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॥ परमात्मने नमः ॥
॥अथ॥
Studying the अष्टाध्यायी during lockdown in South Africa is proving enjoyable, rewarding, immensely educational, humbling and inspiring.
For each sutra, the process is to read the sutra, sound it, and then read the entire passage from the published work translated by श्रीश चन्द्र वासु. When reading, attention is focused so as not to gloss over complex issues, but rather to ensure that the mind has an accurate understanding of the import of the sutra.
Should there be any definitions, usages or directions of a general nature stated in the commentary on the sutra, this is noted in a notebook. There are now a few pages of such notes. Some will clearly be elucidated as sutras later in the work, but others are conventions and traditional foundations for the study which require stating.
At this point,the web site ashtadhyayi.com is referenced. This site provides the Sutra (It also has a Dhatu Patha) together with a number of commentaries in Sanskrit. There is a simple English translation of the sutra, And best of all, a sound clip of the sutra. This is played and chanted along with a couple of times.
And so the process is established, the pages are being turned - and the understanding? Strangely (or not so really) the real key is not to assume anything especially about one's understanding. If the idea is not substantiated - it can not be trusted. The fact that the idea is mine is the worst possible reason to believe it to be true - and yet the most utilised by the mind in so many of its dealings.
May the Lord Bless further study.
And may the mind realise that prosperity is not an individual attribute - it is communal.
For each sutra, the process is to read the sutra, sound it, and then read the entire passage from the published work translated by श्रीश चन्द्र वासु. When reading, attention is focused so as not to gloss over complex issues, but rather to ensure that the mind has an accurate understanding of the import of the sutra.
Should there be any definitions, usages or directions of a general nature stated in the commentary on the sutra, this is noted in a notebook. There are now a few pages of such notes. Some will clearly be elucidated as sutras later in the work, but others are conventions and traditional foundations for the study which require stating.
At this point,the web site ashtadhyayi.com is referenced. This site provides the Sutra (It also has a Dhatu Patha) together with a number of commentaries in Sanskrit. There is a simple English translation of the sutra, And best of all, a sound clip of the sutra. This is played and chanted along with a couple of times.
And so the process is established, the pages are being turned - and the understanding? Strangely (or not so really) the real key is not to assume anything especially about one's understanding. If the idea is not substantiated - it can not be trusted. The fact that the idea is mine is the worst possible reason to believe it to be true - and yet the most utilised by the mind in so many of its dealings.
May the Lord Bless further study.
And may the mind realise that prosperity is not an individual attribute - it is communal.
॥ इति परमात्मने नमः॥
