ROZ EK SHER

In memory of the innocent lives lost to terrorism

एटमों का ख़तरा है, रात भारी-भारी है
आज ये ज़मीं मेरी, कितने दुख की मारी है
- क़मर बरतर

atomon ka khataraa hai, raat bhaarii bhaarii hai
aaj ye zamiin merii, kitane dukh kii maarii hai
- Qamar Bartar

The night is heavy with the fear of atom bombs,
Today my motherland is engulfed in sadness

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Book of the day

THE FOUR VEDAS IN SIMPLE HINDI
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RGVEDA SAMHITA in 4 Volumes
Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
Ed. & tr. by Shriram Sharma & Bhagavati Sharma
2005    250 x 185 mm    1687 pages (in 4 vols.)
Hardcover    Rs. 600

YAJURVEDA SAMHITA
Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
Ed. & tr. by Shriram Sharma & Bhagavati Sharma
2004    250 x 185 mm    432 pages
Hardcover    Rs. 150

SAMAVEDA SAMHITA
Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
Ed. & tr. by Shriram Sharma & Bhagavati Sharma
2003    250 x 185 mm    332 pages
Hardcover    Rs. 150

ATHARVAVEDA SAMHITA in 2 Volumes
Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
Ed. & tr. by Shriram Sharma & Bhagavati Sharma
2002    250 x 185 mm    964 pages (in 2 vols.)
Hardcover    Rs. 300

Total 8 Volumes for Rs. 1200 only.

ROZ EK SHER and a quick note

Why we cannot play cricket with Pakistan.

हुआ है हाथ गुलदस्ता हमारा
कि दाग़े-खूं बहुत हैं आस्तीन पर
-मीर तक़ी मीर

huaa hai haath guldastaa hamaaraa
ki daaghe-khuun bahut hain aastiin par
-Mir Taqi Mir

My hand looks like a bouquet
So much have I bled onto my sleeves

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Fondly
M

What can we, the people do: Svami Veda Bharati on how tackle Terrorism

Svami Veda Bharati:

The answer to terrorism is to refuse to be terrorized.
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The streets of Mumbai are now full.

Leopold Café, next to the Iconic Taj Hotel, had suffered shocking violence.  Within 24 hours of the ending of commando action the café opened as the owners and the Manager said, "we cannot give to the terrorists the satisfaction that they have succeeded".

A nine year old girl heard of the attacks and was terrified, suffering from shock and fever.

Her father brought her to Leopold Café to light a candle.

A small crowd gathered beaming and smiling.  She lit the candle and smiled.

The people from the crowd patted her on the back.

She went home free of shock and fear, with a smile on her face.

This is the answer to terrorism but it requires resilience of mind and spiritual strength.

This is the mood all over India at this time.

ROZ EK SHER

नहीं कि मुझको क़यामत का एतिक़ाद नहीं
शब-ए-फ़िराक़ से रोज़-ए-जज़ा ज़्यादा नहीं
-ग़ालिब

nahiin ki mujhko qayaamat kaa etiqaad nahiin
shab-e-firaaq se roz-e-jazaa zyaadaa nahiin
-Ghalib

It is not that I do not believe in the Day of Judgment
But the night of separation is no less (painful) than the Day of
Judgment

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Book of the day

ASHVAGOSHA
The Awakening of Faith
Translated by Timothy Richard
M
2005     Dy.      116 pages
Hardcover     Rs. 225

ROZ EK SHER

नयी नयी आँखें हों तो हर मंज़र अच्छा लगता है
कुछ दिन शहर में घूमे लेकिन अब घर अच्छा लगता है
-निदा फ़ाज़ली

nayii nayii aankhen hon to har manzar achhaa lagtaa hai
kucch din shahr mein ghuume lekin ab ghar acchaa lagtaa hai
- Nida Fazli

When seen with fresh eyes, every view looks beautiful
I enjoyed visiting the City, but now I want to go home

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Book of the day

THE ASRAMA SYSTEM
The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution
By Prof Dr Patrick Olivelle
M
2004     Ro.     287 pages
Hardcover     Rs. 450

ROZ EK SHER

आँखों में कुछ नमी सी है माज़ी की यादगार
गुज़रा था इस मक़ाम से इक कारवां कभी
-इक़बाल

aankhon mein kuchh namii sii hai maazii kii yaadgaar
guzaraa thaa is maqaam se ik caaravaan kabhii
-Iqbal

My eyes are wet at the memories of the past
There once passed a caravan through this place

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Book of the day

DHYANASHATAKA
Prakrit text + Hindi translation
By Jinabhadragani Kshamashramana
Hindi translation by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Edited by Manish Modi
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 11
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay
2009     220 x 140 mm     32 pages
ISBN 978-81-88769-21-6     Paperback

Terrorist attack on Mumbai

Learned friends,
Jay Jinendra

It is horrible, this dastardly terrorist attack by Pakistan-trained terrorists on Mumbai.

The terrorists are clearly familiar with the city of Mumbai and seem to know exactly what they are doing.

The tragedy of modern civilisation is that the terrorist can slip through the most diligent of check posts.

Constant vigilance, a clear cut policy on combating terrorism and a strong and decisive legal system could be possible deterrents to terrorist attacks. But our country lacks these.

Heartbreaking to see my city in flames.

My immediate family is safe for now, but how safe are we if our beloved city is under such a deadly terrorist attack?

I hope the Government takes firm steps and comes down very hard on terrorism. The terrorists have shown that they deserve no mercy. None
should be wasted on them.

And I pray that political parties do not use this attack on Indians as a way to garner more votes and create hatred between various communities in India.

What we Indians need to do in times like this is to come together, trust each other and act in the best interests of the nation.

Jay Hind
Vande Mataram

M

ROZ EK SHER

ज़मीन वालों के दुःख से जो था ख़ाली
वो नग़्मा किस तरह इल्हाम ठहरा
- ताज भोपाली

zamiin vaalon ke dukh se jo thaa khaalii
vo naghmaa kis tarah ilhaam thahraa
- Taj Bhopali

That which was bereft of the pain of the dwellers of Earth
How could that song be considered a message from god

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Book of the day

RGVEDA
Mandalas 3, 4 and 5
Sanskrit text + Hindi poetic translation and gloss
By Govind Chandra Pandey
2008     220 x 145 mm     1065 pages
Hardcover     Rs. 800

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ROZ EK SHER

जो रँग भर दो, उसी रँग में नज़र आये
यह ज़िन्दगी न हुई, काँच का गिलास हुआ
-शाहिद कबीर

jo rang bhar do, usii rang mein nazar aaye
yah zindagii na huii, kaanch kaa gilaas huaa
-Shahid Kabir

It will take on whichever colour you add
As if life were a cup of glass!

NB 'kaanch kaa gilaas' is extremely difficult to translate for those who are not familiar with Hindi - Urdu. For literally, it would mean a cup made out of glass. For in India, a tall cup, used for drinking water, milk and lassi, is known as a glass. It is usually made out of steel, but it is still referred to as glass. This is why you would go to roadside stalls in India and find 'ganne kaa ras', sugarcane juice, sold by the glass!

(Rupert, maybe you could explain the Indian usage of the word 'glass' for your forthcoming seminar - Chutneyfying English)

ROZ EK SHER

अंग्रेज़ों ने अंग्रेज़ी पढ़ाकर प्रजा बनाई
अंग्रेज़ी पढ़ाकर अब हम राजा बना रहे है ।
-रघुवीर सहाय

angrezon ne angrezi padhaakar prajaa banaaii
angrezii padhaakar ab hum raajaa banaa rahe hain
-Raghuvir Sahai

The English taught English and created a class of subjects
Now we teach English and create rulers


Sher contributed by Prof Rupert Snell

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Book of the day

Illustrated KATHA-SARITSAGARA
Hindi translation of selected stories from the Katha-Saritsagara
Original text by
Somadeva Bhatta
Hindi translation by SC Sharma
Illustrations by Vivek Kaushik
Set of two books
Hindi
2006     220 x 140 mm     488 pages
Hardcover     Rs. 500

ROZ EK SHER

थी बेनमक मेरी ही ज़बां वरना सच है ये
नमकीन पानियों में ग़ज़ब की मिठास है
-हकीम मंज़ूर

thii benamak merii hii zabaan varnaa sach hai ye
namkiin paaniyon mein ghazab kii mithaas hai
-Hakim Manzoor

My tongue lacked the taste buds, for the truth is that
The saltiest waters taste the sweetest

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Book of the day

SRIRAMACARITABDHIRATNA
A Sanskrit Ramayana composed in the 19th Century
By Nityananda Shastri
With an English translation
By Satyavrat Shastri
Sanskrit text + English translation
2005     220 x 145 mm     441 pages
Deluxe Hardcover      Rs. 300

ROZ EK SHER

ख़ुदा में शक हो तो हो मौत में नहीं कोई शक
मुशाहदे में कहीं एहतिमाल होता है?
-यास युगाना

khudaa mein shak ho to ho maut mein nahiin koii shak
mushaahade mein kahiin ehtimaal hotaa hai
-Yas Yagana

Even if one may doubt the existence of god, one does not doubt death
Does anyone doubt what one has observed?
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Book of the day
PAVANAPUTRA
Novelised biography of Hanuman in Hindi
By Dr. Bhagavatisharan Mishra
R
2004     220 x 145 mm     360 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 300

ROZ EK SHER

नयी तहज़ीब में दिक़्क़त ज़ियादा तो नहीं है
मज़ाहिब रहते हैं क़ायम, फक़त ईमान जाता है
-अकबर इलाहाबादी

nayii tahziib mein diqqat ziyaadaa to nahiin hotii
mazaahib rahte hain qaaim, faqat iimaan jaataa hai
-Akbar Allahabadi

Modern culture does not brook many inconveniences
Faiths exist, but conscience disappears

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Book of the day

PAVANAPUTRA
Novelised biography of Hanuman in Hindi
By Dr. Bhagavatisharan Mishra
R
2004     220 x 145 mm     360 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 300

ROZ EK SHER [For the Indian cricket team, who wallopped the Aussies 2 - 0 in the four test series]

Dear friends,
Jay Jinendra

Hearty congratulations to the Indian cricket team, for thumping the Aussies 2 - nil in the recently concluded test series.

The big 5 - Sachin, Rahul, Saurav, Laxman and Kumble fought well. Very good batting from Gautam Gambhir, Laxman, Sachin and Veeru, exceptional bowling from Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan, competent bowling from Amit Mishra and Harbhajan Singh and ice cool leadership from Mahendra Singh Dhoni ensured that India thrashed the Aussies soundly.

