Post by vasudevaram on Sept 11, 2008 12:48:10 GMT
Dear members
We've mapped out the Triple-Set of Verse 8 below: the 6-foot lines are quite long.
Please take a moment to study it to see how the rhythms fall and get a feel for how the verse 'works'.
[/td][td]eekam aam[/td][td]piramam[/td][td]maatram[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]which is the Heart[/td][td]of the Cave[/td][td]in the middle[/td][td]one which is[/td][td]Brahma[/td][td]nothing but[/td][/tr]
[tr][td].[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]matuvaka[/td][td]makamaa[/td][td]neeree[/td][td]yavirnt’idu[/td][td]maanmaa[/td][td]vaakaa[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]atu ‘akam—[/td][td]-akam’ aay[/td][td]neeree[/td][td]avirntu idum[/td][td]aanmaa[/td][td]aaka;[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]That ‘I—[/td][td]—I’ as[/td][td]directly[/td][td]effulgently shines[/td][td]the Atma[/td][td]as[/td][/tr]
[tr][td].[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]vitayamee[/td][td]saarvaay[/td][td]tannai[/td][td]yeNNiyaa[/td][td]zhalatu[/td][td]vaayu[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]itayam ee[/td][td]saarvaay,[/td][td]tannai[/td][td]eNNi aazh[/td][td]alatu[/td][td]vaayu[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][That] Heart indeed[/td][td]you should reach[/td][td][either] upon it[/td][/td][td] ‘meditating’ which sinks [with a mind][/td][td]or[/td][td]the breath-[/td][/tr]
[tr][td].[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]vatanuda[/td][td]naazhma[/td][td]nattaa[/td][td]laanmaavi[/td][td]nidda[/td][td]naavaay[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]atan udan[/td][td]aazh ma-[/td][td]nattaal[/td][td]aanmaavil[/td][td]niddan[/td][td]aavaay[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]-it along with[/td][td]which sinks with..[/td][td]..a mind[/td][td]in the Self[/td][td]one who is established[/td][td]you will become[/td][/tr][/table]
We've mapped out the Triple-Set of Verse 8 below: the 6-foot lines are quite long.
Please take a moment to study it to see how the rhythms fall and get a feel for how the verse 'works'.
| itayamaang | kukaiyi | naappa | Neekamaam | piramam | maatra |
| itayam aam | kukaiyin | naappan |
[tr][td]which is the Heart[/td][td]of the Cave[/td][td]in the middle[/td][td]one which is[/td][td]Brahma[/td][td]nothing but[/td][/tr]
[tr][td].[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]matuvaka[/td][td]makamaa[/td][td]neeree[/td][td]yavirnt’idu[/td][td]maanmaa[/td][td]vaakaa[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]atu ‘akam—[/td][td]-akam’ aay[/td][td]neeree[/td][td]avirntu idum[/td][td]aanmaa[/td][td]aaka;[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]That ‘I—[/td][td]—I’ as[/td][td]directly[/td][td]effulgently shines[/td][td]the Atma[/td][td]as[/td][/tr]
[tr][td].[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]vitayamee[/td][td]saarvaay[/td][td]tannai[/td][td]yeNNiyaa[/td][td]zhalatu[/td][td]vaayu[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]itayam ee[/td][td]saarvaay,[/td][td]tannai[/td][td]eNNi aazh[/td][td]alatu[/td][td]vaayu[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][That] Heart indeed[/td][td]you should reach[/td][td][either] upon it[/td][/td][td] ‘meditating’ which sinks [with a mind][/td][td]or[/td][td]the breath-[/td][/tr]
[tr][td].[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]vatanuda[/td][td]naazhma[/td][td]nattaa[/td][td]laanmaavi[/td][td]nidda[/td][td]naavaay[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]atan udan[/td][td]aazh ma-[/td][td]nattaal[/td][td]aanmaavil[/td][td]niddan[/td][td]aavaay[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]-it along with[/td][td]which sinks with..[/td][td]..a mind[/td][td]in the Self[/td][td]one who is established[/td][td]you will become[/td][/tr][/table]
