meaning of Ashtapathi#5

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krishna
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meaning of Ashtapathi#5

Post by krishna »

Hello All,
I would be much obliged if anyone can please send me a word to word translation of the 5th Ashtapathi of Jayadeva.Any information on where I can also buy books on the Ashtapathis will also be welcome..

Thanks,
Krishna

Lakshman
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Re: meaning of Ashtapathi#5

Post by Lakshman »

You can find the general meaning of all ashtapadis here:
http://www.ocasopress.com/pdf/GitaGovinda.pdf


krishna
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Re: meaning of Ashtapathi#5

Post by krishna »

Thank you for the link the Ashtapathis.The promptness, and willingness of people to help in this forum never ceases to amaze me.
Thank you once again
Krishna

rshankar
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Re: meaning of Ashtapathi#5

Post by rshankar »

By the way, Krishna, it is ashTapadi, and not ashTapati....the latter probably refers to a polyandrous woman with 8 husbands. (Now that I think of it, Liz Taylor may qualify too!) :p

vasanthakokilam
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Re: meaning of Ashtapathi#5

Post by vasanthakokilam »

Ha..ha..Ravi. Good one :)

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