ROZ EK SHER
Manish Modi
ये है मसल कि फूल नहीं पंखड़ी सही
-ज़ौक़
bosaa jo rukh kaa dete nahiin lab kaa diijiye
ye hai masal ki phuul nahiin pankhadii sahii
-Zauq
If you will not kiss me on the cheeks, kiss me on the lips
If I may not have the flower, let me at least have a petal
English translation by Manish Modi
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SAMARANGANA SUTRADHARA OF BHOJADEVA
An Ancient Indian Treatise on Architecture
Sanskrit text + English translation
Set of 2 books
Vastushastra (Ancient Indian Architecture)
By Bhojadeva
Intro., English tr. and annotation by Dr Sudharshan Sharma
2007 245 x 190 mm 1140 pp
Deluxe Hardcover Edition Rs. 1600
Manish Modi
बस क़फ़न के वास्ते आँचल तुम्हारा चाहिये
-मुराद लखनवी
tum kaho to mar bhii jaauun main, magar ik shart hai
bas qafan ke vaaste aanchal tumhaaraa chaahiye
-Murad Lakhnawi
I shall lay down my life if you say so, but on one condition
I want your veil to be my shroud
English translation by Manish Modi
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Sorry, the Hindi word aanchal is a bit different to translate into
English! Since veil is the closest Western attire to an aanchal, I
chose to use it.
Manish Modi
जब से तेरे घर का रस्ता देखा
-सुदर्शन फ़ाकिर
phir na aayaa khayaal jannat kaa
jab se tere ghar kaa rastaa dekhaa
-Sudarshan Fakir
I forgot heaven itself
Once I saw the way to your house
Sher contributed by Svatantra Jain
English translation by Manish Modi
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Manish Modi
गर इनायत करो इनायत हो
-हकीम
hum kyunkar kahein ki bosaa do
gar inaayat karo inaayat ho
-Hakim
I may not ask you for a kiss,
but If you feel kindly towards me
Please bestow this kindness!
English adaptation by Manish Modi
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ANCIENT INDIAN LITERATURE
A Wonderful Anthology of Ancient Indian Writings
English
Set of 3 books
Volume 1: Vedic Sanskrit, Pali
Volume 2: Classical Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha
Volume 3: Tamil, Kannada
SA
First published in 2000
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Manish Modi
दो ऐसे उमूरात में सोचा नहीं करते
-तस्वीर
ek bosaa talab karte hain aak jusn ki khairaat
do aise umuuraat mein sochaa nahiin karte
-Tasvir
I pine for a kiss today, a gift from a beauty
It is so precious, I cannot even think of two!
English translation by Manish Modi
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THE JAINA SOURCES OF THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA
(100 BCE – 900 CE)
By Dr Jyoti Prasad Jain
English
First published in 1964
Revised ed. 2005 220 x 140 mm 222 pp
Hardcover Rs. 425
Manish Modi
Manish Modi
हमने तो बोसा लिया था ख़्वाब में तस्वीर का
-वली
kyaa nazaakat hai ki aariz unke niile pad gaye
humne to bosaa liyaa thaa khvaab mein tasviir kaa
-Vali
What delicacy! Her cheeks are swollen, even though
I had only kissed her photograph in my dreams!
English translation by Manish Modi
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Manish Modi
क्या नज़ाकत है कि आरिज़ उनके नीले पड़ गये
हमने तो बोसा लिया था ख़्वाब में तस्वीर का
-वली
kyaa nazaakat hai ki aariz unke niile pad gaye
humne to bosaa liyaa thaa khvaab mein tasviir kaa
-Vali
What delicacy! Her cheeks are bruised, even though
I had only kissed her photograph in my dreams!
English translation by Harshad Sanghrajka
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Manish Modi
मुहब्बत करते हैं तर्के-हया इसको नहीं कहते
-तस्वीर
agar ik le liyaa bosaa khataa isko nahiin kahte
muhabbat karte hain tarke-hayaa isko nahiin kahte
-Tasvir
Is it a crime to have kissed you?
We are in love, why this coyness?
English adaptation by Manish Modi
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ANCIENT INDIAN LITERATURE
A Wonderful Anthology of Ancient Indian Writings
Translated into English
Manish Modi
देखिये डिक्री जो हो, दावा तो दायर हो गया
-बहादुरशाह ज़फ़र
takhliye mein aaj maine unkaa bosaa le liyaa
dekhiye decree jo ho, daavaa to daayar ho gayaa
-Bahadur Shah Zafar
Having kissed her in solitude today
I have entered my plea
Let us see what decree is awarded
English adaptation by Manish Modi
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लायक़े-पाबोसे-जाना क्या हिना थी, मैं न था
-बहादुरशाह ज़फ़र
yaar thaa, gulzaar thaa, may thii, sabaa thii, main na thaa
laayaqe-paabose-jaanaa kyaa hinaa thii, main na thaa
-Bahadurshah Zafar
She was in the garden perfumed by the morning breeze
There was wine too, but I was not there
Was only the Henna worthy of kissing her feet, and not I?
Sher contributed by Satyanaryana Hegde
English adaptation by Manish Modi
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DASAKUMARACARITA: WHAT TEN YOUNG MEN DID
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Sanskrit Novel with English translation
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2005 170 x 110 mm 656 pp
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