A deserving win, worthy of grand celebration. Well played, brothers.
M

इक अदा मस्ताना सर से पांव तक छाई हुई
उफ़ तेरी काफ़िर जवानी जोश पर आई हुई
-दाग़ देहलवी

ik adaa mastaanaa sar se paanv tak chhaaii huii
uf terii kaafir javaanii josh par aaii huii
-Dagh Dehlavi

An air of insouciance pervades from head to foot
Oh, your stunning youth is at its height

ROZ EK SHER

ख़ुदी ख़ुद पर्दा है दीदार के लिये
वरना कोई नक़ाब नहीं यार के लिये

khudii khud pardaa hai diidaar ke liye
varnaa koii naqaab nahiin yaar ke liye

Pride is the impediment against seeing the beloved
Else, there is no veil for the lover

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi

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Book of the day

B H A R A T I Y A   D A R S H A N
By Dr. Radhakrishnan
First published in 1922 as "Indian Philosophy"
Hindi translation by Dr. Nandakishor Gobhil
Set of 2 books
Hindi
2004      226 x 148 mm      1296 pages
Hardcover      Rs. 700

ROZ EK SHER

दिल भी तेरे ही ढंग सीखा है
आन में कुछ है, आन में कुछ है
-मीर दर्द

dil bhii tere hii dhang siikhaa hai
aan mein kucch hai, aan mein kucch hai
-Mir Dard

My heart has imbibed your style
It keeps changing from moment to moment
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Book of the day
B H A R A T I Y A   D A R S H A N By Dr. Radhakrishnan
First published in 1922 as "Indian Philosophy"
Hindi translation by Dr. Nandakishor Gobhil
Set of 2 books
Hindi
2004      226 x 148 mm      1296 pages
Hardcover      Rs. 700

To read a brief review, please go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hindibooks/message/73

ROZ EK SHER

हम बन्द किया आँख तसव्वुर में पड़े हैं
ऐसे में कोई छ्म से आ जाये तो क्या हो
-रियाज़ ख़ैराबादी

hum band kiye aankh tasavvur mein pade hain
aise mein koii chham se aa jaaye to kyaa ho
-Riyaz Khairabadi

As I lie down, eyes closed, lost in fantasies
What would happen if someone steps into them?


NB The translation struggles to capture the delicacy of the wording of
the original. "Chham" is an onomatopoeic word, denoting the melodious
sound of the paayal, worn by Indian women. The phrase "Chham se"
denotes suddenness and unexpectedness. Read the original couplet and
appreciate the romantic imagery of the poet. Picture yourself
stretched out, eyes closed, lost in your dreams. Then, your beloved
enters the dream. What would happen? Riyaz Khairabadi is a poet after
my heart!

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Book of the day

PLANT LIVES
Borderline Beings in Indian Traditions
By Ellison Banks Findly
2008     220 x 150 mm     617 pp + 17 colour plates on art paper
Hardcover     Rs. 1095

ROZ EK SHER

कहूँ किस से मैं कि क्या है, शबे-ग़म बुरी बला है
मुझे क्या बुरा था मरना, अगर एक बार होता
-ग़ालिब

kahuun kis se main ki kyaa hai, shabe gham burii balaa hai
mujhe kyaa buraa thaa marnaa, agar ek baar hotaa
-Ghalib

What can I say to anyone, the night of separation is terrible
I would not mind death, if I did not have to die over and over


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Book of the day

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 23

JAINISM: AN ETERNAL PILGRIMAGE
By Bal Patil
Edited by Manish Modi and Tony Whittington
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
ISBN 978-81-88769-34-6     220 x 140 mm     102 pp
Deluxe Hardcover Edition     Rs. 300

ROZ EK SHER

ख़ुद को पढ़ता हूँ छोड़ देता हूँ
इक वरक़ रोज़ मोड़ देता हूँ
-ताहिर फ़राज़

khud ko padhtaa huun chhod detaa huun
ik waraq roz mod detaa huun
-Tahir Faraz

I read myself each day, and give it up
I turn a page each day
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Book of the day
DARASHUKOH (Hindi)
Novelised Biography of the Mughal prince Darashukoh
By Mevaram
First Edition  2008
220 x 145 mm     868 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 600

ROZ EK SHER

जो पुल बनायेंगे
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जो पुल बनायेंगे
वे अनिवार्यतः
पीछे रह जायेंगे ।

सेनाएँ हो जायेंगी पार
मारे जायेंगे रावण
जयी होंगे राम;
जो निर्माता रहे
इतिहास में
बन्दर कहलायेंगे
-अज्ञेय



ON BUILDING BRIDGES
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Those who build bridges
Will inevitably
Be left behind.
The armies will cross over
The Ravanas will die in battle
The Ramas be acclaimed as victors:
The builders
Will be known to history
As monkeys.
-Ajneya


Original Hindi Poem and English translation by Satchidanand Hiranand
Vatsyayan 'Ajneya'
Contributed by Dr Rupert Snell

ROZ EK SHER

आपको मैंने निगाहों में बसा रखा है
आईना छोड़िये आईने में क्या रखा है
-हिना तैमूरी

aapko maine nigaahon mein basaa rakhaa hai
aaiinaa chhodiye aaiine mein kyaa rakhaa hai
-Hina Taimuri

I have ensconced you in my gaze
Forget the mirror, it has nothing

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Book of the day

GHAZAL 2000
Dhuup January Ki, Phool December Ke
Amir Khsuro - Bashir Badr
Collection of Urdu Shers in Hindi
Compiled by Bashir Badr
2006     220 x 140 mm     144 pages
Paperback     Rs. 65

ROZ EK SHER

ख़ुदा की इतनी बड़ी कायनात में मैंने
बस एक शख़्स को चाहा मुझे वो ही ना मिला
-बशीर बद्र

khudaa kii itnii badii kaayanaat mein maine
bas ke shakhs ko chaahaa mujhe vo hii na milaa
-Bashir Badr

In this whole wide world, I loved
Only one person, but could not get her


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Book of the day

THE ASSEMBLY OF LISTENERS
Jains in Society
Ed. by Michael Carrithers and Caroline Humphrey
1999     228 x 152 mm     344 pages
Hardcover     US $ 99

ROZ EK SHER

जनाज़ा रोककर मेरा वो किस अन्दाज़ से बोले
गली हमने कही थी तुम तो दुनिया छोड़े जाते हो
-सैफ़ी

janaazaa rokkar meraa vo kis andaaz se bole
galii hamne kahii thii tum to duniyaa chhode jaate ho
-Saifi

She stopped my funeral procession and exclaimed,
My streets I had asked you to leave, not this world!

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Book of the day

BHARAT JÑANA KOSH
An Encyclopedia of India
Hindi
Set of 6 books
Ed. by Indu Ramchandani & Others
2002    255 x 180 mm    3000 pp (approx.)
Paperback    Rs. 3000 for the set

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ROZ EK SHER

मंज़र इक बलन्दी पर और हम बना सकते
अर्श से परे होता काश के मकान अपना
-ग़ालिब

manzar ik balandii par aur hum banaa sakte,
arsh se pare hotaa, kaash ke makaan apnaa.
-Ghalib

I could have created another vista on the heavens
Had my house been away from the sky

Sher contributed by Sushant Agarwal

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Book of the day

MRITYUNJAY (Hindi)
Landmark Marathi Novel based on Mahabharata's Karna
By Shivaji Savant
Hindi translation by Om Shivraj
First Edition 1974
Thirty-fifth Edition 2008
220 x 145 mm     700 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 425

ROZ EK SHER

त्यागाय श्रेयते वित्तमवित्तः संचिनोति यः
स्वशरीरं स पङ्केन स्नास्यामीति विलिंपति
-आचार्य पूज्यपाद

tyaagaaya shreyate vittamavittah sancinoti yah
svashariiram sa panken snaasyaamiiti vilimpati
-Acarya Pujyapada

He who hoards wealth in order to give it away
Is smearing his body with dirt before bathing

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Book of the day

ISHTOPADESHA
Sanskrit text + Hindi translation
By Acarya Pujyapada
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 14
Hindi translation by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed. by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2007
215 x 140 mm     24 pp
978-81-88769-23-0    Paperback      Rs. 20

ROZ EK SHER

ये कहकर सितमगर ने ज़ुल्फ़ों को झटका
बहुत दिन से दुनिया परीशां नहीं है
-साहिल

ye kahkar sitamgar ne zulfon ko jhatkaa
bahut din se duniyaa pariishaan nahiin hai
-Sahil

The beloved scattered her tresses saying
The world has been calm for too many days

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Book of the day

GULHA-E-PARIISHAAN
A Bouquet of 4000 Urdu Shers
Ed. by Khurshid Nabi Abbasi
2005     220 x 140 mm     459 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 250

ROZ EK SHER

किसी की राह में दहलीज़ पर दिये ना रखो
किवाड़ सूखी हुई लकड़ियों के होते हैं
-बशीर बद्र्

kisii kii raah me dahliiz par diye naa rakho
kivaad suukhii huii lakdiyon ke hote hain
-Bashir Badr

Don't put a lamp on your doorstep, lighting the path for someone
For doors are made of dry wood


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Book of the day

MAXIMUM CITY: BOMBAY LOST AND FOUND
By Suketu Mehta
English
2006     195 x 125 mm     585 pp
Paperback     Rs. 399

 

ROZ EK SHER

मैंने बातों में उलझाये रक्खा है बच्चे को अभी
काश जल्दी से गुज़र जाये खिलौने वाला
-शाकिर

maine baaton mein uljhaaye rakkhaa hai bacche ko abhii
kaash jaldii se guzar jaaye khilaune vaalaa
-Shakir

I have distracted my child for the moment
I hope the toy seller goes away  quickly

Sher contributed by Zaidi

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Book of the day

MAHANAGAR: BAMBAI KI TALASH
By Suketu Mehta
Hindi translation of the English original "Maximum City: Bombay Lost
and Found"
Hindi translation by Yogendra Kumar
2006     210 x 140 mm     666 pp
Paperback     Rs. 300

ROZ EK SHER

सूरत बुरी है न सीरत बुरी है
बुरा है वही जिसकी नियत बुरी है

suurat burii hai na siirat burii hai
buraa hai vahii jiskii niyat burii hai

Neither looks nor nature make a person bad
It is only the bad-intentioned one who is bad

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi

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Book of the day

QUR'AN SAURABH
Text in Arabic and Devanagari + Hindi tr. and Commentary
By Maulana Mohamed Faruq Khan
2006     250 x 190 mm    1411 mm
Deluxe Hardcover Edition     Rs. 490

ROZ EK SHER

हुई तवक़्क़ो जिनसे ख़स्तगी की दाद पाने की
वो हमसे भी ज़्यादा ख़स्ता-ए-तेग़-सितम निकले
-ग़ालिब

Huii tavaqqo jinse khastagii kii daad paane kii,
vo humse bhii zyaadaa khastaa-e-tegh-e-sitam nikale.
-Ghalib

Those from whom I desired sympathy for my woes
turned out to be in an even more woeful state than I.

