Dear Madhav,

Your recording did not come through. I, too, would be anxious to hear it.

While writing, I have long been wanting to say how much I have benefited from your verses. It is very rare that we can know for sure what a writing in Sanskrit means, directly from the author. This is especially so for metrical verses. Your accompanying English translations are really helpful. I look forward to my daily Sanskrit lessons from you, in the form of your lovely verses.

Best regards,

David Reigle

Colorado, U.S.A.

On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 8:33 AM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Hello Jan,

Here is my recording of my verse in Āryā. This is the general style of reciting Āryā in Maharashtra. This meter was made popular in Marathi by a poet named Moropant [Mayūrakavi] during the Peshwa period. He composed 108 different Rāmāyaṇas, and an entire Mahābhārata in Marathi using Āryā.

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus
Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan
[Residence: Campbell, California]