Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra Syllables?
Hi, I am currenty learning Sanskrit and have arrived at Syllables and Meters. I have just arrived at Anushtubh Candhaha (4 Padas and 8 Syllables for a total of 32 Syllables) and the mantra that I am using to guide me is the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra.
त्र्यम्बकम् यजामहे
tryambakaṃ yajāmahe
सुगन्धिम् पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।
sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्
urvārukam iva bandhanān
मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ।।
mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt
What I would like help with is identifying the Guru and Laghu of each Pada. The first line I think I have identified them but the trouble starts on the second line.
त्र्यम्बकम् यजामहे
tryambakaṃ yajāmahe
Tra-Yam-Ba-Kam Ya-Ja-Ma-He
Laghu,Guru,Laghu,Guru. Laghu,Guru,Laghu,Guru.
And if I have gotten those wrong, from what I understand Laghu is a Light Syllable and Guru is a Heavy syllable.
If someone could please help me identify them all in the same format I used above, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you in advance.
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Chandas (meter) deals with the structural aspects of a poetry, by generating rhythm. Rhythm enhances the recitabilitiy.
Chandas is based on the number of aksharaas (syllables) in the word. Based on the time it takes to pronounce them, aksharas can be classified as "laghu akshara" (symbol "|") and "guru akshara"(symbol "U").
If we take the time consumed as one unit of time to utter a laghu akshara, then it can be said that a guru akshara takes twice the amount of time a lagu akshara takes. For example, in the word "svaati", has two aksharas, "svaa" and "ti"; svaa is a guru, because of the long "aa" at the end and "ti" is a laghu.
Specific guru laghu combinations are called "gana"s.
Going by the same illustration, in your question,
त्र्यम्बकम् यजामहे
Triambakaṃ yajāmahe
The sentence is a having the following Laghu-Guru combination.
Tra-Yam-Ba-Kam Ya-Ja-Ma-He
Laghu, Laghu, Laghu, laghu. Laghu,Guru,Laghu,Guru.
सुगन्धिम् पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।
Sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
The sentence is a having the following Laghu-Guru combination.
Su-Gan-dhim-pu-shti-va-rdha-nam
Laghu-Laghu-Laghu-laghu-Laghu-Laghu-Laghu
The analysis can be proceeded this way.
why you did not come in the religious category instead you come unconnected words and words play category?
In Sanskrit poetry, one has verses or stanzas or ‘pada’s. Each pada has four quarters.In every quarter, the 6th syllable will be guru (dÄ«rgh) and 5th syllable will be laghu (hrasv) .7th Syllable in 1st and 3rd quarter will be dÄ«rgh and 7th Syllable in 2nd and 4th quarter will be hrasv.hrasv is considered laghu(ऽ) For example: à¤à¤¿ = लà¤à¥
dÄ«rgh is considered guru(।) For example: à¤à¥ = à¤à¥à¤°à¥
Conjuncts are pulled to the वरà¥à¤£ before and are considered guru. For example: In à¤à¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¾ = à¤à¤°à¥ = guru and ता = guru. In à¤à¤°à¥à¤® = à¤à¤°à¥ = guru and म = laghu.
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