Sher contributed and translated by Sushant Agarwal

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Book of the day

CATALOGUE OF THE JAIN MANUSCRIPTS OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY
 in three volumes
 English
 With Introduction, Bibliography, Appendices, Indices and Colour
Plates
 By Prof Dr Nalini Balbir, Dr Kanhaiyalal Sheth, Dr Kalpana Sheth and
 Prof Dr C.B. Tripathi
 Distributed by Hindi Granth Karyalay
 2006     280 x 220 mm     1278 pp + 18 colour plates
 Hardcover Deluxe Edition     Rs. 5000 for the set

ROZ EK SHER

हुजूमे-ग़म फ़ितरत मेरी बदल न सकी
मैं क्या करूँ मुझे आदत है मुस्कुराने की

hujuume-gham fitarat merii badal na sakii
main kyaa karuun mujhe aadat hai muskuraane kii

Immense grief could not change my nature
What can I do, I have a habit of smiling

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi

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Book of the day

NAVA SMARANA: NINE SACRED RECITATIONS OF JAINISM
Sanskrit / Prakrit text + English translation
By Vinod Kapashi
Edited by Signe Kirde
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2007.
ISBN 978-81-88769-05-6
Rs. 800

ROZ EK SHER

ज़फ़र, इसमें समझ कर पाँव रखना
मुहब्बत एक बहर-ए-बेकरां है
-बहादुरशाह ज़फ़र

Zafar, ismein samajh kar paanv rakhnaa
muhabbat ek behr-e-bekaraan hai
-Bahadurshah Zafar

O Zafar, step into it carefully
Love is an ocean of limitless depths
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SATRANG
Urdu poetry in Hindi
A Bouquet of Urdu poetry by 7 of its most celebrated poets
Collected by Kamal Nasim
2007      220 x 140 mm     119 pp
Paperback     Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER

अगर तक़दीर में होतीं बहारें सेहने-गुलशन की
तो फ़सले-गुल में क्यों बरबाद मेरा आशियां होता

agar taqdiir mein hotiin bahaarein sehan-e-gulshan kii
to fasal-e-gul mein kyun barbaad meraa aashiyaan hotaa

Had I been meant to enjoy blossoming flowers in my courtyard
Then why would the crop of flowers have destroyed my home?

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF JAINA STUDIES
English
Volume 1 - 3. (2005 - 2007)
Edited by Dr. Peter Fluegel
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
978-81-88769-36-0
Rs. 600

ROZ EK SHER

खुदाया मुझे ज़िन्दगी चाहिये
 अन्धेरों में हूँ रौशनी चाहिये
तमन्ना नहीं सारा गुलशन मिले
 के बस प्यार की एक कली चाहिये
-प्रेम धवन

khudaayaa mujhe zindagii chaahiye
 andheron mein huun raushnii chaahiye
tamannaa nahiin saaraa gulshan mile
 ke bas pyaar kii ek kalii chaahiye
-Prem Dhavan

O God, I want life.
I am in darkness, I want light.
I desire not an entire garden
A bud of love is all I ask for


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Book of the day

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 26

PARSVACARITRAM: THE LIFE OF PARSVA
Sanskrit text + English translation
Sanskrit text by Acarya Gunabhadra
Critically edited with an English translation
By Prof Dr Willem Bollée
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
ISBN 978-81-88769-35-3
Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER

वो दिल की ताज़गी थी ये दिल की अफ़सुर्दगी
बाग़े-जहां में ख़िज़ाँ क्या बहार क्या

vo dil kii taazagii thii ye dil kii afsurdagii
baaghe-jahaan mein khizaan kyaa bahaar kyaa


One is freshness of the heart, one its staleness
In the garden of life, autumn and spring are alike

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi

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Book of the day

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 23

JAINISM: AN ETERNAL PILGRIMAGE
By Bal Patil
Edited by Manish Modi and Tony Whittington
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
ISBN 978-81-88769-34-6 220 x 140 mm 102 pp
Deluxe Hardcover Edition Rs. 300

ROZ EK SHER

गुल हँसे जब रात भर रोई शबनम
हँसी नहीं है हसीनों का मुस्कुरा जाना

gul hanse jab raat bhar roii shabnam
hansii nahiin hai hasiinon kaa muskuraa jaanaa

Flowers blossom only after the dew has cried all night
Getting the beauteous ones to smile is no laughing matter

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi

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Book of the day

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 6
ATTHAPAHUDA
Prakrit text + Hindi translation
By Acarya Kundakunda
Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Edited by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
ISBN 978-81-88769-15-5
Rs. 120

ROZ EK SHER

मसरूर निगाहों को काँटा भी गुलिस्तां है
मायूस निगाहों में गुलशन भी है वीराना

masruur nigaahon ko kaantaa bhii gulistaan hai
maayuus nigaahon mein gulshan bhii hai viiraanaa

When the beholder is delighted, even a thorn appears to be a pleasure glade
When the beholder is melancholy, even spring in its blossom appears forlorn

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi

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Book of the day

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 9

PARAMATMAPRAKASA
Apabhramsha text + Hindi translation
By Acarya Joindu
Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Edited by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2007.
ISBN 978-81-88769-09-4
Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER

अय शमा तेरी क़िस्मत! मेहफ़िल में जब जली तू
नज़राना लेके आया परवाना ज़िन्दगी का

aye shamaa terii qismat! mehfil mein jab jalii tuu
nazraanaa leke aayaa parvaanaa zindagii kaa

Oh candle, your fate! Whenever you were lit
A moth bestowed upon you the gift of his life


Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi


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Book of the day

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 6
ATTHAPAHUDA
Prakrit text + Hindi translation
By Acarya Kundakunda
Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Edited by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
ISBN 978-81-88769-15-5
Rs. 120

ROZ EK SHER

तर झरसी ऊपर गरी कज्जल जल छिरकाइ
पिय पाती बिन हीं लिखी बाँची बिरह बलाइ
-बिहारी

tar jharsii uupar garii kajjal jal chhirakaai
piya paatii bin hiin likhii baanchii birah balaai
-Bihari

Heat-singed below, and tinged above with tearful stains:
He reads her note's unwritten tale of parting's pains.

Bihari Satsai, trans. Rupert Snell


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BIHARIDAS KI SATSAI
Poetry of Bihari
Critically Edited by Lakshmidhar Malaviya
With Detailed Introduction, text in Devanagari and Nastaliq,
5 commentaries, exhaustive linguistic & poetic analysis
Hindi
Set of 3 books
2008    250 x 190 mm    940 pp in 3 vols.
Deluxe hardcover edition    Rs. 1500 per set

ROZ EK SHER

ख़ुदा दुश्मनों को न वह कुछ दिखावे
जो कुछ दोस्त अपने से हम देखते है
-मिर्ज़ा रफी सौदा

khudaa dushmano ko na vah kuchh dikhaave
jo kuchh dost apne se hum dekhte hain
-Mirza Rafi Sauda

Let not even my enemies have to see
What my own friends show me


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JAINENDRA SIDDHANTA KOSHA
An Encyclopaedia of Jainism with Quotations and Citations from
Original texts in Prakrit and Sanskrit, all translated into Hindi
Edited and Compiled by Jinendra Varni
Set of 5 books
Hindi
2003    270 x 185 mm    2608 pp + many line drawings
Hardcover     Rs. 970

ROZ EK SHER

इश्क़ की राहों में ये ज़माना
हिज्र के काँटे बोता क्यों है
-इनायत ख़ान परदेसी

ishq kii raahon mein ye zamaanaa
hijr ke kaante botaa kyun hai
-Inayat Khan Pardesi

Why are the streets of love
Strewn with the thorns of separation?


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Book of the day

Illustrated BHAGAVATI SUTRA (Prakrit-Hindi-English)
VYAKHYA PRAJNAPTI
Prakrit Gatha - Hindi exposition - English exposition and a glossary
Ed. by Amar Muni, Shrichand Surana
Eng. tr. by Surendra Bothra
28 Oil paintings by Dr. Trilok Sharma reproduced on art plates
Set of two books
Hardcover    Rs. 1200

ROZ EK SHER

कुछ तो मजबूरियाँ रही होंगी
यूं कोई बेवफ़ा नहीं होता
-बशीर बद्र्

kucch to majbuuriyaan rahii hongii
yuun koii bevafaa nahiin hotaa

-Bashir Badr

There must have been some compelling reasons
No one breaches trust just like that

ROZ EK SHER

मिरे रास्तों में उजाला रहा
दिये उसकी आँखों के जलते रहे
-बशीर बद्र

mire raaston mein ujala raha
diye uski aankhon ke jalte rahe
-Bashir Badr

My path was illuminated
Her eyes lit the way


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Book of the day

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 1

Jaina Studies: Their Present State and Future Tasks
By Prof Dr Ludwig Alsdorf
English tr. by Bal Patil
Edited by Prof Dr Willem B. Bollée
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2006.
ISBN  978-81-88769-13-1
Rs. 395

ROZ EK SHER

मुलाक़ातें मुसलसल हों तो दिलचस्पी नहीं रहती
ये बेतर्तीब याराने हसीं मालूम होते हैं
-अदम

mulaqaatein musalsal hon to dilchaspii nahiin rahatii
ye betartiib yaaraane hasiin maaluum hote hain
-Adam

Regular meetings fail to captivate the heart
These unplanned meetings are so beautiful!

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Book of the day

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 23

Jainism: An Eternal Pilgrimage
By Bal Patil
Edited by Manish Modi and Tony Whittington
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
ISBN 978-81-88769-34-6     220 x 140 mm     102 pp
Deluxe Hardcover Edition     Rs. 300

ROZ EK SHER

वह चाँदनी का बदन खुशबुओं का साया है
बहुत अज़ीज़ हमें है मगर पराया है
-बशीर बद्र्

vah chaandnii kaa badan khushbuon kaa saayaa hai
bahut aziiz hamein hai magar paraayaa hai
-Bashir Badr

She is as moonlight, fragrance clings to her
She is very dear to me, but not mine.


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Book of the day

NAVA SMARANA
Nine Sacred Recitations of Jainism
By Vinod Kapashi
Ed. by Signe Kirde
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2007
290 x 220 mm     231 pp + 16 art plates in full colour
978-81-88769-05-6       Hardcover     Rs. 800

ROZ EK SHER

इश्क़ ने ग़ालिब हमको निकम्मा कर दिया
वर्ना हम भी आदमी थे कुछ काम के
-ग़ालिब

ishq ne Ghalib humko nikammaa kar diyaa
varnaa hum bhii aadmii the kuchh kaam ke
-Ghalib

1st meaning
O Ghalib, love has rendered me useless
Else, I was a man of worth

2nd meaning
They say that Ghalib, love has made you useless
Was I of any use before!


