Quotes, Telugu Quotes [Part I/II]
Suresh Kolichala
inadvertantly duplicating the messages -- Suresh.]
Well, over the past 2 years, I have tried to save the telugu
quotations, that I used for appending the signature in my mails
and articles. Most of these quotations are taken from modern telugu
poetry and movie songs. I found that this file was collecting dust
on my hard drive, and thought some of you might be interested to make
a copy of this [before it gets destroyed one day].
These quotations are not in arranged in any particular order nor
follow any particular theme. Also, if you are looking for some
morals then you would be disappointed. The only commonality of all
these quotes, IMHO, is that each of them has a certain lyrical value;
Each of these quotes has either an interesting word-play or an
enchanting melodic pattern or a special style of versification.
Feel free to use these in the cyberspace, to distribute them and
to make additions of your liking. Also, if you find any mistakes
correct them for yourselves. BTW, all these quotes are
transliterated following a scheme defined by RIT as expected.
[One neat idea is to use a utility to display a randomly selected
quote from this lot. You can find a C-program - that I used - to
that effect, at the end of the second part.]
Without further ado, here is the collection in two parts.
Regards,
surES.
sur...@gator.bocaraton.ibm.com
*-*-*
mAvi komma chivara madhu mAsa vELa
pallavamekki kOyila pADuTEla ?
parula taniyinchuTako ? tana bAgu korakO ?
gAna monarimpaka bratuku gaDapabOkO ?
--- kRshNa SAstri
vennala mATADunA vedajallunu challadanAlu
malliya mATADunA virabUyunu parimaLAlu
--- si.nA.re. (I think)
vyakti ki bahuvachanam Sakti -- SrISrI
mandAra makaranda mAdhuryamuna trElu
madhupammu pO(vO)vunE madanamulaku
-- sIsamlO yamakampu(:-)) sompu
choopina pOtana
naTarAja swAmi jaTAjUTi lOki chErakunTe
viruchuku paDu sura ganga ku viluvEmundi ?
-- sirivennala sItarAma SAstri
about "kramam"
akshara roopam daalcina okkO sirA cukka
laksha medaDlaku kadalika
-- si.nA.re.
ravi kiraNam taakanidE nava kamalam virisEnaa ?
madhupam tanu taakanidE mandaaram murisEnaa ?
-- kRshNa SAstri
oopi, oopi manasunokkokka vEdana
kaavyamaunu, mariyu gAnamaunu.
-- kRshNa Saastri
pillana grOviki niluvella gaayaalu
allana mOviki taakitE gEyaalu
-- vETUri
tana mIda paDE rALLanu chUsi dUrangA pAripOtADu piriki vADu.
edurkunTADu dhairyavantudu. aa rALLa tonE Durgam nirminchukoni
rakshaNa kalpinchukunTAdu telivaina vADu.
-- yanDamUri vIrendranAth
(Let me know, if this quote is plagiarized)
saurabhamulEla virajimmu pushpa vrajammu
chandrikalEla nEla vedajallu chandamaama
gaaDpEla veechu Ela salilambu paaru
Ela naa hRdayammu prEminchu ninnu
-- kRshNa SAstri
malaya mArutamokaTi manishaina rIti
mAdhurya rasarASi manishaina rIti
alakalu allADa, andAlu naDayADa
puDamiyE tilakince, pulakalu janiyimpa
-- mOhanAkAruDaina rAmuni gUrci
mOhanamaina varNana by Arudra (I think)
nEnu saitam kiLLi koTTulo appu peTTAnu
nEnu saitam pAta bAkIlegura goTTAnu
... -- jala ... ruk...naatha SAstri
AbAlagOpAlamu (every one, boys and elders) aa bAla gOpAluni( kRshNuni)
achcheruvuna (aa+ceruvu na) achcheruna (achcheruvu = surprise) vichchina
kannula jUDa ...
-- vETUri
poga trAgani vADu dunnapOtai puTTun
-- girISam of gurajADa
_Tee_ (tea) tAgani vADu pOtuTeegai puTTun
-- SrISrI
alalaku andunaa, aaSincina aakaaSam ?
kalalaa karagaDamaa, jeevitaana paramaartham ?
-- sirivennala seetaa raama SAstri
gaganAla dAkA alasAgakunTe
mEGAla rAgam ila chErukOdaa ?
