdhigAH || 9||
tAvadeva dayA deve
yAge yAvadavAsanA |
nAsavAdavayA geyA
vede yAdavadevatA || 10||
sabhAsvaye bhagnamanena chApaM
kInAshatAnaddharuShA shilAshaiH |
shailAshiShAruddhanatAshanAkI
pa~nchAnane magnabhaye svabhAsaH || 11||
na veda yAmakSharabhAmasItAM
kA tArakA viShNujite.avivAde |
devAvite jiShNuvikAratA kA
tAM sImabhArakShamayAdavena || 12||
tIvragoranvayatrAryo
vaidehImanaso mataH |
tamaso na mahIdevai-
ryAtrAyanvaragovratI || 13||
veda yA padmasadanaM
sAdhArAvatatAra mA |
mAratA tava rAdhA sA
nanda sadmapa yAdave || 14||
shaivato hanane.arodhI
yo deveShu nRRipotsavaH |
vatsapo nRRiShu vede yo
dhIro.anena hato.avashaiH || 15||
nAgopago.asi kShara me pinAke.a
nAyo.ajane dharmadhanena dAnam |
nandAnane dharmadhane jayo nA
kenApi me rakShasi gopago naH || 16||
tatAna dAma pramadA padAya
neme ruchAmasvanasundarAkShI |
kShIrAdasuM na svamachAru mene
yadApa dAma pramadA natAtaH || 17||
tAmito mattasUtrAmA
shApAdeSha vigAnatAm |
tAM nagAviShade.apAshA
mAtrAsUttamato mitA || 18||
nAsAvadyApatrapAj~nAvinodI
dhIro.anutyA sasmito.adyAvigItyA |
tyAgI vidyAto.asmi sattyAnurodhI
dIno.avij~nA pAtrapadyAvasAnA || 19||
saMbhAvitaM bhikShuragAdagAraM
yAtAdhirApa svanaghAjavaMshaH |
shavaM jaghAna svaparAdhitAyA
ra~NgAdagArakShubhitaM vibhAsam || 20||
tayAtitArasvanayAgataM mA
lokApavAdadvitayaM pinAke |
kenApi yaM tadvidavApa kAlo
mAtaMgayAnasvaratAtiyAtaH || 21||
shave.avidA chitrakura~NgamAlA
pa~nchAvaTInarma na rochate vA |
vAte.acharo narmanaTIva chApaM
lAmAgaraM kutrachidAvivesha || 22||
neha vA kShipasi pakShikaMdharA
mAlinI svamatamatta dUyate |
te yadUttamatama svanIlamA-
rAdhakaM kShipasi pakShivAhane || 23||
vanAntayAnasvaNuvedanAsu
yoShAmRRite.araNyagatAvirodhI |
dhIro.avitAgaNyarate mRRiShA yo
sunAdaveNusvanayAtanAM vaH || 24||
kiM nu toyarasA pampA
na sevA niyatena vai |
vainateyanivAsena
pApaM sArayato nu kim || 25||
sa natAtapahA tena
svaM shenAvihitAgasam |
saMgatAhivinAshe svaM
netehApa tatAna saH || 26||
kapitAlavibhAgena
yoShAdo.anunayena saH |
sa naye nanu doShAyo
nage bhAvilatApikaH || 27||
te sabhA prakapivarNamAlikA
nAlpakaprasaramabhrakalpitA |
tAlpikabhramarasaprakalpanA
kAlimarNava pika prabhAsate || 28||
rAvaNe.akShipatanatrapAnate
nAlpakabhramaNamakramAturam |
rantumAkramaNamabhrakalpanA
tena pAtranatapakShiNe varA || 29||
daive yoge sevAdAnaM
sha~NkA nAye la~NkAyAne |
neyAkAlaM yenAkAshaM
nandAvAse geyo vedaiH || 30||
sha~NkAvaj~nAnutvanuj~nAvakAshaM
yAne nadyAmugramudyAnaneyA |
yAne nadyAmugramudyAnaneyA
shaMkAvaj~nAnutvanuj~nAvakAsham || 31||
vA didesha dvisItAyAM
yaM pAthoyanasetave |
vaitasena yathopAyaM
yantAsId.avishade divA || 32||
vAyujo.anumato neme
saMgrAme.aravito.ahni vaH |
vahnito virame grAsaM
mene.ato.amanujo yuvA || 33||
kShatAya mA yatra raghoritAyu-
ra~NkAnugAnanyavayo.ayanAni |
ninAya yo vanyanagAnukAraM
yutArighoratrayamAyatAkShaH || 34||
tArake ripurApa shrI-
ruchA dAsasutAnvitaH |
tanvitAsu sadAchAru
shrIpurA puri ke ratA || 35||
la~NkA ra~NkAMgarAdhyAsaM
yAne meyA kArAvyAse |
sevyA rAkA yAme neyA
saMdhyArAgAkAraM kAlam || 36||
|| iti shrIdaivaj~napaNDita sUryakavi virachitaM
vilomAkShararAmakRRiShNakAvyaM samAptam ||
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