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Book of the day

PARSHVACARITRAM: THE LIFE OF PARSHVA
Sanskrit text + English translation
Sanskrit text by Acarya Gunabhadra
Critically edited with an English translation
By Prof. Dr. Willem Bollée
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 26
First Edition 2008     260 x 195 mm     46 pp
Paperback     Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER For Eva and Jigme Tenzin on their second wedding anniversary

गुनाह गर है यह इश्क़ यारो, तो फिर यह इतना हसीं गुनाह है
कि एक काफ़िर सनम की खातिर, मैं यह गुनाह बार-बार कर लूँ
-प्रेम धवन

gunaah gar hai yah ishq yaaro, to phir yah itnaa hasiin gunaah hai
ki ek kaafir sanam kii khaatir, main yah gunaah baar-baar kar luun
-Prem Dhavan

If love be a crime, it is such a beautiful crime
That for my disbelieving beloved, I would commit it again and again

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RENDERINGS FROM GHALIB
Urdu + English translation
Choice Urdu ghazals by Ghalib
With English translation by
Prema Johari
1996     220 x 140 mm     63 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER

घर से मस्जिद है बहुत दूर चलो यूँ कर लें
किसी रोते हुए बच्चे को हँसाया जाए
-निदा फ़ाज़ली

ghar se masjid hai bahut duur chalo yun kar lein
kise rote hue bacche ko hansaya jaye
-Nida Fazli

Since the mosque is very far, let us do this:
Bring laughter to a crying child

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Book of the day

GOOD FOR BUSINESS: ETHICS IN THE MARKETPLACE
By Prof. Arthur B. Dobrin
ISBN 978-81-88769-08-7
2006    Paperback    Rs. 250

 

ROZ EK SHER

ऐ चमन वालो! चमन से यूं गुज़रना चाहिये
कि बाग़बान भी ख़ुश रहे, राज़ी रहे सय्याद भी

aye chaman vaalo! chaman se yuun guzarnaa chaahiye
ki baaghbaan bhii khush rahe raazi rahe saiyaad bhii

O residents of the garden, live your life in such a manner
That both, the gardener and the hunter are pleased

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi

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Book of the day

Pārśvacaritram: The Life of Pārśva
Sanskrit text + English translation
Sanskrit text by Ācārya Gunabhadra
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 26
Critically edited with an English translation
By Prof Dr Willem Bollée
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
ISBN 978-81-88769-35-3
Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER

आँख खोलते ही तसव्वुर यार का रूपोश था
फिर वही मैं था वही दरियाए-ग़म का जोश था

aankh kholte hii tasavvur yaar kaa ruuposh thaa
phir vahii main thaa vahii dariyaae-gham kaa josh thaa

As soon as I opened my eyes, my beloved disappeared
And I was lonely, engulfed in the same river of misery

[The poet had been dreaming about his beloved. As soon as he woke up, he found that she had vanished. Hence the misery.]

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi

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Book of the day

Pārśvacaritram: The Life of Pārśva
Sanskrit text + English translation
Sanskrit text by Ācārya Gunabhadra
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 26
Critically edited with an English translation
By Prof Dr Willem Bollée
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
ISBN 978-81-88769-35-3
Rs. 60

Fwd: ROZ EK SHER

यह आईना मुझे किस रुख़ पङ़ा नज़र आया
मैं अपनी उम्र से कितना बङ़ा नज़र आया
-रऊफ़ अमीर

یہ آئینہ مجھے کس رخ پڑا نظر آیا
میں اپنی عمر سے کتنا بڑا نظر آیا
- رؤف امیر -

yah aaiinaa mujhe kis rukh padaa nazar aayaa
main apanii umr se kitanaa badaa nazar aayaa
-Rauf Amir

From whatever position I look at this mirror
I look so much older than my age

Sher contributed and translated by Bill Howard "Faanuus"


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Book of the day

JAINA STUDIES: THEIR PRESENT STATE AND FUTURE TASKS
By Prof Dr Ludwig Alsdorf
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 1
English tr. by Bal Patil
Edited by Prof Dr Willem B. Bollée
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2006.
ISBN  978-81-88769-13-1
Rs. 395

ROZ EK SHER

भगवान तो बस चौदह बरस घर से रहे दूर
अपने लिये बनबास की मीआद बहुत थी
-ज़फ़र गोरखपुरी

bhagavaan to bas chaudah baras ghar se rahe duur
apne liye banbaas ki miyaad bahut thii
-Zafar Gorakhpuri

The Lord only had to stay away from home for fourteen years
My period in the wilderness is far longer

[This sher refers to Lord Rama, who was asked to stay away from home for 14 years, in order to allow his younger brother to rule in his
place.]


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T H E  S T O R Y  O F  P A E S I
Soul and Body in Ancient India: A Dialogue on Materialism in Ancient India Text in Roman + English Translation + Extensive Notes
+ Glossary of Selected Words + Index Rerum + Quotations + Detailed Bibliography + Appendix containing a section of Haribhadra's "Samaraiccakaha" + 72 - folio Facsimile of the original Prakrit Pothi
Ed. and tr. By Prof. Willem Bollée
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 2
Published by Hindi Granth Karyalay, Mumbai
2005     245 x 160 mm     452 pp
81 88769 03 7     Hardcover     Rs. 795

ROZ EK SHER

कुछ है ख़बर तुझे भी कि उठ-उठ के रात को
आशिक़ तेरी गली में कई बार हो गया
तुम ने तो एक दिन भी न इधर गुज़र किया
हम ने ही इस जहान से आख़िर सफ़र किया
-ख़्वाजा मीर दर्द

kuchh hai khabar tujhe bhii ki uth-uth ke raat ko
aashiq terii galii mein kaii baar ho gayaa
tum ne to ek din bhii na idhar guzar kiyaa
hum ne hii is jahaan se aakhir safar kiyaa
-Khwaja Mir Dard

Do you know that I kept waking up all night
Walking down to the street where you live
Not a single day did you pass this way
Finally, I have bid goodbye to this world
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THE LIFE AND STORIES OF THE JAINA SAVIOUR PARSHVANATHA
An English translation of Acarya Bhavadeva's PARSHVANATHACARITRAM
By Prof Maurice Bloomfield
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 15
First published in 1919
Second Edition 2008     230 x 145 mm     264 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 700

Published by:
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ROZ EK SHER

एकै साधे सब सधै, सब साधे सब जाइ
जो तूं सींचै मूल को, फूलै फलै अघाइ
-कबीर

ekai saadhe sab sadhai sab saadhe sab jaai
jo tuu siinche muul ko phuulai phalai aghaai
-Kabir

If you aim for one, you attain it all, if you aim for all, you attain none
If you water the roots, the entire tree will flourish
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Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 3

Ratnakaranda Śrāvakācāra
By Ācārya Samantabhadra
Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Preface by Paul Dundas
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2007.
ISBN 978-81-88769-04-9
Rs. 40

ROZ EK SHER

गुल चढ़ायेंगे लहद पर जिनसे यह उम्मीद थी
वो भी पत्थर रख गये अफ़सोस दफ़नाने के बाद

gul chadhaayenge lahad par jinse yah ummiid thii
vo bhii patthar rakh gaye afsos dafnaane ke baad

Those expected to bring flowers to my grave
Unfortunately, even they placed stones [on my coffin] after burying me

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
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Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 3

Ratnakaranda Śrāvakācāra
By Ācārya Samantabhadra
Hindi tr. by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Preface by Paul Dundas
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2007.
ISBN 978-81-88769-04-9
Rs. 40

ROZ EK SHER

निसबते हुस्न सदा दिल पे ठनी रहती है
अरे तुम तो हो नादां, सदा किसकी बनी रहती है

nisbate husn sadaa dil pe thanii rahatii hai
arey tum to ho naadaan, sadaa kiskii banii rahatii hai

You are constantly comparing your beauty with others'
You are so naive! Whose beauty has remained forever?

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
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JIVANIPARAK UPANYAS SHRNKHALA
By Dr Rangeya Raghav
Hindi
Set of 7 books
Hardcover     Rs. 700 for the set

ROZ EK SHER

सरापा पाक है जिनका जिन्होंने धोये हाथ दुनिया से
नहीं हाजत है सर से पांव तक पानी बहाने की

saraapaa paak hai jinkaa jinhone dhoye haath duniyaa se
nahiin haajat hai sar se paanv tak paanii bahaane kii

They are pure from head to foot, who have given up the world
They need not bathe with water

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
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THE LIFE AND STORIES OF THE JAINA SAVIOUR PARSHVANATHA
An English translation of Acarya Bhavadeva's PARSHVANATHACARITRAM
By Prof Maurice Bloomfield
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 15
First published in 1919
Second Edition 2008     230 x 145 mm     264 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 700

ROZ EK SHER

आँखों में रहा दिल में उतरकर नहीं देखा
कश्ती के मुसाफ़िर ने समन्दर नहीं देखा

पत्थर कहता है मुझे मेरा चाहनेवाला
मैं मोम हूँ उसने मुझे छूकर नहीं देखा
-बशीर बद्र


aankhon mein rahaa, dil mein utarkar nahiin dekhaa
kashtii ke musaafir ne samandar nahiin dekhaa

patthar kehtaa hai mujhe meraa chaahanevaalaa
main mom huun, usne mujhe chhuukar nahiin dekhaa
-Bashir Badr

He remained in my eyes, did not delve into my heart
The traveler on the boat did not look at the sea

He calls me a stone hearted, he who loves me
But I am like wax, he has never touched me

Sher contributed by Hitesh Mehta
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THE LIFE AND STORIES OF THE JAINA SAVIOUR PARSHVANATHA
An English translation of Acarya Bhavadeva's PARSHVANATHACARITRAM
By Prof Maurice Bloomfield
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 15
First published in 1919
Second Edition 2008     230 x 145 mm     264 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 700

Food for thought

To reflect and... Act

The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age of the country.

This can be shown by countries like India & Egypt, that are more than 2000 years old and are still poor.

On the other hand, Canada, Australia & New Zealand, that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries and are rich.

The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the available natural resources.

Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second strongest world economy. The country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw material from the  whole world and exporting manufactured
products.

Another example is Switzerland, which does not plant cocoa but has the best chocolate of the world.

In its tiny territory, they raise animals and plant the soil during 4 months per year.

Not just that, they produce dairy products of the best quality.

It is a small country that transmits an image of security, order & labour, which made it the world's strongest safe.

Executives from rich countries who communicate with their counterparts in poor countries show that there is no significant intellectual
difference.

Race or skin color are also not important: immigrants labeled lazy in their countries of origin are the productive power in rich European
countries.

What is the difference then?

The difference is the attitude of the people, framed along the years by the education & the culture.

On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries, we find that the great majority follow the following principles in
their lives:

1. Ethics, as a basic inviolable principle.
2. Integrity.
3. Responsibility.
4. Respect for the law
5. Respect for the rights of other citizens.
6. Love for work
7. Hard work, organised efforts, co ordinated management resources
8. Will of super action.
9. Punctuality.

In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their daily life.

We are not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to us.

We are poor because we lack attitude.

We lack the will to comply with and teach these functional principles of rich & developed societies.

If we love our country, we should make sure that we follow the same principles in our daily lives that citizens of developed countries do.
Instead of cribbing and complaining incessantly and blaming everything on our national leaders and the caste system and reservation quotas, etc.