-- sirivennala seetaa raama SAstri
kaliki chakOrAkshi ki kaDa kannula kempai tOchina
cheluvamu ippuDidEmo chintincharE chelulU
naluvuna prANESvaru pai nATina aa kona chUpulu
niluvuna berukaga anTina netturu kAdu kadA ?
-- annamayya
cheluvamunElaga chengaTalEvani
kalataku nelavai nilichina nelataku
kalalalajaDiki niddura karavai
alasina dEvEri alamElu mangaku ... telavAradEmO swAmI
-- sirivennela sItArama SAstri
nEnoka durgam nAdoka swargam
anargaLam anitara sAdhyam naa mArgam
-- SrISrI
prapanchamoka padmavyUham
kavitvamoka tIrani dAham
-- SrISrI
kannula kAntulu kaluvala jErenu
mElimi jEren mEni pasal
hamsala jErenu naDakala beDugulu
durganu jErenu pUrNamma
-- gurajADa
manishi chEsina rAyi rappaku mahima kaladani sAgi mokkutu
sATi manishini kanishTangAnu nIchamgAnu chUstAvEla ? bEla !
dEvuDekaDO dAgenanTU konDa kOnala vetukulADE vEla ?
-- gurajADa
mOsam, dvEsham, Irsha, krouryam paNAlu chAchina pApa jagatilo
mAnava SavAla manTapAlapai prabhula patAkAlegirE bhuvilo
rAti vigraham rakshistundA ? pUjA mantram buvveDutundaa ?
-- tilak (I think)
asalu nijam EmiTamTE, evaDikI EmI teliyadu !
ilaa endukochchAmO, ikkaDenta sEpumTAmO
ikkaDinuDi vELLEdekkaDikO, ellunDi E tamAshA jaruguntundO
evvaDoo ceppa lEDanTE nammanDi, cebitE mAtram nammakanDi
-- SrISrI
mana akhanDa bhooti, mana jaati, mana neeti
unnanta varaku gAndhI unDi teeru -- kRshNa SAstri
tana kanThamuna dAchi hAlahalam
tala nunDi kuripinchi gangAjalam
manishi SivuDavvaDamE gAndhI matam
-- kRshNa SAstri
ekkaDayyA nI ahimsa ? Eda nI karuNaa riramsaa ?
cooDu dESam dvEsha bhugnam, kshurat jivhAnala vibhugnam
-- SrISrI addressing gAndhI
himsa tOnE sRshTi pUstadi; himsa tOnE mArpu vastadi
-- SrISrI
puDami talliki puriTi noppulu, kotta sRshTini spurince
-- SrISrI asserting that
creation and pain/voilence are concomitant.
avanI mAta poorNa garbhamlA AsiA khanDam uppomgindi
nava prapamcha yOnidwAram bhAratam mElukunTOndi
-- SrISrI
pUla edalalO pulakalu poDipinche bhramara ravam
suprabhAta vEdika pai Suka pikAdi kalaravam
pairu pApalaku jOlalu pAdE gAlula savvaDi
girula Sirasulanu jArE Jharula naDala vaDi alajaDi
-- _si.nA.re._ finds music in all the above sounds.
vAna vEli tOni nEla vINa mITe nIli ningi pATa ...
-- The music in raindrops in sirivennela words.
gagana gaLamu nunDi amara gAnavAhini
jAlu vArutOndi ilA amRta varshiNi
-- sirivennela mATallo amRta "varshiNi"
SrISrI tAgi pArEsina sIsAla kampu mankEnduku ?
Ayana rAsi pArEsina kavitA gubAlimpulunDagA !
-- ajanta
rEnDu SrIlu dharinchi; rEnDu pegsu biginchi
varalu Sabda virinchi; SrISrI kavitA vipanchi
-- Arudra
kanishkuDu puTTinA karekTaina DETEmiTi ?
vikrAmAdityuni viyyankuni pErEmiTi ?
muntAj bEgamoo mukku poDavu entEmiTi ?
roberT klaiv gADu rAsukunna senTEmiTi ?
(this is what we learn in HISTORY, says one song)
palleTooru, ooru prakka Eru, ETi oDDuna vedurupoda
poda centa punta, puntaku venuka mAvitOTa, tOTa kavatala
varicEla gaTlu, panTa kAluvalu ... manishikI, manishikI
manishikI, cheTTukI, piTTakI gaTTi chuTTarikamundakkaDa
--- kRshNa Saastri about his
native place 'chandrapAlem'
enni sArlu didditE O chitram
enni sArlu chekkitE O Silpam
kaburlu cheppakE, O kAlamA
enni sArlu chastE O jIvitam
-- si.nA._re_.
ika sama bhAvam, sama dharmam saha jIvanamanivAryam
telusu konuTa mI dharmam ; teliyakunTe mI karmam
-- kRshNa SAstri
E vEdambu paThince lUta?
bhujagambE SAstramul sUce?
tAnE vidyAbhyasanambonarce kari?
