03-22-2007, 04:10 AM
I will cite an example of a tadbhava word, malaa in the Rigveda -- to highlight the importance of studying bharatiya languages as bhaashya (and not using the non-falsifiable IEL methods).
This is the Rigveda rica where the word, malaa occurs.
munayo va_taras'ana_h pis'anga_ vasate mala_
va_tasya_nu dhra_ji yanta yad deva_so aviks.ata
RV 10.136.02 The Munis, the sons of Va_taras'ana, wear the yellow (vestments of bark), they follow the course of the wind, when they have assumed the (power of) gods. [ i.e., by the might of their penance they become gods].
malai-ttal "to wear, put on" (Tamil)
ma_lai 1. anything strung together; 2. garland, wreath of flowers; 3. woman's necklace or string of jewels, beads, etc.; 4. a kind of poem; 5. line, row; 6. cord, bond; 7. woman who sings and dances; 8. woman (Tamil)
Thus, in Tamil, malai is attested as a verb, meaning, 'to wear'. In the context of this rica, the word mala_ should correctly be interpreted in context not as dirty or mud but as a a description of the vestments worn: that is, bark strung together like a ma_la_ or garland.
The entire rica should be viewed as a metaphor related to muni wrapped in wind and following the course of the wind. This is further amplified in the next rica. Muni is a celestial, anyone impelled by inner impulse.
The quote of Candrakiirti in Prasannapadaa was brought to my notice: "words are not policemen."
Yes, indeed. Words in bharatiya tradition, tatsama, tadbhava and des'ya, all words in all bharatiya languages are the received treasures which encapsulate the cultural continuum of Hindu civilization.
kalyan
This is the Rigveda rica where the word, malaa occurs.
munayo va_taras'ana_h pis'anga_ vasate mala_
va_tasya_nu dhra_ji yanta yad deva_so aviks.ata
RV 10.136.02 The Munis, the sons of Va_taras'ana, wear the yellow (vestments of bark), they follow the course of the wind, when they have assumed the (power of) gods. [ i.e., by the might of their penance they become gods].
malai-ttal "to wear, put on" (Tamil)
ma_lai 1. anything strung together; 2. garland, wreath of flowers; 3. woman's necklace or string of jewels, beads, etc.; 4. a kind of poem; 5. line, row; 6. cord, bond; 7. woman who sings and dances; 8. woman (Tamil)
Thus, in Tamil, malai is attested as a verb, meaning, 'to wear'. In the context of this rica, the word mala_ should correctly be interpreted in context not as dirty or mud but as a a description of the vestments worn: that is, bark strung together like a ma_la_ or garland.
The entire rica should be viewed as a metaphor related to muni wrapped in wind and following the course of the wind. This is further amplified in the next rica. Muni is a celestial, anyone impelled by inner impulse.
The quote of Candrakiirti in Prasannapadaa was brought to my notice: "words are not policemen."
Yes, indeed. Words in bharatiya tradition, tatsama, tadbhava and des'ya, all words in all bharatiya languages are the received treasures which encapsulate the cultural continuum of Hindu civilization.
kalyan