- Amit Agarwal

ROZ EK SHER

खींच ली उनकी तस्वीर दिल ने मेरे
अब वो दामन बचा कर किधर जायेंगे
-राज़ इलाहाबादी

khiinch lii unkii tasviir dil ne mere
ab vo daaman bachaa kar kidhar jaayenge
-Raz Allahabadi

My heart has taken a photograph of her
Now, she cannot escape me
[for she is with me all the time, in my heart]

Sher contributed by Satish Mullick
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THE LIFE AND STORIES OF THE JAINA SAVIOUR PARSHVANATHA
An English translation of Acarya Bhavadeva's PARSHVANATHACARITRAM
By Prof Maurice Bloomfield
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 15
First published in 1919
Second Edition 2008     230 x 145 mm     264 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 700

ROZ EK SHER

ऐ नसीमे-सहर तुमको उनकी क़सम
उनसे जाकर न कहना मेरा हाले-ग़म
अपने मिटने का ग़म तो नहीं है मगर
डर ये है उनके आँसू बिखर जायेंगे
-राज़ इलाहाबादी

ai nasiim-e-sahar tumko unkii qasam
unse jaa kar na kahanaa meraa haal-e-gham
apne mitne kaa gham to nahiin hain magar
dar ye hai unke gesuu bhikhar jaayenge
-Raz Allahabadi

O cool breeze of the desert, I put you on oath
Tell her not of my desolate state
I grieve not for my own destruction
But I fear her tresses will be disarrayed in anguish

Sher contributed by Satish Mullick
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THE LIFE AND STORIES OF THE JAINA SAVIOUR PARSHVANATHA
An English translation of Acarya Bhavadeva's PARSHVANATHACARITRAM
By Prof Maurice Bloomfield
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 15
First published in 1919
Second Edition 2008     230 x 145 mm     264 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 700

ROZ EK SHER

आशियां जल गया गुलिस्तान लुट गया हम क़फ़स से निकल कर किधर जायेंगे
इतने मानूस सय्याद से हो गये अब रिहाई मिलेगी तो मर जायेंगे

Aashiyaan jal gayaa gulsitaan lut gaya ham qafas se nikal kar kidhar jaayenge
itne maanoos saiyyaad se ho gaye ab rihaaee milegee to mar jaayenge

The home has been burnt down, the orchard looted, where shall we go if we leave this cage?
So familiar have we become with the jailer that if we are released now, we shall die

Sher contributed by Satyanarayana Hegde
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STUDIES IN JAINISM
As Gleaned from Archaeological Resources
By Dr G Jawaharlal
2006     245 x 185 mm     272 pp + 18 art plates in full colour
Hardcover     Rs. 1800

ROZ EK SHER

ख़ुद फँसी फ़न्दे में बुलबुल क्या ख़ता सय्याद की
गुल पे आशिक़ होके अपनी ज़िन्दगी बरबाद की

khud phansii fande mein bulbul kyaa khataa saiyaad kii
gul pe aashiq hoke apnii zindagii barbaad kii

The lover got caught in the web on his own, why blame the hunter
He fell in love with the flower and ruined his own life

NB In Urdu poetry bulbul, meaning nightingale, is used symbolically to denote the lover. Gul is the beloved one. The hunter could mean the world / adverse circumstances.

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
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STUDIES IN JAINISM
As Gleaned from Archaeological Resources
By Dr G Jawaharlal
2006     245 x 185 mm     272 pp + 18 art plates in full colour
Hardcover     Rs. 1800

Warm Invitation

ॐ नमः सिद्धेभ्यः

Dear friends,
Jay Jinendra

You are cordially invited to a lecture series on Jain Studies for Third year and Fourth Year students of a certificate course in Jainology commencing from June 2008 up to March 2009.

The lectures shall be given by Manish Modi.

The syllabus for the Third year is:
Ishtopadesha by Acarya Pujyapada
Samadhitantra by Acarya Pujyapada
Ratnakaranda Shravakacara by Acarya Samantabhadra
Paramatmaprakasha by Acarya Joindu
Yogasara by Acarya Joindu
Atthapahuda by Acarya Kundakunda

The syllabus for the Fourth year is:
Dravysangraha by Acarya Nemicandra Siddhanta-cakravarti
Barasa Anuvekkha by Acarya Kundakunda
Tattvarthasutra by Acarya Prabhacandra
Dhyanastava by Acarya Bhaskaranandi
Dhyanashataka by Devardhigani Kshamashramana
Purusharthasiddhyupaya by Acarya Amrtacandra
Pravacanasara by Acarya Kundakunda

All are cordially invited to hear this lecture series. Please arrive on time as seating space is limited.

The lectures shall be held once a week on Sunday only.

Lecture Series starting from Sunday, 22 June.

Date: 22 June, 2008
Timing: 10.00 am to 01.00 pm
{10.00 am to 11.30 am for Fourth year students
11.45 am to 1.00 pm for Third year students}

Venue: V L Nappu High School
4th floor
70 / 80  Dr Ambedkar Road
Opposite Voltas Sagar
Chinchpokli East
Mumbai
400 012

yours
Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER

ले न डूबे य हवस तायर- नादां तुझे
दाम पोशीदा है सय्याद के हर दाने में

le na duube ye havas taayare-naadaan tujhe
daam poshiidaa hai saiyaad ke har daane mein

Your greed could drown you, O innocent flying bird
There is a trap hidden beneath each grain left by the hunter

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF JAINA STUDIES
Volume 1 - 3. (2005 - 2007)
Edited by Dr. Peter Fluegel
First Edition 2008    250 x 185 mm     201 pp
978-81-88769-36-0     Hardcover    Rs. 600

ROZ EK SHER

तसव्वुर में चले आते तुम्हारा क्या बिगड़ जाता
तुम्हारा पर्दा रह जाता हमें दीदार हो जाता

tasavvur mein chale aate tumhaaraa kyaa bigad jaataa
tumhaaraa pardaa rah jaataa hamein diidaar ho jaataa

What would you have lost had you come in my dreams?
Your would have maintained your decorum and I would have met you

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF JAINA STUDIES
Volume 1 - 3. (2005 - 2007)
Edited by Dr. Peter Fluegel
First Edition 2008     250 x 185 mm    201 pp
978-81-88769-36-0     Hardcover     Rs. 600
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Biophony, Anthrophony and Cacophony Intrigued? Read on! http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/16-06/st_thompson

ROZ EK SHER

शक्ल मैली है मगर दिल तो नहीं मैला साहिब
ख़ाक के परदे में हीरे की कनी रहती है

shakl mailii hai magar dil to nahiin mailaa saahiib
khaak ke parde mein hiire kii kanii rahtii hai

I may look unwashed, but my heart is clean, o Sahib
Underneath the dust, lies a piece of diamond

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF JAINA STUDIES
Volume 1 - 3. (2005 - 2007)
Edited by Dr. Peter Fluegel
First Edition 2008     250 x 185 mm    201 pp
978-81-88769-36-0     Hardcover     Rs. 600

ROZ EK SHER

हस्ती मेरी क्या है इस दफ़्तरे-क़ुदरत में
एक नुक़्ता हूँ वो भी मिटता नज़र आता है

hastii merii kyaa hai is daftare-qudrat mein
ek nuqtaa huun vo bhii mitataa nazar aataa hai

What is my existence in this epistle of nature
I am just a speck, that too on the brink of erasure

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF JAINA STUDIES
Volumes 1 - 3.
Ed. by Dr Peter Flügel
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
2008     250 x 185 mm     201 pp
978-81-88769-36-0     Hardcover     Rs. 600

ROZ EK SHER

दृष्टिज्ञानस्वभावस्तु सदानन्दोऽस्ति निर्वृत्तः
न चैतन्य-स्वभावस्य नाशो नाश-प्रसंगतः
-आचार्य अमितगति

drishtijnaanasvabhaavastu sadaanandosti nirvrittah
na chaitanya-svabhaavasya naasho naasha-prasangatah
-Acarya Amitagati

Perception and knowledge are innate characteristics of the soul and hence, even when the unfettered soul reaches the state of permanent bliss its basic nature of consciousness is never destroyed.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF JAINA STUDIES
Volume 1 - 3. (2005 - 2007)
Edited by Dr. Peter Fluegel
First Edition 2008     250 x 185 mm     201 pp
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ढूँढ़ता फिरता हूँ मैं इक़बाल अपने आप को
आप ही गोया मुसाफ़िर आप ही मंज़िल हूँ मैं
-इक़बाल

dhuundhtaa phirtaa huun main Iqbal apne aap ko
aap hii goyaa musaafir aap hii manzil huun main
-Iqbal

Iqbal keeps wandering about in search of himself
He is the traveler and he is his own destination

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF JAINA STUDIES
Volume 1 - 3. (2005 - 2007)
Edited by Dr. Peter Fluegel
First Edition 2008     250 x 185 mm    201 pp
978-81-88769-36-0     Hardcover     Rs. 600

ROZ EK SHER

रह-रहकर आस्मान पर हँसती हैं बिजलियाँ
जब आशियां बनायें हम दीवाने दोस्तो
-प्रेम धवन

rah-rahkar aasmaan par hanstii hain bijliyaan
jab aashiyaan banaayen hum diivaane dosto
-Prem Dhavan

Thunder and lightening  laugh down at us
Whenever we crazy people build a home
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF JAINA STUDIES
Volume 1 - 3. (2005 - 2007)
Edited by Dr. Peter Fluegel
First Edition 2008     250 x 185 mm    201 pp
978-81-88769-36-0     Hardcover     Rs. 600
____________
Biophony, Anthrophony and Cacophony Intrigued? Read on!
http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/16-06/st_thompson

ROZ EK SHER

जो दिल साफ़ हैं बादे-फ़ना भी साफ़ रहते हैं
कभी होता नहीं ज़र्रे ज़मीं उनका कफ़न मैला

jo dil saaf hain baade-fanaa bhii saaf rahte hain
kabhii hotaa nahiin zarre zamiin unkaa kafan mailaa

Hearts that are pure, remain pure even after death
Never will a speck of earth blemish their coffin

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
______________
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF JAINA STUDIES
Volumes 1 - 3.
Ed. by Dr Peter Flügel
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008.
2008     250 x 185 mm     201 pp
978-81-88769-36-0     Hardcover     Rs. 600

In memory of my brother in law Dr Ahamindra Jain {2 May 1963 - 10 May 2008}

थे कर्मवीर कि मृत्यु का भी ध्यान कुछ धरते न थे
थे युद्धवीर कि काल से भी हम कभी डरते न थे
थे दानवीर कि देह का भी लोभ हम करते न थे
थे धर्मवीर कि प्राण के भी मोह पर मरते न थे
-मैथिलीशरण गुप्त

thay karmaviir ki mrityu kaa bhii dhyaan kuchh dharte na thay
thay yuddhaviir ki kaal se bhii hum kabhii darte na thay
thay daanviir ki deh kaa bhii lobh hum karte na thay
thay dharmaviir ki praan ke bhii moh par marte na thay
-Maithilisharan Gupt

Brave in their duty, death bothered them not
Brave in their wars, time held no fears
Brave in their generosity, attached not even to their body
Brave in their religion, not even attached to life itself

ROZ EK SHER

बंजर
-राहुल उपाध्याय

BANJAR
A Poem by Rahul Upadhyay (online link - http://mere--words.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog-post_02.html)

