As decoded by Dr Sampadananda — There are constant battles and conflicts all the time. Inside the cells, in the mind, in the outer world. At times, we are robbed from our serenity due to fear and narrow outlook. Mahabharata is not a story of just two warring clans. …

Lyrics from the movie — Was listening to the the songs from this musical Kannada movie. There is a briskness, and a distinct freshness in the music and lyrics. So many layers of emotions and meanings pickled in the lyrics. Saptasswara shruti seride My Kannada is patchy. I could only catch the gist.. Gita’s ‘sheet-ushna-sukha-dukha’.. One should endure…

Checking the Kannada Diction — Some of the Kannada diction is actually quiet close Telugu/Sanskrit/Tamil. And this gives a chance to connect deeper with the songs in Kannada. Kannada seems to have words beginning with ba, ha, sa, jo, which lends it a solid character. “P” is seen to become “H” in Kannada paalu >>…

Unfolding the Power of Expression — ‘Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music’. Listening to the architecture of कारक, did feel like poetry and music. Design principles at the micro level, stacking up to grand definitions, and eventually unravelling the grand experience of the world of words. AnoraNeeya.. Mahati maheeya.. Aprameya.. I was scouting for…

LinkedIn feed these days is full of AI. Intangible stuff about Diffusion Models, Language Models, Transformers, ChatGPTs.. Beyond a point, everything in this world is Intangible.. The Sun rises every day painting a different sky by the force of rotation, revolution, and all other cosmic phenomena that are beyond comprehension…

Came across this overwhelming but wonderful paper, explaining the semantics of parsing in Sanskrit. It was elaborate and complete, with flowcharts and classification systems. It seemed a machine could crunch the logic and start parsing ancient texts. And that set me thinking.. How is the human experience of learning a…

Was listening to this Kriti in the voice of Ananya Ashok. Like a gentle stream, like the dance of the wind and flowers, the song and the short words rubbing wavelets of magic. And the temptation to decode… A twisted flow of short verbs and callouts.. Starting line addressing Maya…

Learning with Illustrations.. — Having heard it many times, and having reflected on the meaning, there is aakanksha of learning deeper Grammar. There is certainly a beat and rhythm in the work. Certain styles of verbs, krudantas, avyaya elements are favored in this work, which perhaps adds to the charm. Let’s uncover and explore.. …

As a matter of chance, stumbled into these verses from the vast ocean of Mahabharata. Every little phrase and verse, when guided with a context, paints a surreal link into the wheel of space and time. My chanting teacher had this verse in Vishnu Sahasranamam. …