Lesson 10

Beginning Prayers:

• शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुम् - shuklaambaradharaM viShNum
• सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यम् - saraswati namastubhyam 
• गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः - gururbrahmaa gururviShNuH 

Topic Summary:

• Parts of the body in song form

Home Work:

• Learn body parts along with singing the song

Topic Details:

We have made little words, little sentences and little conversations.  Now, how about a little rhyme!  

We all know the song 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes....'. I have translated the same into Sanskrit.  It is sung in the same tune.  The fun and challenge is to sing it faster and faster while acting it out. Kids love this game. Watch out!  By the end of it, everyone will be doubling over with laughter :).

The vocabulary we need for this one are -

शिरः	-	head
स्कन्धौ	-	2 shoulders
जानू	-	2 knees
अङ्गुल्यः	-	toes
नेत्रे	-	2 eyes
कर्णौ	-	2 ears
मुखम्	-	mouth
नासिका	-	nose

In English, there are singular and plural words.  In Sanskrit, there are the same singular and plural numbers.  But then, there is a special number case for two of anything!  It is called dual!

In Sanskrit,
singular is called एकवचनम्
dual is called द्विवचनम्
plural is called बहुवचनम्

The words for the respective body parts have been given accordingly for the song.

Now the song itself... Sing along everyone :).


शिरः, स्कन्धौ, जानू, अङ्गुल्यः
जानू, अङ्गुल्यः


शिरः, स्कन्धौ, जानू, अङ्गुल्यः
जानू, अङ्गुल्यः


नेत्रे, कर्णौ, मुखम्, नासिका


शिरः, स्कन्धौ, जानू, अङ्गुल्यः
जानू, अङ्गुल्यः

Keep singing :)

Ending prayer:

•  ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् - aum pUrNamadaH pUrNamidam

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