बंजर है
यहाँ की भूमि
जहाँ कोई बीज
अंकुरित नहीं होता
विश्व के कोने-कोने से
खिले-खिलाए फूल
ग्रीन कार्ड के बदले
तोड़ के लगा दिए जाते हैं

अपने बाग़-बाग़ीचों से
अलग कर दिए जाते है
शो-पीस है
यहाँ का किचन
जहाँ कोई पकवान नहीं पकता है
सब बनता है और कहीं
सिर्फ़ गर्म यहाँ हुआ करता है

दिग्भ्रमित है
यहाँ की जनता
जिनका अपना न कोई मत होता है
गिने-चुने टी-वी चैनल्स
की मन-मर्ज़ी से ही
सब कुछ यहाँ होता है

पीड़ित है
यहाँ की नई पीढ़ी
टी-बी से नहीं
टी-वी से
एल-एस-डी से नहीं
एल-सी-डी से
दिन-रात जिनका
स्क्रीन से रिश्ता बना रहता है

वंचित हैं
यहाँ के वृद्ध
स्वयं अपने ही परिवार से
मिलने चाहिए जिनसे संस्कार
मारे-मारे फिरते हैं वो बेकार से

श्रमप्रधान है
यहाँ का जीवन
जहाँ हर काम की है क़ीमत
और हर मिनट पैसा बनता है
लेकिन कर्मचारी फिर भी
उधारी में जा कर फँसता है

संदिग्ध है
यहाँ का विकास
जो एक तरफ़ तो
छूना चाहता है आकाश को
और दूसरी तरफ़
अग्रसर है पाताल को

अनिश्चित है
यहाँ का भविष्य
जहाँ तीव्र-गति से जीवन चलता है
लेकिन रेंगती है आत्मा
जहाँ नि:शब्द हर कोई रहता है
लेकिन शांति को फिर भी
तलाशता ही रहता है
________
Glossary:

टी-बी = Tuberculosis of the lungs, characterized by the coughing up of
mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain.

एल-एस-डी = LSD, a crystalline solid, C20H25N3O, the diethyl amide of
lysergic acid, a powerful psychedelic drug that produces temporary
hallucinations and a schizophrenic psychotic state

एल-सी-डी = LCD, liquid-crystal display: a method of displaying
readings continuously, as on digital watches, portable computers, and
calculators, using a liquid-crystal film, sealed between glass plates,
that changes its optical properties when a voltage is applied.

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A picture may be worth a thousand words. But mere words can inspire
millions

ROZ EK SHER

मिटा दे अपनी हस्ती को अगर कुछ मर्तबा चाहे
कि दाना ख़ाक में मिल कर के गुलो-गुलज़ार होता है

mitaa de apnii hastii ko agar kuchh martabaa chaahe
ki daana khaak mein mil kar ke gulo-gulzaar hotaa hai

Destroy your ego if you wish to attain something
It is only when seed meets ground that an orchard is born

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
English translation by Manish Modi
____________
PARSHVACARITRAM: THE LIFE OF PARSHVA
Sanskrit text + English translation
Sanskrit text by Acarya Gunabhadra
Critically edited with an English translation
By Prof. Dr. Willem Bollée
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 26
First Edition 2008     260 x 195 mm     46 pp
Paperback     Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER [for my sister and Jeej]

मैं लौटकर आया हूँ फिर अब अय अमीरे-कारवां
छोड़ आया था जहाँ तू वह मेरी मंज़िल न थी

main lautkar aayaa huun phir ab aye amiire caaravaan
chhod aayaay thaa jahaan tuu vo merii manzil na thii

I have come back, o master of the caravan
For where you had left me was not my destination

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
English translation by Manish Modi
____________
PARSHVACARITRAM: THE LIFE OF PARSHVA
Sanskrit text + English translation
Sanskrit text by Acarya Gunabhadra
Critically edited with an English translation
By Prof. Dr. Willem Bollée
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 26
First Edition 2008     260 x 195 mm     46 pp
Paperback     Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER

जनाज़ा दोश पर ले जा रहे हैं अक़्रिबा मेरे
मुसाफ़िर सो रहा है दूसरों को फ़िक्रे-मंज़िल है

janaazaa dosh par le jaa rahe hain aqribaa mere
musaafir so rahaa hai duusron ko fikre-manzil hai

My relatives are carrying my corpse on their shoulders
The traveler sleeps while others worry about his destination!

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
English translation by Manish Modi
____________
PARSHVACARITRAM: THE LIFE OF PARSHVA
Sanskrit text + English translation
Sanskrit text by Acarya Gunabhadra
Critically edited with an English translation
By Prof. Dr. Willem Bollée
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 26
First Edition 2008     260 x 195 mm     46 pp
Paperback     Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER

मौत वो अच्छी कि जिसके बाद मिल जाये हयात
जो सबब है मौत का वो ज़िन्दगी बेकार है

maut vo acchii ki jikse baad mil jaaye hayaat
jo sabab hai maut kaa vo zindagii bekaar hai

It is a good death that ends in life
A life which is the means to death is worthless!

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
English translation by Manish Modi
_____________
THE LIFE AND STORIES OF THE JAINA SAVIOUR PARSHVANATHA
An English translation of Acarya Bhavadeva's PARSHVANATHACARITRA
By Prof Maurice Bloomfield
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 15
First published in 1919
Second Edition 2008     230 x 145 mm     264 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 700

MAHAVIR JAYANTI

Dear friends,
Jay Jinendra

Please accept our greetings on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, the auspicious day when Tirthankara Mahavir, the twenty-fourth and last
Tirthankara of the Jain religion took birth in India, 2607 years ago.

It is a fallacy to think that Mahavi was the founder of Jainism. He was the twenty-fourth in the line of Jinas, and he taught exactly the
same things as the first Jina, Tirthankara Rishabh Dev.

Jainism is an independent religion, and has existed since time immemorial. It is incorrect to consider Jainism as a sect of Hinduism
or Buddhism or as a religion that rose as a reaction to Brahminism. Jainism is an ancient religion, as old as time itself. Jainism was
known earlier as the Shramana Dharma and Jains were known as Nirgranthas.

Jay Jinendra
Jay Mahavir
Namo Vitaragaya
_________________
JAINA STUDIES Newsletter of the Centre of Jaina Studies Vol. 3 is now
online:

http://www.soas.ac.uk/jainastudies/newsletter/41864.pdf

Peter Fluegel

ROZ EK SHER

आत्मा हूँ मैं, बदल डालूँगा फ़ौरन चोला
क्या बिगाड़ेगी अगर मेरी क़ज़ा आयेगी?

aatmaa huun main, badal daaluungaa fauran cholaa
kyaa bigaadegii agar merii qazaa aayegii

I am a soul immortal, shall immediately change
my mortal coil, what harm can death do to me?

Sher contributed by Mrs Vijayalaxmi Modi
English translation by Manish Modi
_____________
THE LIFE AND STORIES OF THE JAINA SAVIOUR PARSHVANATHA
An English translation of Acarya Bhavadeva's PARSHVANATHACARITRAM
By Prof Maurice Bloomfield
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 15
First published in 1919
Second Edition 2008     230 x 145 mm     264 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 700

ROZ EK SHER

दे रहा ख़बर पे ख़बर अहबाब का उठना
पर्दा नहीं उठता है पर, रहता है बेख़बर

de rahaa khabar pe khabar ahbaab kaa uthnaa
pardaa nahiin uthtaa hai par rehtaa hai bekhabar

The death of dear ones sends messages
But the cloud of unknowing does not lift and [you] remain ignorant

Sher contributed by Mrs Vijayalaxmi Modi
English translation by Manish Modi
_____________
THE LIFE AND STORIES OF THE JAINA SAVIOUR PARSHVANATHA
An English translation of Acarya Bhavadeva's PARSHVANATHACARITRAM
By Prof Maurice Bloomfield
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 15
First published in 1919
Second Edition 2008     230 x 145 mm     264 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 700

ROZ EK SHER

न कामयाब हुआ न रह गया महरूम
बड़ा ग़ज़ब है कि मंज़िल से खो गया हूँ मैं

na kaamayaab huaa na rah gayaa mahruum
badaa ghazab hai ki manzil se kho gayaa huun main

I neither succeeded nor was deprived
Vexingly, I have lost my destination

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
English translation by Manish Modi
_________________
LIFE AND STORIES OF THE JAINA SAVIOUR PARSHVANATHA
An English translation of Acarya Bhavadeva's PARSHVACARITRAM
By Prof Maurice Bloomfield
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 15
2008     220 x 140 mm     260 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 700

ROZ EK SHER

वीरान किया जो आपको बस्ती नज़र पड़ी
आपनेश्त ख़ुद हुये हस्ती नज़र पड़ी

viiraan kiyaa jo aapko bastii nazar padii
aapnesht khud huey hastii nazar padii

When I got rid of all encumbrances, I could see the world
When I destroyed my ego, I could perceive divine presence

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
English translation by Manish Modi
____________
Classic Novels by Narendra Kohli

MAHASAMAR
Based on the Mahabharata
Set of 8 books
Rs. 2150 for the set

ABHYUDAYA
Based on the Ramayana
Set of 2 books
Rs. 450 for the set

TODO KARA TODO
Based on the life of Vivekananda
Set of 5 books
Rs. 2000 for the set

We will be happy to sell these books to you. We shall ship them to you
anywhere in India at our expense.

yours
Yashodhar Modi

HINDI GRANTH KARYALAY
Publishers Since 1912
9 Hirabaug C P Tank
Mumbai 400004 INDIA
Phones: + 91 22 2382-6739, 2035-6659
Email: manishymodiATgmail.com

ROZ EK SHER

सीमाब अगर ख़ाक हो तो तिला बने
गर ये दिल ख़ाक हो तो ख़ुदा जाने क्या बने

siimaab agar khaak ho to tilaa bane
gar ye dil khaak ho to khudaa jaane kyaa bane

If mercury turns to ashes, gold is the result
If this heart turns to ashes, god knows what would be the result!

