Friday, 23 October 2020

Simple conversational Sanskrit.

Let's read what I wrote today.
A man sees another man struggling to carry something heavy in a box.
He offers to help and let's see what happens:


साहाय्यम् आवश्यकम्? sAhAyyam Avashyakam?

आम्, आवश्यकम्. धन्यवादः। Am, Avashyakam.DhanyavAdaH.

 पेतिका कुत्र स्थापनं करणीया?।  petikA kutra sthApanaM karaNIyA?

तत्र  स्थापयतु।tatra sthApayatu.

अतीव भारयुक्तम्!अन्तः किम् अस्ति?  atIva bhArayuktam! antaH kim asti?

शरीरम्! sharIram!

किम्????कस्य? किं भवान् मारकः ??? हे भगवान्! kim??? kasya?? kim bhavAn mArakaH? hey bhagavAn?

भवतः भार्यायाः!  bhavataH bhAryAyAH !

अस्तु! अस्तु !जानामि इदानीं किं एतावत् भारयुक्तम्! astu! astu! jAnAmi idAnIM kiM etAvat bhArayuktam.


Translation:

Do you need help?
Yes indeed. Thank you.
Where should I place the box?
Place it there.
It's very heavy! What's inside?
A body!
What?? Whose?? Are you a murderer? O'God!
It's your wife's body!
Ok! Ok! I understand now why it's so heavy!
        

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