Translating Words and Phrases Into Sanskrit. The Ins and Outs of It.

Clough · Feb 18, 2008, 10:57 PM

I am just wondering what is involved in the translation of words and phrases from the English language into the written or spoken language of Sanskrit. From time to time, we get some questions about how to translate words or phrases from the English language to the Sanskrit language or script, and I am just interested in the process that might be involved in doing that. It seems to be more complicated than just a simple translation such as might be done with Western-World languages.

One statement that I would appreciate translated into Sanskrit would be a Clough original, and that would be "It's not practice that makes perfect, but perfect practice that makes perfect."

Now, I have no doubt that somewhere, sometime and at some place someone has thought of the same saying. But, for the time being, please humor me, that it is mine!

supriya _82 · Feb 22, 2008, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Clough

Just to be a little more direct to you, it would help us to know how you are able to translate the words or phrases that you have already on this site. Would you please let us know how you are able to do that? You seem to be awfully good at it! Thank you!

I have probably shared before. I have the fonts downloaded which I work with in Corel. Also I am reasonably good in the "script".(Modesty isn't one of my virtues). Hence the phonetic translations are a breeze. You know how it sounds in English and you put it in Sanskrit (actually DEVNAGRI) script. The script is written "exactly" as it sounds. Unlike English each character is used to produce a certain syllable - the SAME SOUND EVERY TIME. No silent characters either. So if you know how each consonant & vowel is written in Devnagri, there is no ambiguity in reproducing verbally communicated words in print. Hence translating Names, Proper nouns is a piece of cake.So far as the phonetic translation goes.

Now the difficult part is the linguistic translations.

drkpp · Feb 28, 2008, 08:21 AM

"It's not practice that makes perfect, but perfect practice that makes perfect."
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प्रवीणताभ्यासेन न लभ्यते तु योग्याभ्यासेन प्रवीणता लभ्यते

tyrenne · Apr 17, 2008, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by drkpp

"It's not practice that makes perfect, but perfect practice that makes perfect."
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प्रवीणताभ्यासेन न लभ्यते तु योग्याभ्यासेन प्रवीणता लभ्यते

Hi, Iam wanting to translate 'lead us not into tempation' into sanskrit witing, could you help???



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