-- dhoorjaTi referring to
SrI kALa hasti attaining mOksha
Emi chadivi pakshulu paikegura galigenu ?
Emi chadivi chEpa pilla eedasAgenu ?
-- kRshNa SAstri
kapi dhvajAnkita sitASva ranjita
ratha sthirulu kRshNArjunulu
-- SrISrI
mUyinchina oka vIruni kanTham
vEyi gontukala viplava Sankham
patita daLita jana raNa hUmkAram
praLaya samaya diggaja gheenkAram
-- SrISrI
jana chEtana jaya kEtana vimala kAntilo
dESa mAta harshinchE gharshaNa nEDE, sangharshaNa InADE.
-- SrISrI
mI nangi pUjalaku svaartha prArthanalaku mI dEvuDu vaSyuDu
-- chalam
kRshNa SAstri tana baadhanu andarilOnu palikiste
SrISrI andari baadhanu tanalO palikinchADu
kRshNa SAstri baadha prapanchAniki baadha
prapanchapu baadha SrISrI baadha
-- chalam in "mahA prasthAnam"
(I know, "mahA prasthAnam " is written by SrISrI:-))
nA mandira gavAksham nunDi toli aruNa swarNa kAnti vachchi
nA kaLLanu tAkinappuDu kaLLu vippi swAgatam chebutAnu;
vEkuva gAli vrELLatO nA mogam nimirinappu chirunavvu navvutAnu ;
peraTilOnunDi krOttagA virisina vibhAta suma parimaLam vachchi
palakaristE aunani talooputAnu; kaanee, gavAkshamlOniki ravvanta
odigina mAvi komma chivara nilici 'kO ' anna vana priyAravAniki
badulu cheppalEnu, ika badulu mAtram ceppalEnu
-- kRshNa SAstri after an operation
when he lost his voice !
rudramAmbA bhadra kALi
lOchanOjvala rOchulEvi
khaDga tikkana kadana kAhaLa
kaha kaha dhvanulekkadamma
... Evi tallI niruDu kurisina hima samUhamulu
--- SrISrI couldn't find 'snows of yesteryear'
kOTi gontulu ninnu kOri rammannAyi
kOTi chEtulu ninnu kaugilistunnAyi
..
garjinchu rashyA, gAnDrinchu rashyA
parjanya Sankham palikinchu rashyA
daurjanya rAjyam dhvamsinchu rashyA
-- SrISrI
mAnavALiki nijamgAnE manci kAlam rahistundA ? ...
dAruNa dvEshAgnini pencE dAnavatvam naSistundA ? ...
sAdhusatvapu sOdaratvapu svaadhu tatvam jayistundA ?
jaDalu vichchina suDulu rechchina kaDali nRtyam SamistundA ?
...
nijamgAnE, nikhila lOkam ninDu harsham vahistunDA ?
-- SrISrI
aa raaNi prEma purANam,
aa muTTaDi kaina kharchulu,
matalabulu, kaifIyatulu,
ivi kAdOy charitra sAram.
-- SrISrI
vEla tArakala nayanAlato nIlAkASam vilasillEnnu
atani aDugulu naDichE savvaDi vIchE gAli vinipinchEnu
Atani pAvana pAda dhULi kai avani aNuvaNuvu paritapinchEnu
atani rAkakai antarangamE pAla sandramai paravaSinchEnu
-- si.nA.re.
nA uChChvAsam gAnam
nA niSvAsam kavanam
-- sirivennela
Ulu dArAlatO gontukuri biginchi,
gundelOnunDi sUdulu guchchi kUrchee
muduchukonduru muchchaTa muDula mammu
akaTa enta daya lEni vAru mI aDavAru.
-- karuNa SrI "pushpa vilApamu".
mA vela lEni mugdha sukumAra marandha mAdhurI jIvitamella
mIkai kRSinchi naSinchi pOye
-- karuNa SrI "pushpa vilApamu".
mA yavvana mella kollagoni aa pai chIpuru toDa chimmi
mammAla pAravEturu gadaa, nara jAtiki nIti yunnadA ?
