tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post5798520096852729491..comments2024-03-26T13:06:41.178-04:00Comments on Jagat: Gopala Champu 4: Uttara-champu (Krishna leaves Vraja)Jagadananda Dashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05887720845815026518noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-34494263683646151862021-12-10T09:07:50.051-05:002021-12-10T09:07:50.051-05:00Verse 45, the word kṣepa
क्षेप (kṣepa) → क्ष (kṣa...Verse 45, the word kṣepa<br /><br />क्षेप (kṣepa) → क्ष (kṣa) “lightning” + प (pa) “wind”<br /><br />The syllables that form the word kṣepa describe the energy of the breath as “wind lightning,” and the compound word describes its action. <br /><br />क्षेप (kṣepa): See 3. “drinking, the act of drinking” – Brother Jagadananda Das, think of the energy of the breath as being drawn up and falling back down, flowing in ecstatic waves like water; the compound word क्षेप kṣepa alludes to the movement of the breath and the up and down flow of energy, like the rhythmic “stroke” (of an oar), “moving to and fro,” or “clap of wings” (of the rythmic flow of energy of the breath going up and down), “stretching” (the energy upwards [12 fingers] above the skull), “throwing, casting, tossing” (out above the skull - think of the yogic anointing [chrism] of अभिषेक abhiṣeka here brother Jagadananda Das):<br /><br />क्ष (kṣa) see page 324 of Monier-Williams (3rd column), written as क्ष 2. Ksha:<br /><br />http://www.sanskrita.org/scans/visor.html?scan=324.gif<br /><br />प (pa) see 5: <br /><br />http://www.sanskrita.org/scans/visor.html?scan=573.gif <br /><br />क्षेप (kṣepa):<br /><br />http://www.sanskrita.org/scans/visor.html?scan=329.gif<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com