Clarification of the meaning of an Annamacharya Kirtana.

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Srikant Elassery
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Clarification of the meaning of an Annamacharya Kirtana.

Post by Srikant Elassery »

In the Kirtana 'Enta Matramuna', one of the lines in the Charanam is confusing me.
It goes 'sari nennuduru SAkteyulu Sakti roopu neevanuchu'. In the first place, many sites differ on the second word; some say it is 'mimmuduru'.
I wasn't sure what either of those words meant, so I looked up 'nennuduru' in the Sankaranarayana dictionary, and it gave the meaning to be 'a fine forehead'! This doesn't make sense. The meaning becomes 'the fine-foreheaded Sakteyas say you are a form of Shakti'. :?:
And I couldn't find a meaning for 'mimmuduru'. A site I chanced upon which provided a word-by-word meaning for the song said that it meant 'believe'. But, as the same site notes, shouldn't 'believe' be 'nammiduru' ?
I am stuck! :) Any help would be very much appreciated.

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Re: Clarification of the meaning of an Annamacharya Kirtana.

Post by aaaaabbbbb »

:P I can check the lyrics if they are posted.

In the line you have mentioned,

it may be::"sari nennuduru"::

ShAktEyas, approve you as the embodiment of Shakti.

nammuduru::they believe.

"ennuduru" ::they select/choose.

Of course, :nennuduru"" means the middle of the forehead.

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PS:: Now that Lakshman Sir has kindly provided the lyrics,

I have edited my earlier post accordingly

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Lakshman
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Re: Clarification of the meaning of an Annamacharya Kirtana.

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This is what I have:

enta mAtramuna. rAgA: kAmavardhani/bauLi/rAgamAlikA. rUpaka tALA. Annamacharya.

P: enta mAtramuna evvaru talacina anta mAtramE nIvu
antarAntaramulu encEcuDa endaNTe nippaTiyannaTlu
C1: koluduru mimu vaiSNavulu kUrimitO viSNuNDani
balukuduru mimu vEdAntulu para brahmbanucu
dalaturu mimu shaivulu tagina bhaktulunu civuDnucu
alari pogaDuduru kApAli kulAdi bhairavuDanucu
2: sari nennuduru sAktEyulu shakti rUpu nIvanucu
daishanamu mimu nAnA vipulanu dalapula koladula bhajinturu
sirula mimu E alpa buddhi dalacina vAriki alpambakuduvu
karimala ninu ghanamani dalacina ghana buddhulaku ghanuDavu
3: nIlavana Emi koradE lEdu mari nIru koladi tAmaravu
Avala bhAgIrathIgani bhAvulu A jalamE vUrinayaTlu
shrI vEnkaTapati nIvaitE mamu cEkoni vunadeivamani
IvalanE nIsaraNani yedanu yidiyE paratattvamunAku
(this song can be sung with brindAvani for pallavi & C1 and mAyAmAlavagauLa for C2 &3)

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Re: Clarification of the meaning of an Annamacharya Kirtana.

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Some corrections::

P: enta mAtramuna evvaru talacina anta mAtramE nIvu
antarAntaramulu *encicuDa* *pinDanTe* nippaTiyannaTlu
C1: koluduru mimu vaiSNavulu kUrimitO viSNuNDani
balukuduru mimu vEdAntulu para brahmbanucu
dalaturu mimu shaivulu tagina bhaktulunu *shivuDanucu*
alari pogaDuduru kApAli kulAdi bhairavuDanucu
2: sari *nennuduru* sAktEyulu shakti rUpu nIvanucu
*darishanamu* mimu nAnA *vidhulanu* dalapula koladula bhajinturu
sirula mimu E alpa buddhi dalacina vAriki *alpambaguduvu*
*garimala* ninu ghanamani dalacina ghana buddhulaku ghanuDavu
3: *nIvalana* Emi *koratE* lEdu mari nIru koladi tAmaravu
Avala bhAgIrathIgani *bAvula* *dari* A jalamE vUrinayaTlu
shrI vEnkaTapati nIvaitE mamu cEkoni vunadeivamani
IvalanE *nIsaraNaniyedanu* yidiyE paratattvamunAku

Thank you, Lakshman Sir.

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Re: Clarification of the meaning of an Annamacharya Kirtana.

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Thanks for all the corrections.

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Re: Clarification of the meaning of an Annamacharya Kirtana.

Post by aaaaabbbbb »

On second thought,

sari nennuduru means::properly selected.

ennu: elect,select,choose.

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Srikant Elassery
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Re: Clarification of the meaning of an Annamacharya Kirtana.

Post by Srikant Elassery »

Thank you!
But how does 'sari ennuduru' become 'sari nennuduru'? 'nennuduru' will still mean forehead.
I am still slightly confused. :)

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Re: Clarification of the meaning of an Annamacharya Kirtana.

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*sari yeni/yani annuduru*............sarinennuduru

*sari ennuduru*.................sarinennuduru.

Hope it is clear now.

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