-- karuNa SrI "pushpa vilApamu".
bharata khanDammu chakkani pADiyAvu
hinduvulu lEga dUDalai EdchuchunDa
tellavAranu gadusu golla vAru
pituku chunnAru mUtulu bigapaTTi
-- cilakamarti
Rshi katha mArE ! rasikata mIrE !!
vETUri in a song describing
"gaathEyuni (viSvaamitruni) gaathaa"
tri(3)kAlamulu nI nEtra trayamai
chatur(4)vEdamulu prAkAramulai
pancha(5) bhUtamulu mukha panchakamai
Aru(6) Rtuvulu AhAryamulai
prakRti pArvati nItO naDachina EDu(7) adugulE svara saptakamai
nI dhRkkulE aTu ashTa(8) dikkulai
nI vAkkulE nava(9) rasammulai
nI maunamE daSO(10)panisattulai ila velaya
-- vETUri
nidura mabbulanu merupu tIgavai kalalu rEpinadi nIve
bratuku vINa pai praNaya rAgamunu Alaminchinadi nIve
-- dASarathi(?)
dadhee navanIta kshIramulu ruchO
dASarathee dhyAna bhajana sudhaa rasamu ruchO
nijamuga telupu manasA ...
nidhi chAlA sukhamA ? rAmuni sannidhi sEva sukhamA ?
-- tyAgarAja
anukunnAmani jaragavu anni; anukoledani Agavu konni
jarigEvanni manchi kani ; anukOvaDamE manishi pani
-- AtrEya
nAku kanambaDu nAnAtArakalanEka varNAlanamta rOchulu
dikkudikkunA divya gItamulu, mIrE vATiki vArasulu
-- SrISrI in "SaiSavagIti"
nA maraNa Sayya nEnE parachukunnAnu
... iTa naSimchu nAkai chemmagillu nayanammu lEdu
-- kRshNa SAstri
pasiDi vEkuva pemDlimDla baDina evvareruga nErturu
jaTharAndhakAra mRtiki
-- kRshNa SAstri
pAtALa lokampu Tiruku sandula digabrAka verachu
gADhaandhakAra rEkhanu -- kRshNa SAstri
evvarani enturO nannu,
Enananta lOka bhIkara SOka timiraika patini
-- kRshNa SAstri
ceyyi marO prastAnam; tiyyi bhRhat prAgdvAram
vippu marO adhyAyam; tippu mahat kaukshEyam
-- SrISrI
kArmika karshaka jana samghaatamto kaliyamDi
bUrjuvAla rAjyamgapu bUjamtA dulapanDi
bhUtalaana swargapu nirmaatalugaa nilavanDi
-- SrISrI
ekkaDanO janiyinchi paramEswaruDiccina gaali beelci
vErokkari jOlikEgaka Edo sarOvarAlalo grukkeDu
nILLu grolu marALa karALa SarAgnulOrchune ?
-- karuNa SrI
mettani rAyancha gundelo
krUra naaraaca mErIti guchchinAvu
ninDu jAbilli gunDelo karALa rAhuvu(?) guchchinaTTu
-- karuNa SrI
layakE nilayamai nI pAdam sAgAli
malayAnila gati lopala sumabAlaga tUgAli
-- sirivennala sItarAma SAstri
emukalu kuLLina vayassu maLLina sOmarulArA chAvanDi
netturu mamDe Saktulu nimDe sainikulArA rAranDi
-- SrISrI
komtamamdi yuvakulu puTTukato vRdhdhulu
-- SrISrI
narajAti caritra samastam parapiiDana parAyaNatvam.
-- SrISrI
narajAti caritra samastam raNarakta pravAha siktam.
-- SrISrI
raNaramgam kAnicOTu bhoo-
sthalamamtA vedakina dorakadu;
gatamamtA taDise raktamtO
kAkumTE kanneellatO.
-- SrISrI
callArina samsArAloo,
maraNimcina jana samdOham,
asahAyula hAhAkAram
caritralO moolugutunnavi.
-- SrISrI
ajnyAnapuTamdhayugamlO, AkalilO, AvESamalO
teliyani E tiivraSaktulO naDipistE naDici manushyulu
amtA tama prayOjakatvam, tAmE bhuvi kadhinAdhulamani,
sthApimcina sAmrAjyAloo, nirmimcina kRtrima caTTAl
itarEtara Saktulu lEstE paDipOyenu pEka mEDalai!
