Meaning of a Carnatic kriti requested
Sundara Pandian
I like to know the meaning of the Pallavi of the
kriti `brOchEvAravarura' (raga: kamas, tala: adi)
I have enclosed below the lyrics posted earlier
by Srini Pichumani or some other kind soul.
P.
brOchEvArevarurA ninuvinA raghuvarA nannu
nIcharanAmbujamunulE vidajAla karunAlavAla (brO ..)
A.
O chathurAnanAdi vandita nIkuparAkElanayyA
nI charithamulanu pogadalEni nA
chinthathIrchi varamulichi vEgama * (bro ..)
Ch.
sItApathi nA pai nikkabhimAnamulEdA
vAthAtmajAsrithapAdA nA moralanu vinarAdA
Athuramukha karirAjuni brOchina vAsudEvudE nIvukAdA
nA pAthakamElla pOgOtti gattiga nA chaibatti viduvaga *
(brO ..)
Your help is appreciated.
Namaste,
-SP-
P J Narayanan
Sundara Pandian <s...@cec.wustl.edu> wrote:
> I like to know the meaning of the Pallavi of the
>kriti `brOchEvAravarura' (raga: kamas, tala: adi)
Here's my shot at it. I am not a native Telugu-speaker, so this may
be full of mistakes. Specifically, what does "vITajAla" and "vItuvaga"
mean? Also what is the literal meaning of "pOgOTTi goTTiga"?
PJN
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pallavi:
brOchEvArevarurA ninnuvinA raghuvarA nannu
nIcharaNAmbujamulanE vITajAla karuNAlavAla
Oh Rama (raghuvarA), excepting you (ninnuvinA) who is there (evarurA)
to save me (nannu brOchEvAr). Your (nI) feet-lotus (charaNa-ambujamulu)
alone (E), I will not leave (vITajAla), oh merciful one (karuNAlavAla).
anupallavi:
O chathurAnanAdi vandita nIkuparAkElanayyA
nI charitamulanu pogaTalEni nA
chintatIrchi varamulichi vEgamE
Oh the one bowed to (vandita) by Brahma (chaturAnana) etc (Adi), why (Ela)
this "other" (parAku) feeling? Remove (tIrchi) my worries (chinta) due to
not praising (pogaTalEni) your (nI) stories (charitamulanu) and give (ichi)
me boons (varamulu) quickly (vEgamE).
charaNam:
sItApatE nA pai nIkkabhimAnamulEdA ?
vAtAtmajAshritapAdA nA moralanu vinarAdA
Aturamuga karirAjuni brOchina vAsudEvudu nIvukAdA
nA pAtakamella pOgOTTi goTTiga nA chEyibaTTi vITuvaga
Oh the husband of sIta (sItapatE), don't you have (lEdA) pride
(abhimAnamu) in me (nApai)? Oh the one whose feet (pAdam) is
worshipped by Hauman (vAtAtmajuTu), can't you hear (vinarAdA) my (nA)
pleas (moralanu)? Aren't you (nIvukAdA) the vAsudEva who saved
(brOchina) the king-elephant (karirAjuni) in distress (Aturamuga)?
Remove (pOgOTTi goTTiga) my (nA) all sins (pAtakamella) and hold
(baTTi vITuvaga) my (nA) hands (chEyi).
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Suresh Kolichala
> In article <931126175...@cec2.wustl.edu>,
> Sundara Pandian <s...@cec.wustl.edu> wrote:
> > I like to know the meaning of the Pallavi of the
> > kriti `brOchEvAravarura' (raga: kamas, tala: adi)
>
> Here's my shot at it.
You did a good job.
> I am not a native Telugu-speaker, so this may
> be full of mistakes.
Excellent. I am amazed to see a non-native-telugu-speaker
to have such an excellent vocabulary of telugu/sanskrit and to be able
give the right interpretations of these meanings. Immpressive.
As a native telugu-speaker, let me add my 2cents too.
>
> charaNam:
...
> vAtAtmajAshritapAdA nA moralanu vinarAdA
> Oh the one whose feet (pAdam) is worshipped by Hauman (vAtAtmajuTu),
^^^^^^^^^^
Worship is correct only if it is sung as "vAtAtmajArchita" as some people
sing it.
vAta = Air (God)
+Atmaja = Son (Atma+ja)
+archita = the worshipped
Worshipped by Air God's son.
But if we go according to the above text, worship is the not correct word.
vAtAtmajAshritapAda
vAta = Air (God)
+Atmaja = Son (Atma+ja)
+Ashrita = the one taken "refuge to", the one made as asylum.
Sorry, apart from "refuge to" or "asylum", I am not able to get a better
word for "ashrayam". Insert that better word.
> Aturamuga karirAjuni brOchina vAsudEvudu nIvukAdA
...
> Aren't you (nIvukAdA) the vAsudEva who saved (brOchina) the
> king-elephant (karirAjuni) in distress (Aturamuga)?
^^^^^^^^^
I think, Aturamuga means "eagerly". Also, the noun "Aturata" is used in
telugu to mean eagerness/anxiety.
> nA pAtakamella pOgOTTi goTTiga nA chEyibaTTi vITuvaga
> Remove (pOgOTTi goTTiga) my (nA) all sins (pAtakamella) and hold
> (baTTi vITuvaga) my (nA) hands (chEyi).
viDuvaka = without leaving.
gaTTiga = firmly.
So the following could be translated as:-
nA pAtakamella pOgOTTi gaTTiga nA chEyibaTTi vIDuvaka
Remove (pOgOTTi) my (nA) all sins (pAtakamella) and firmly (gaTTiga)
hold (baTTi) my (nA) hand (chEyi) without leaving (viDuvaka).
> Specifically, what does "vITajAla" and "vItuvaga"
> mean? Also what is the literal meaning of "pOgOTTi goTTiga"?
You got it right, when you translated "viDajAla" as "I'll not leave",
and also "pOgOTTi" as "remove".
Regards,
Suresh.