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
English translation by Manish Modi
____________
Classic Novels by Narendra Kohli

MAHASAMAR
Based on the Mahabharata
Set of 8 books
Rs. 2150 for the set

ABHYUDAYA
Based on the Ramayana
Set of 2 books
Rs. 450 for the set

TODO KARA TODO
Based on the life of Vivekananda
Set of 5 books
Rs. 2000 for the set

We will be happy to sell these books to you. We shall ship them to you anywhere in India at our expense. And anywhere in the world by air, sea or courier at your expense.

yours
Yashodhar Modi

HINDI GRANTH KARYALAY
Publishers Since 1912
9 Hirabaug C P Tank
Mumbai 400004 INDIA
Phones: + 91 22 2382-6739, 2035-6659
Email: manishymodiATgmail.com

ROZ EK SHER

करे क्यों आस जन्नत की जो हो इधर भी औ' उधर भी
ख़ता ही सही इश्क़ में न करेंगे आस कभी जन्नत की
-वशिनी शर्मा

karein kyun aas jannat kii jo ho idhar bhii au' udhar bhii
khataa hii sahii ishq mein na karenge aas kabhii jannat kii
-Vashini Sharma

Why desire paradise if it is in this world as well as the next?
Even if I may be wrong, I shall not expect love to be paradise

English translation by Manish Modi
____________
Classic Novels by Narendra Kohli

MAHASAMAR
Based on the Mahabharata
Set of 8 books
Rs. 2150 for the set

ABHYUDAYA
Based on the Ramayana
Set of 2 books
Rs. 450 for the set

TODO KARA TODO
Based on the life of Vivekananda
Set of 5 books
Rs. 2000 for the set

We will be happy to sell these books to you. We shall ship them to you
anywhere in India at our expense.

yours
Yashodhar Modi

HINDI GRANTH KARYALAY
Publishers Since 1912
9 Hirabaug C P Tank
Mumbai 400004 INDIA
Phones: + 91 22 2382-6739, 2035-6659

Email: manishymodiATgmail.com

ROZ EK SHER

तू बीच में रह जाये तो ये तेरी ख़ता है
जन्नत जिसे कहते हैं वो इधर भी है और उधर भी है

tuu biich mein rah jaaye to ye terii khataa hai
jannat jise kahte hain vo idhar bhii hai aur udhar bhi hai

If you remain stuck in between, you are to blame
For there is paradise in this world and the next

Sher contributed by Vijayalaxmi Modi
English translation by Manish Modi
____________
Classic Novels by Narendra Kohli

MAHASAMAR
Based on the Mahabharata
Set of 8 books
Rs. 2150 for the set

ABHYUDAYA
Based on the Ramayana
Set of 2 books
Rs. 450 for the set

TODO KARA TODO
Based on the life of Vivekananda
Set of 5 books
Rs. 2000 for the set

We will be happy to sell these books to you. We shall ship them to you
anywhere in India at our expense.

yours
Yashodhar Modi

HINDI GRANTH KARYALAY
Publishers Since 1912
9 Hirabaug C P Tank
Mumbai 400004 INDIA
Phones: + 91 22 2382-6739, 2035-6659
Email: manishymodi@gmail.com

ROZ EK SHER

पार्श्‍व गिरी का नम्र, चीड़ों में डगर चढ़ती उमंगों सी,
बिछी पैरों में नदी ज्‍यों दर्द की रेखा,
विहग-शिशु मौन नीड़ों में।

मैंने आँख भर देखा,
दी मन को दिलासा पुन: आऊंगा (भले ही बरस-दिन--अनगिन युगों के बाद)।

क्षितिज ने पलक-सी खोली,
तमक कर दामिनी बोली
"अरे यायावर! रहेगा याद?"
-अज्ञेय

The quiet mountain background,
the trail rising like exuberance amidst the pines,
the river spread at my feet, like a line of pain,
Fledglings quiet in their nests.

I gazed to my heart's content,
consoling myself that I would be back, although it would be days-
months-ages later.

The horizon seemed to raise its eyelid
And lightning asked agitatedly,
"Oh wanderer, will you remember?"
-Agyeya

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हमने रो-रो के रात काटी हैं
आँसुओं पर यह रंग तब आया
-असर लखनवी

humne ro-ro ke raat kaatii hain
aansuon par yah rang tab aayaa
-Asar Lakhnavi

I have spent many anguished nights crying
This has turned my tears into blood

English translation by Manish Modi
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ARYANS AND BRITISH INDIA
By Prof Thomas Trautmann
'New Perspectives on Indian Pasts' Series
2006     235 x 155 mm     260 pp
Paperback     Rs. 295

ROZ EK SHER

बेतरह कुछ उलझ गया था दिल
बेवफ़ाई ने तेरी सुलझाया
-ख़्वाजा मीर दर्द

betarah kuchh ulajh gayaa thaa dil
bewafaaii ne terii sulajhaayaa
-Khwaja Mir Dard

The heart was caught in an ugly mess
Your infidelity helped liberation

English translation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER

कुछ है ख़बर तुझे भी कि उठ-उठ के रात को
आशिक़ तेरी गली में कई बार हो गया

तुम ने तो एक दिन भी न इधर गुज़र किया
हम ने ही इस जहान से आख़िर सफ़र किया
-ख़्वाजा मीर दर्द

kuchh hai khabar tujhe bhii ki uth-uth ke raat ko
aashiq terii galii mein kaii baar ho gayaa

tum ne to ek din bhii na idhar guzar kiyaa
hum ne hii is jahaan se aakhir safar kiyaa
-Khwaja Mir Dard

Do you know that I kept waking up all night
Walking down to the street where you live

Not a single day did you pass this way
Finally, I have bid goodbye to this world

English translation by Manish Modi

Veeru da jawaab nahiin!

है अगर दुश्मन ज़माना ग़म नहीं
कोई आये कोई जाये हम किसी से कम नहीं
-"हम किसी से कम नहीं" फ़िल्म से

hai agar dushman zamaanaa gham nahiin
koii aaye koii jaaye hum kisii ke kam nahiin
-From the soundtrack of "Hum Kisi se Kam Nahin"

No pains, even if the world is an enemy
They may come and go, but I am less than nobody

English translation by Manish Modi
Sher contributed by "Dhoom Macha De"
_______________
Veerendra Sehwag showed us why he deserves to be counted as one of India's greatest test cricketers, with a smashing triple ton off 278
balls with 41 fours and 5 sixes. Veeru thumped South African bowling to all corners, displaying complete mastery.

Way to go, Veeru! We want a quadruple ton from your tomorrow! India should win this test match and the series.

ROZ EK SHER

गो हाथ में जुम्बिश नहीं आँखों में तो दम है
रहने दो अभी साग़रो-मीना मेरे आगे
-ग़ालिब

go haath mein jumbish nahiin, aankhon mein to dum hai
rahne do abhii saagharo-miinaa mere aage
-Ghalib

The hands may be incapable of movement, but the eyes can still look
Please let the goblet and decanter of wine remain in front of me

English translation by Manish Modi
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THE CONCEPT OF HERO IN INDIAN CULTURE
Ed. By Heidrun Brückner, Hugh van Skyhawk, Claus Peter Zoller
2007    250 x 165 mm    292 pp
Hardcover deluxe edition    Rs. 795

Good news for book lovers!

Namo Vitaragaya

Dear friends,
Jay Jinendra

We are pleased to inform you that we have been gifted some 200 books, all published in the 1960s and 1970s, in good condition. These are novels, short stories and poems.

The writers are all top drawer, from Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay and Vimal Mitra in Bengali to Dhumketu and Gaurishankar Ojha in Gujarati.

We will be happy to gift them away.

All of you book lovers are welcome to come over and choose the books that you like. It shall be our pleasure to gift the books to you.

The books are available on a first come - first served basis.
_____________________________________________

Please come to our bookstore from 11 am to 7 pm, from Monday to Saturday.

All are welcome!

HINDI GRANTH KARYALAY
Publishers Since 1912
9 Hirabaug C P Tank
Mumbai 400004 INDIA
Phones: + 91 22 2382-6739, 2035-6659

Email: manishymodi@gmail.com
Web: http://www.hindibooks.8m.com

ROZ EK SHER

मैं किस के हाथ पे अपना लहू तलाश करूँ
कि सारा शहर ही पहने हुए है दस्ताने
-मुस्तफ़ा ज़ैदी

man kis ke haath pe apnaa lahuu talaash karuun
ki saaraa shahar hii pahne huey hai dastaane
-Mustafa Zaidi

Whose hands should I check for traces of my blood
When the entire city wears gloves?

English translation by Manish Modi
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BIHARIDAS KI SATSAI
Poetry of Bihari
Critically Edited by Lakshmidhar Malaviya
With Detailed Introduction, text in Devanagari and Nataliq,
5 commentaries, exhaustive linguistic & poetic analysis
Hindi
Set of 3 books
2008    250 x 190 mm    940 pp in 3 vols.
Deluxe hardcover edition    Rs. 1500 per set

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दहर की तहक़ीर कर इतनी न ऐ शेखे-हरम
आज काबा बन गया कल तक यही बुतखाना था
-अमीर मीनाई

dahar ki tahqiir kar itnii na ai sheikhe-haram
aaj kaabaa ban gayaa, kal tak yahii butkhaanaa thaa
-Amir Minai

Do not underestimate the power of time so much, o Sheikh
Until yesterday, a temple stood where Kaba stands today

English translation by Manish Modi
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LIFE AND STORIES OF THE JAINA SAVIOUR PARSHVA
By Prof Maurice Bloomfield
English translation of Acarya Bhavadeva's PARSHVACARITRAM
Hardcover
Rs. 600

ROZ EK SHER

ये चाँद सी बाहें ये फूलों से लब
किसी दिन इन्हें मेरी इम्लाक कर
-अदम

ye chaand sii baahein ye phuulon se lab
kisii din inhein merii imlaak kar
-Adam

These arms like silver, these lips like flowers
Make me their master one day

English translation by Manish Modi
___________________
PARSHVACARITRAM: THE LIFE OF PARSHVA
By Acarya Gunabhadra
Ed. and tr. into English
By Prof Dr Willem Bollee
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 24
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay 2008
250 x 190 mm    40 pp
ISBN 978-81-88769-35-3    Softcover     Rs. 80

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लिपट जाते हैं वो बिजली के डर से
इलाही ये घटा दो दिन तो बरसे
-रियाज़ ख़ैराबादी

lipat jaate hain vo bijlii ke dar se
ilaahii ye ghataa do din to barse
-Riyaz Khairabadi

She clings to me, afraid of lightning
O god, let it rain for two days at least!

English translation by Manish Modi
________________
PARSHVACARITRAM: THE LIFE OF PARSHVA
By Acarya Gunabhadra
Ed. and tr. into English
By Prof Dr Willem Bollee
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 24
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay 2008
250 x 190 mm    40 pp
ISBN 978-81-88769-35-3    Softcover     Rs. 80

ROZ EK SHER

काँटे लिपट न जायें किसी दस्ते-नाज़ से
फूलों से खेलने का इरादा न कीजिये
-साबिर सहारनपुरी

kaante lipat na jaayein kisii daste-naaz se
phuulon se khelne kaa iraadaa na kiijiye
-Sabir Saharanpuri

Careful! Thorns may get stuck in your delicate hands
Do not intend to play with flowers

English adaptation by Manish Modi
__________________
PARSHVACARITRAM: THE LIFE OF PARSHVA
By Acarya Gunabhadra
Ed. and tr. into English
By Prof Dr Willem Bollee
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 24
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay 2008
250 x 190 mm    40 pp
ISBN 978-81-88769-35-3    Softcover     Rs. 80

ROZ EK SHER

न ख़ुदा ही मिला न विसाले-सनम
न इधर के रहे न उधर के रहे
-आफ़्ताब

na khudaa hii milaa na visaale-sanam
na idhar ke rahe na udhar ke rahe
-Aftab

Neither god nor my beloved's arms did I find
I belong neither here nor there

English translation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER

इस इमारत में रहेंगी कई नस्लें राही
रेत इतनी न भरो नींव में ठेकेदारो!
-बालस्वरूप राही

is imaarat mein rahengii kaii naslein Rahi
ret itnii na bharo niinv mein thekedaaro!
-Balsvarup Rahi

Many generations shall dwell in this building
So do not weaken the foundation with sand*, o builders!

