Sanskrit homework from Snowy Michigan

[Robert Zydenbos]

On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Madhav Deshpande wrote:

> Dear friends,

>        I would like to share with you a piece of Sanskrit
> composition submitted as part of the class homework. [...]

> FLORIDAayaam eva jaayedhvam / ye.saam pu.nyam eva bhavati, na kim
> api paapam, te sarve janaa.h FLORIDAdeze vasanti /

>   As things would have it, the student who wrote this
> compositionprobably about 15 years ago, got a job in Florida.

Arthaat: yadi vaya.m devabhaa.saayaa.m likhaamas tarhi devaas
tad d.r.s.tvaa h.r.s.tvaa 'smaaka.m varaan dadati -- etaavat
spa.s.ta.m, nanu? (Yadi vaya.m sarva INDOLOGYaam apy eva.m
kurma.h?...)

RZ