A Sanskrit metrical translation of ‘Vaishnava Jana To ...’
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Nityanand Misra
Aug 21, 2018, 8:47:14 AM8/21/18
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Dear list members
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I would like to share my Sanskrit metrical translation of Narsinh Mehta’s most famous composition, ‘Vaishnava Jana To ...’. The original composition has the 8 + 8 + 8 + 6 mātrā structure, and is usually sung with a tāla of 8 beats by stretching the last long syllable re of each line to four beats. My translation has the 8 + 8 + 8 + 5 mātrā structure, and can be sung with a tāla of 8 beats by stretching the last short syllable of each line to four beats. I have also attempted to use Sanskrit equivalents of the Gujarati words to the extent possible. Corrections (if any) and suggestions for improvement are welcome, especially from the Gujarati speakers of the group.
વૈષ્ણવજન તો તેને રે કહીયે જે પીડ પરાઈ જાણે રે.
પરદુઃખે ઉપકાર કરે તોયે મન અભિમાન ન આણે રે.
वैष्णवजनस्तु स उच्यते यः पीडां परस्य जानाति।
परदुःखेष्वुपकृत्यापि यस्य मनोऽभिमानो नायाति॥
સકળ લોકમાં સહુને વંદે નિંદા ન કરે કેની રે.
વાચ કાછ મન નિર્મળ રાખે ધન ધન જનની તેની રે.
सकललोके च समं वन्दते निन्दको नास्ति कस्यापि।
वाक्कर्ममनस्त्रिकं निर्मलं धन्या जननी तस्यापि॥
સમદૃષ્ટિ ને તૃષ્ણા ત્યાગી પરસ્ત્રી જેને માત રે.
જિહ્વા થકી અસત્ય ન બોલે પરધન નવ ઝાલે હાથ રે.
समदृष्टिर्यस्तृष्णात्यागी परस्त्री यस्य माताऽस्ति।
जिह्वा क्लान्ताऽपि न मृषा वदति परवसु न करे गृह्णाति॥
મોહ માયા વ્યાપે નહિ જેને દ્રઢ વૈરાગ્ય જેના મનમાં રે.
રામ નામ શું તાળી રે વાગી સકળ તિરથ તેના તનમાં રે.
मायामोहौ व्याप्नुतो न यं दृढवैराग्यं सन्मनसि।
रामनाम्नश्च ताले लग्नः सकलतीर्थानि तद्वपुषि॥
વણલોભી ને કપટ રહિત છે કામ ક્રોધ નિવાર્યા રે.
ભણે નરસૈયો તેનું દર્શન કરતા કુળ ઈકોતેર તાર્યા રે.
गतलोभो यः कपटविरहितः कामं क्रोधं वारयति।
भणति नृहरिः स दर्शनात्कुलान्येकसप्ततिं तारयति॥
Thanks, Nityananda
Nityānanda Miśra
ken p
Aug 21, 2018, 1:15:39 PM8/21/18
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Well done!
paraduḥkheṣvupakṛtyāpi yasya mano'bhimāno nāyāti||
Call those people Vaishnavas who
Feel the pain of others,
Help those who are in misery,
But never let self-conceit enter their mind.
Sakalaloke cha samȧ vandate nindako nāsti kasyāpi|
vākkarmamanastrikȧ nirmalȧ dhanyā jananī tasyāpi||
They respect the entire world,
Do not disparage anyone,
Keep their words, actions and thoughts pure,
The mother of such a soul is blessed.
Samadṛṣṭiryastṛṣṇātyāgī parastrī yasya mātā'sti|
jihvā klāntā'pi na mṛṣā vadati paravasu na kare gṛhṇāti||
They see all equally, renounce craving,
Respect other women as their own mother,
Their tongue never utters false words,
Their hands never touch the wealth of others.
Māyāmohau vyāpnuto na yȧ dṛḍhavairāgyȧ sanmanasi|
rāmanāmnashcha tāle lagnaḥ sakalatīrthāni tadvapuṣi||
They do not succumb to worldly attachments,
They are firmly detached from the mundane,
They are enticed by the name of God (Rama),
All places of pilgrimage are embodied in them.
Gatalobho yaḥ kapaṭavirahitaḥ kāmȧ krodhȧ vārayati|
bhaṇati nṛhariḥ sa darshanātkulānyekasaptatï tārayati||
They have forsaken greed and deceit,
They stay afar from lust and anger,
Narsi says: I'd be grateful to meet such a soul,
Whose virtue liberates their entire lineage.
Here is YouTube music and translation.
PM modifies this Bhajan saying Lok(jan) Pratinidhi instead of Vaishnava Jana
You may translate this poem into Sanskrit using Sanskrit equivalents of the Gujarati words.
અખિલ બ્રહ્માંડમાં એક તું શ્રીહરિ – નરસિંહ મહેતા
अखिल ब्रह्मांडमां एक तुं श्रीहरि – नरसिंह महेता
Nityanand Misra
Aug 22, 2018, 1:32:11 AM8/22/18
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Some people requested me to sing my metrical translation of ‘Vaishnava Jana To ...’ into Sanskrit which I shared yesterday. Here is a rendition in its popular style. Listen, comment, and share if you like.
Two minor corrections have been made to the lyrics.
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