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about doubt -- Re: Digest Number 730

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M.N.Ramanuja • Wed Oct 30 2002 - 06:28:20 PST 


 Sri Ranga priyan wrote 

>Respected Srivaishnavas, I ^Ögot the following doubt when I was reading
>the vyakhyanam on Swami Desikan^Ã’s Bhagavadhyanasopanam. In one of the
>verses- Dripta seyam dridaniyamita rashmibhirbhooshananam
>chintahastinyanubhavathime Chitra malanayantram. I got the meaning for
>this verse which is a continuation as Dripta Saa iyam chintahastini
>rashmibhihi bhooshananam dridaniyamitaha : That proud she elephant called
>chinta(worry) in me was bound strongly by that sweet shine of those
>vastram worn by our Ranganatha-----. It is very difficult to keep quiet a
>proud arrogant elephant and that too a female and in that case Ranga^Ã’s
>abharana has succeed in keeping that elephant called worry in my mind
>quiet. 
>My doubt here is ---- saa iyam: saa is that (streelinga )and iyam
>is also streelinga and means this. Is it --That this elephant called
>chinta^Ã…. ?  Why did Swami Desikan use both of these words as there is no
>necessity at all?

This usage of two pronouns though it seems odd in other languages, is very 
common in sanskrit poetry. Generally, it carries no significance. 
It is basically used to maintain the vrittam or chandas or poetic 
metre. However in some cases, it is used to carry forward the previous 
idea or description or state of the person in the context. 
 
For eg, in Jitante stotram "sO(a)ham tE devadevesha, nArchanadau stutau 
nacha" uses sa: aham. This means such I. That is previously I have 
expressed myself as very mean fellow etc. Such being myself I am not fit 
to worship You. 
Again in Raghuvamsham, Kalidasa said "so(a)ham Ajanma shuddhAnAm 
AphalOdaya karmaNAm" etc, where sa: aham is used to express that I being 
such a nonentity, do not deserve to describe the history of such a great 
race like raghu's.

However in the shlokam quoted by you sA iyam also indicates the proximity 
of that she-elephant called chintA in Swamy Deshikan's mind.    


dasan
Ramanuja




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