Petra Berger - When He Spoke My Name

There are three ways to translate "When he spoke my name" in Sanskrit.


It depends on which way we would like to say it.


Yes! You can be talkative in Sanskrit and there is always multiple ways to say anything(good for trying to escape on technical grounds in court!)



यदा  सः मम नाम अवदत्  yadA saH mama nAma avadat.


यदा सः  मम नाम अभाषत yadA saH mama nAma abhASata.

यदा  सः मम नाम उदितवान् yadA saH mama nAma uditavAn.

The word "he spoke" can be written in three ways.


1) सःअवदत् ( saH avadat)


2) सः अभाषत (saH abhAshata)


3) सः उदितवान् (saH uditavAn).