Lesson 63

Beginning Prayers:

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

Topic Summary:

• Opposites 

Home Work:

• Write the meaning of the verse below -

अकृत्वा परसन्तापम् अगत्वा खलनम्रताम् |

अनुत्सृज्य सतां मार्गं यत्स्वल्पमपि तद्बहु ||

Topic Details:

One easy way to get opposites is by adding 'अ' or 'अन्' to the beginning of the word.  If the word begins with a consonant, it would take अ.  If the word begins with a vowel, it takes अन्.

Ex:
धर्म x अधर्म
कर्म x अकर्म
कर्ता x अकर्ता
शुभ x अशुभ
प्रकृति x अप्रकृति
निश्चित x अनिश्चित
हित x अहित

इष्ट x अनिष्ट
अर्थ x अनर्थ
उपमा x अनुमपमा
एक x अनेक
उचित x अनुचित

One important point to note - although 'अ' and 'अन्' are used in the prefix position, they are not treated as upasarga-s.  The upasarga rules apply to ONLY the 22 upasarga-s in the upasarga list (previous lesson).

Happy practicing!

Ending prayer:

•  ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् - om pUrNamadaH pUrNamidam

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