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THE SOUNDARYA LAHARI : 8. Jagadguru Swami Sri Adi Shankaracharya’s Immortal Creation

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24/06/2019 THE SOUNDARYA LAHARI : STANZAS 1 TO 10. STANZA - 6. "Dhanuh poushpam mourwee madhu karamayee pancha visikhaah vasantas saamanto malaya marud aayodhana rathah, tathaa apy aekas sarwam hima giri sutae kaamapi kripaam apaangaat tae labdhwaa jagad idam anango vijayatae." Dhanuh poushpam - the bow is flowery mourwee madhu karamayee - the bow string is made of bees pancha visikhaah - the five (flowers) are the arrows vasantas - Vasanta (Spring personified) saamanto - neighbouring king (the traditional ally of Cupid) malaya marud - breeze from the Malaya mountain (laden with the fragrance of sandal wood found there, by poetic convention) aayodhana rathah - the war chariot tathaa apy aekas - even thus and alone sarwam - all hima giri sutae - Oh daughter of the snowy mountain ( Himalayas personified as Himawan,)! (Sakti) kaamapi kripaam - some sort (inexpressible) of compassion apaangaat tae - from the corner of your eye labdhwaa - having obtaine