Meaning of Shantha AhimsaMurthe

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shobana
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Meaning of Shantha AhimsaMurthe

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Namaskaram!

Please help me with the word-to-word meaning of Mayooram Viswanatha Sastry's "Shantha Ahimsa Moorthe". Here's the lyrics I have..
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Pallavi
shAnta ahimsAmUrtE samudita samarasa kIrtE sandisha mE shAnti shAnti shAntim

Anupallavi
parama hita karOhi bhavAn patita janAvana bhagavAn nirupama sukhadOsi mahAn nirmala hrdayE sthitavAn

CaraNam
bhArata dEsha pitA bhAsi ajnAna timira savitA bhAvita janasamatA sutarAmbOdhitAhi bhavatA
sAra sakala shubha dAtA sukrtakha rAjya vidhAtA mAtA dhAtA pitA sakalamasi mAnita vishvanEtA

Thank you.
Shobana

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Re: Meaning of Shantha AhimsaMurthe

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A correction::

In the second line of the last caraNam, it is

*sukrta swarAjya vidhAtA*

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Re: Meaning of Shantha AhimsaMurthe

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Thanks for the corrections Savitri.

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Re: Meaning of Shantha AhimsaMurthe

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Thank you for the correction. Can you pls help me with the word-to-word meaning.

-Shobana

Rajani
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Re: Meaning of Shantha AhimsaMurthe

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Translation:
pallavi

shAnta - O Serene one!
ahimsAmUrtE - O Embodiment of non-violence!
samudita samarasa kIrtE - O One with the fame of having established equamity !
sandisha mE - Instruct me (on how to acquire)
shAnti shAnti shAntim - peace.

Anupallavi
bhavAn - You
karOti - do/cause
parama hitam - great welfare!
patita janAvana - O Protector of sinners!
nirupama sukhadO (a)si - You are the giver of incomparable bliss,
bhagavan - the Lord,
mahAn - a great person,
sthitavAn - residing
nirmala hrdayE - in pure hearts.

CaraNam
bhAsi - You shine
bhArata dEsha pitA - (as) the father of Bharatam,
ajnAna timira savitA - (as) the Sun to the darkness of ignorance.
sutarAm bOdhitA - Well and long instructed
bhavatA - by you,
janasamatA - equality among people
bhAvita hi - shall indeed happen!
asi - You are
sAra sakala shubha dAtA - the giver of the essence and of all good,
sukrta svarAjya vidhAtA - the achiever of Independence through (your) good deeds,
mAtA dhAtA pitA sakalam - mother, creator, father, everything,
mAnita vishvanEtA - respected world leader.

Comments:
1. parama hita karOhi - should be parama hitam karOti
2. The entire song is in Second person, except this part of the Anupallavi "parama hitam karOti bhavAn" which, though intended as second person, is in the respectful third person.

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Re: Meaning of Shantha AhimsaMurthe

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Rajani,

Welcome back after a long absence.

Lovely translation.

Had learnt this in my graduate days.

Regards.

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Re: Meaning of Shantha AhimsaMurthe

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It’s a composition on Gandhi without invoking his name! 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽translation, Rajani

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Re: Meaning of Shantha AhimsaMurthe

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Thank you so much, Savitriji and Ravi!

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Re: Meaning of Shantha AhimsaMurthe

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Thank you so much for the timely help.

-Shobana

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