As many of you know, learning Sanskrit is a passion of mine. I take two classes a week and each of the classes require that I write five or more sentences in Sanskrit. This week I decided to do something even more ambitious. I took much of the information from my recent fruit fly post and translated it into Sanskrit. I finished the homework by writing the sentences as if they were being spoken in a science class where the teacher was asking the children what they knew about fruit flies.
आचार्या – सुप्रभातं बालाः। अद्यतन विषयः फल-मक्षिकाः।
Teacher – Good morning children. Today’s topic is fruit flies.
आचर्या – भवन्तः विषये फल-मक्षिकानां किं जानन्तिः।
Teacher – What do you know about fruit flies?
सुल्मा – फल-मक्षिकाः अष्टतः दश-दिनानि जीवन्ति।
Sulma – Fruit flies live from 8 to 10 days.
आचर्या – उत्तमं सुल्मा। डेविद्?|
Teacher – Very good Sulma! David?
डेविद् – स्त्री फल-मक्षिकाः पञ्चशत-अण्डानि दश-दिनेषु स्ठापयन्ति|
David – Female fruit flies lay 500 eggs in 10 days.
आचर्या – सम्य़क् डेविद्। रमणः?|
Teacher – Good David. Ramana?
रमणः – एकस्मिन् फल-मक्षिकस्य नेत्रे ७६० दीप्तोपलाः सन्ति|
Ramana – In a fruit fly’s eye there are 760 lenses.
आचर्या – आम्। सम्यक्। अन्ये वदन्तु।
Teacher – Yes, good! Others speak.
बार्बरा – फल-मक्षिकाणां रक्त-नेत्रौ पिङ्गल-देहा: तेषाम् उदरेषु कृष्ण-रेखाः च सन्ति |
Barbara – Fruit flies have red eyes, brown bodies, and black stripes on their abdomens.
सवत्री – फल-मक्षिका: पक्षौ द्विशत-वारं पतिक्षणं अ्भिविक्षपन्ति |
Savatri – Fruit flies wings beat 200 times per second.
रामा – फल-मक्षिका: विज्ञान-प्रकल्पेषु उपयुक्ता: सन्ति |
Rama- Fruit flies are useful in scientific research
कर्ल् – फल-मक्षिका: चत्वरि-chromosomes मानवानां इव सन्ति |
Carl – Fruit flies have four chromosomes that are similar to humans’ chromosomes.
सुमती – फल-मक्षिका: Parkinson’s, Alzheimers, aging, cancer, immunity, alcohol, and drug abuse विज्ञान-प्रकल्पेषु उपयुक्ता: सन्ति |
Sumati – Fruit flies are used in Parkinson’s, Alzheimers, aging, cancer, immunity, alcohol, and drug abuse research.
सुसन् – फल-मक्षिका: क्षीयमाणानि फलानि शखानि खादन्ति।
Susan – Fruit flies eat decaying fruits and vegetables.
स्टॆव् – विगल-फलानि मा खादतु। तेषु फल-मक्षिक-अण्डानि भवेयुः|
Steve – Don’t eat rotten fruit. There may be fruit fly eggs and disease (causing organisms) in them.
आचर्या – उत्तमं बालाः। श्वः इतोपि वदिष्यामः विषयॆ फल-मक्षिकाणां |
Teacher – Very good, children. Tomorrow we will talk more about fruit flies.
[Thank you Madhavi for helping me with this translation! I so appreciate your constant support.]
WoW!! I had no idea, Karuna…it does not even seem possible for a human to see 200 flaps per second… good to know they are used for research too. I admire your determination, with Sanskrit, Karuna. Im singing more songs and some words that I don’t pronounce properly I remember the remark Amma told you about a toddler starting to speak…as long as we get close enough at first:) My guest post will be up Nov 8th a day after my son’s birthday…I find that a nice coincidence.
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I look forward to reading it! Mine will be up on the 4th!
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I look forward as well to read it. so far they are just wow!!!
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I think so too!
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This is fantastic! I am fully fascinated by the beautiful Sanskrit words and letters and language.
Peace and light to you!
Allison
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Thanks a lot! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Thanks for the teaching. I enjoyed gaining new knowledge 😊
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Please translate om tat sat om so I can have it tattooed on my arm
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Do you mean you want to see what it looks like in Sanskrit fonts?
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Yes, I want to put that phrase on my arm…
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I have written my teacher an email about it. It was easy to transliterate but there are different ways of doing OM so I wanted her input into the whole thing. Will let you know what I hear back.
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Wow ok:) thanks
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My teacher found it online!
If you enlarge it the tattoo artist. will be able to see the intricacies.
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I was surprised to see the mantra picture show up instead of the link. If you click on the picture it will go to the website where she found it.
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So Impressive!
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