-- SrISrI
parasparam samgharshincina
SaktulalO caritra puTTenu.
-- SrISrI
... pimDArulu, thaggulu kaTTiri kAlAniki kattula vantena.
-- SrISrI
cirakAlam jarigina mOsam, balavamtula daurjanyAloo,
dhanavamtula pannAgAloo imkAnA! ikapai cellavu.
-- SrISrI
oka vyaktini marokka vyaktii, oka jAtini vErokajAtii,
piiDimcE sAmGika dharmam imkAnA? ikapai sAgadu.
-- SrISrI
nailunadii nAgarikatalO sAmAnyuni jiivanameTTidi?
tAjamahal nirmANAniki rALLettina kooliilevvaru?
-- SrISrI
sAmrAjyapu damDayAtralO sAmAnyula sAhasameTTidi?
prabhuvekkina pallaki kAdOy, adi mOsina bOyii levvaru?
-- SrISrI
cAritraka vibhAtasamdhyala mAnavakathaa vikAsameTTidi?
E dESam E kAlamlO sAdhimcina dE paramArtham?
... E velgula kI prasthAnamm?
-- SrISrI
chukkalatO cheppAlani! Emani ?
iTu chUstE tappani, ikkaDa EkAntamlO EdO, EdOnani ...
-- kRshNa SAstri
puTTinapaTTi nunDi parimaLAlE lEni pUlennilEvu
gaganAna mUgi varshinchagA lEni mEghalenni lEvu
-- si.nA.re.
swAdu sangIta lasadvipanci karamunandunci, jIvita bharammu vAya
pADu kommanTi tiyyani praNaya gIti -- tantulanu tenchi, meTlu vidilchi
-- kRshNa SAstri
paravaSammuna gontetti pADamanuchu
tegina tambura chEtikandichinAvu
---- rALLapalli anantakRshNa Sarma
malayu dIpamu lEka, masalu choopulu lEka,
telupu mATE lEka, valapu pATE lEka
teruvu baruvai pOyi andhakUpapu bratuku
-- kRshNa SAstri
valapu puvvulu vADi, talapu tAvulu vIDi
bratuku rAlina tOTa vetalu tElina cOTa ...
Ela mrOgincEvurA ee mUga vINa nirASA jIvitAna ?
-- si.nA._re_.
SithilAlayammulO SivuDu lEDOy ...
vADa,vADala vADe, jADa jADala vADe, inTi mungiTa vADe, inTiTilO vADe
-- andarilO guDi undi
amTunna kRshNa SAstri
nA hRdayamandu viSwavINA gaLammu bhOru, bhOruna eenADu mrOta veTTu
-- kRshNa SAstri
mallepUla mIda parunTADu, manci gandham rAsukunTADu, marendukEDustADu ?
-- tilak about kRshNa SAstri
idi dwanimpu manna dwanimpadu,
idi Samincumanna Samincadu,
swAbhilAshAnu varti, swEChChA pravRtti, nA hRdaya vINa
-- kRshNa SAstri
nA nOTa, nI mATa gAnamayyE vELa, nA gunDe nIvunDi mrOginpA vINa
-- kRshNa SAstri
merisE merupulu murisE pedavula chiru chiru navvulu kAbOlu
urimE urumulu sari sari naTanala siri siri muvvalu kAbOlu
-- vETUri
muvvalu urumula savvaDulai
melikalu merupula melakuvalai
mEnu harsha varsha mEghamai,
mEni visuru vAyu vEgamai
-- rasa jharulu jAlu vArE nRtyam gUrci
sirivennela sItA rAma SAstri
naTarAjA ! Sata sahasra ravi tEja !
naTa gAyaka vaitALika muni jana bhOja !
dInAvana (is this right?)! bhavya kaLA divya padAmbhOja !!
vETUri
ningi, nEla, gAli velugu
kondari sottani anarAdu, avi
andari hakkai alarAru.
SrISrI
(The next three quotes are additions by #Capt.# Madhu)
hRdayaaniki chevulunTe jagamantaa naadamayam
kanagaligina manasunTe bratukE anuraagamayam
???
maaTala kandani bhhaavaalu manchi manasulu chebutaayi
kavitalakandani bhhaavalu kanTi paapalE cheputaayi
si.nA.re. (?I think?)
pillagaali parugulalo velliviriyu geetikalu
konDavaagu taragalalo kOTi raaga maalikalu
???