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Re: < Pronunciation #
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Subject: Re: < Pronunciation #
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From: raja@vax2.concordia.ca (BALIKE, MAHESHARAJA B.)
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Date: Thu, 31 Mar 1994 15:20:00 GMT
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Apparently-To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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References: <2nda3f$q6s@ucunix.san.uc.edu#
In article <2nda3f$q6s@ucunix.san.uc.edu#, ashutosh@panix.com (Ashutosh Joglekar) writes...
#Nagulapalli Srinivas (srinivas@eng.umd.edu) wrote:
#: Article: 566 of alt.hindu maruvada@hpax.cup.hp.com (Satish V Maruvada) writes:
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#: # My friend started laughing and said that it was 'nirvan' and not
#: # 'nirvana'. I asked him about 'Rama', Krishna, Shiva, Ravana and
#: # moksha. He said that it was Ram, Krishn, Shiv Ravan and Moksh
#: # respectively. I'm confused and tried telling him that may be out in
#: # the north (where he hails), it may be pronounced that way, but in
#: # the south it's different.
#: #
#: # My question is : What is the right pronunciation ? And how are these
#: # words prononunced in Samkskrit ?
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#: Well, both are right in different grammatical contexts. So the trick is
#: to read the script or infer from context as to how to pronounce it.
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#: Anyone, be it in North or South India, when they sing the famous
#: "Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare", pronounce Rama which last "a"
#: said as "a" in "awesome". However, in the famous song Gandhiji used to like
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# I don't know whether u would put Maharashtra in North or South India
#but the word Rama in the phrase "Hare Rama etc.." is always pronounced as
#Ram and not Rama in Marathi. In fact the only time one would say Rama
#would be in Ramayana :-)
I have one doubt then. Do you say 'Ramaayana' or 'Ramayana'?
I think the word 'Ramaayana' is formed by adding two words as:
Rama + ayana = Ramaayana
So, if it were Ram + ayana, one should pronounce it as 'Ramayana'
and not 'Ramaayana.' Please calrify this.
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#: "Raghu Pati Raghava Raja Raam, Patiita Paavana Sitaa Raam", it is distinctly
#: pronounced with the word ending at "m" in Ram. Also, it is changed by
#: poets to suit the meter of the verse or poem when they are composing.
#: Also, in Gita, everyone will say "Arjuna(long "a") Uvaacha" and never
#: Arjun-Uvaacha! So it gets cleared in writing many times. But in any case, both
#: are valid forms of pronunciation.
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#: -Srinivas Nagulapalli
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#<ashutosh@panix.com# aka Ashutosh Joglekar
# What do you want chief ? Eggs in your Beer ?
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mahesh
