Amazing Sanskrit!
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||
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