English translation by Manish Modi

Cement and sand need to be mixed in a certain proportion in order to construct buildings. Since sand is cheaper than cement, most building contractors add more sand than necessary in order to maxImise their profits, at the expense of weakening the foundations of the buildings they build. Many such poorly constructed buildings collapse each year, killing hundreds of dwellers. Hence, the poet addresses builders and tries to get them to think of the innocent people who would live in the buildings they construct and whose lives would be at stake if they were to construct an inferior building.

ROZ EK SHER

आपकी शोख़ याद आ-आकर
चूमती बार-बार है मुझको
-रोहिताश्व अस्थाना

aapkii shokh yaad aa-aakar
chuumtii baar-baar hai mujhko
-Rohitashva Asthana

Your mischievous memory keeps coming
And caresses me again and again

English translation by Manish Modi

On Mahila Divas

ये और बात कि आन्धी हमारे बस में नहीं
मगर चराग़ जलाना तो हमारे इख़्तियार में है
-अनजान

ye aur baat hai ki aandhii hamaare bas mein nahiin
magar charaagh jalaanaa to hamaare ikhtiyaar mein hai
-Unknown

It is a different matter that we have no control over storms,
But lighting a lamp is in our hands.

English translation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER

सपने सजा रहा था कि यौवन गुज़र गया
जागा तो देखता हूँ कि जीवन गुज़र गया
-नन्दलाल पाठक

sapne sajaa rahaa thaa ki yauvan guzar gayaa
jaagaa to dekhtaa huun ki jiivan guzar gayaa
-Nandlal Pathak

I lost my youth engrossed in dreaming
And woke up to find that life had passed me by

English adaptation by Manish Modi
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SATHOTTARI HINDI GHAZAL: SHILPA AUR SAMVEDANA
Analytical Study of Hindi Ghazals from the 1960s Onwards
By Dr Sadiqa Aslam Nawab "Saher"
2007    220 x 140 mm    424 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 500

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दिल ख़ुदा जाने किसके पास रहा
इन दिनों दिल बहुत उदास रहा
-नज़ीर अकबराबादी

dil khudaa jaane kiske paas rahaa
in dino dil bahut udaas rahaa
-Nazir Akbarabadi

God knows where my heart has been
But these days, it's been very sad

English adaptation by Manish Modi
________________________
SATHOTTARI HINDI GHAZAL: SHILPA AUR SAMVEDANA
Analytical Study of Hindi Ghazals from the 1960s Onwards
By Dr Sadiqa Aslam Nawab "Saher"
2007    220 x 140 mm    424 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 500

ROZ EK SHER

संपूर्ण मी तरु कि आहे नगण्य पर्ण
सांगेल राख माझी गेल्यावरी जळून
-आरती प्रभु

sampuurna mii taru ki aahe naganya parna
saangel raakh maazii gelyaavarii jaluun
-Arati Prabhu

Whether I am a complete tree, or a mere leaf
My ashes shall give the answer after I am gone,

English translation by Manish Modi
__________
Yesterday's sher was mistakenly credited to Muhammad Yusuf Khatri. It
is actually by Shakil Badayuni. It was part of a ghazal rendered
beautifully by the incomparable Begham Akhtar. I apologise for this
faux pas and thank my friends Satyanarayana Hegde and Raj Mittal for
pointing it out to me..

Manish

ROZ EK SHER

ऐ मुहब्बत तेरे अंजाम पे रोना आया
जाने क्यों आज तेरे नाम पे रोना आया
-मुहम्मद यूसुफ़ खत्री

ai muhabbat tere anjaam pe ronaa aayaa
jaane kyun aaj tere naam pe ronaa aayaa
-Muhammad Yusuf Khatri

O love, your consequences drove me to despair
Today, I know not why, your very mention drove me to tears

English translation by Manish Modi
_____________________
SATHOTTARI HINDI GHAZAL: SHILPA AUR SAMVEDANA
Analytical Study of Hindi Ghazals from the 1960s Onwards
By Dr Sadiqa Aslam Nawab "Saher"
2007    220 x 140 mm    424 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 500

ROZ EK SHER

तेरी चाहत के सन्नाटे से डरकर
हुजूमे-ज़िन्दगी में खो गये हम
-शोहरत बुखारी

terii chaahat ke sannaate se darkar
hujuume-zindagii mein kho gaye hum
-Shohrat Bukhari

Afraid of the loneliness of your love,
I hid myself in the of crowd of life.

English translation by Manish Modi
_____________________
SATHOTTARI HINDI GHAZAL: SHILPA AUR SAMVEDANA
Analytical Study of Hindi Ghazals from the 1960s Onwards
By Dr Sadiqa Aslam Nawab "Saher"
2007    220 x 140 mm    424 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 500

ROZ EK SHER

मुझे नहीं किसी उस्लूबे-शायरी की तलाश
तेरी निगाह का जादू मेरे सुख़न में रहे
-मजरूह सुल्तानपुरी

mujhe nahiin kisii usluube-shaayarii kii talaash
terii nigaah kaa jaaduu mere sukhan mein rahe
-Majruh Sultanpuri

I seek not the writing style of any great poet
My poetry should capture the magic of your glances

English translation by Manish Modi
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SAMADHITANTRA
By Acarya Prabhacandra
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 5
Sanskrit text + Hindi translation
by Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed. by Manish Modi
2008    220 x 140 mm    32 pp
978-81-88769-06-3    Paperback

ROZ EK SHER

एयादत को मेरी आकर वो ये ताकीद करते हैं
तुझे हम मार डालेंगे नहीं तो जल्दी अच्छा हो
-अनजान

eyaadat ko merii aakar vo ye taakiid karte hain
tujhe ham maar daalenge nahiin to jaldi acchaa ho
-Unknown

They come to visit me on my sick bed and warn me
We'll kill you if don't get well soon!

English translation by Manish Modi
_______________
SAMADHITANTRA
By Acarya Prabhacandra
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 5
Sanskrit text + Hindi translation
by Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed. by Manish Modi
2008    220 x 140 mm    32 pp
978-81-88769-06-3    Paperback

ROZ EK SHER

गुल भी उसकी नज़रों में थे लेकिन कांटों से
ज़िन्दा रहने का फ़न उसने सीखा, और गया
-ख़लिश बड़ौदवी

gul bhii uskii nazaron mein the lekin kaanton se
zindaa rahne kaa fun usne siikhaa aur gayaa
-Khalish Badaudavi

He admired the flowers, but learned from thorns
the art of living, and then departed

English translation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER

जुर्म का जब भी इर्तिकाब हुआ
कितना खुश दिले-नामुराद हुआ
-अदम

jurm kaa jab bhii irtikaab huaa
kitnaa khush dile-naamuraad huaa
-Adam

Whenever I committed a sin
How it pleased my shameless heart!

English translation by Manish Modi
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SAMĀDHITANTRA
By Ācārya Pūjyapāda
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 5
Hindi tr. by Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed. by Manish Modi
2008    220 x 140 mm    32 pp
ISBN 978-81-88769-06-3    Paperback

ROZ EK SHER

मैंने ही ख़ुदकुशी का भी इक़रार कर लिया
इल्ज़ाम कैसे कैसे भला आप पर ने थे
-अज़ीज़ वारसी

maine hii khudkushii kaa bhii iqraar kar liyaa
ilzaam kaise-kaise bhalaa aap par na the
-Aziz Varsi

I even admitted to suicide,
to save you from further accusations

English adaptation by Manish Modi
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THE A TO Z OF JAINISM
By Dr Kristi Wiley
Hardcover
Rs. 550

ROZ EK SHER

मेरी और उसकी निगाहों का तसादुम कुछ न पूछ
बेख़ुदी में आईने से आईना टकरा गया
-अदम

merii aur uskii nigaahon kaa tasaadum kuchh na puuchh
bekhudii mein aaiine se aaiinaa takraa gayaa
-Adam

Do not ask what happened when our eyes met
I saw myself in her eyes and she saw herself in mine
Almost as if we had both been looking at mirrors
And unawares, the two mirrors glanced at each other

English adaptation by Manish Modi
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A TO Z OF JAINISM
By Dr Kisti Wiley
Hardcover
Rs. 550

ROZ EK SHER

तुझे है याद नुस्ख़ा ज़ुल्मते-आलम बदलने का
तो फिर क्यों मुन्तज़िर बैठा है तू सूरज निकलने का
-सीमाब

tujhe hai yaad nuskhaa zulmate-aalam badalne kaa
to phir kyun muntazir baithaa hai tuu suuraj nikalne kaa
-Simab

You know how to change the darkness of the world
So why are you waiting for the Sun to rise?

English translation by Manish Modi
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TATTVARTHASUTRA
By Acarya Prabhacandra
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 7
Sanskrit text + Hindi translation
by Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed. by Manish Modi
2008    220 x 140 mm    32 pp
978-81-88769-16-2    Paperback

ROZ EK SHER

ख़ुद हुस्न तड़पता है कि चाहे उसे कोई
क्या है यह अगर इश्क़ का एजाज़ नहीं है
-उम्र अंसारी

khud husn tadaptaa hai ki chaahe use koii
kyaa hai yah agar ishq kaa ejaaz nahin hai
-Umr Ansari

Even the beautiful ones crave admiration
What is this, if not the miracle of love

English translation by Manish Modi
_____________
TATTVARTHASUTRA
By Acarya Prabhacandra
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 7
Sanskrit text + Hindi translation
by Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed. by Manish Modi
2008 220 x 140 mm 32 pp
978-81-88769-16-2 Paperback

ROZ EK SHER

मुझे ख़ुद अपनी निगाहों पे ऐतिमाद नहीं
मेरे क़रीब न आओ बड़ा अन्धेरा है
-अनजान

mujhe khud apnii nigaahon pe aitimaad nahiin
mere qariib na aao badaa andheraa hai
-Unknown

I do not trust myself [when it comes to you]
Do not come close to me, for it is dark in here

English adapation by Manish Modi
_______________
A TO Z OF JAINISM
By Dr Kisti Wiley
Hardcover
Rs. 550

ROZ EK SHER

तुम नहीं जानते अब तक ये तुम्हारे अन्दाज़
वो मेरे दिल में समाये हैं कि जी जानता है
-दाग़ देहलवी

tum nahiin jaante ab tak ye tumhaare andaaz
vo mere dil mein samaaye hain ki jii jaantaa hai
-Dagh Dehlavi

You know not even now, how these vivacious ways of yours
Have so captivated my heart that only my heart knows!

Sher contributed by Kanupriya
English translation by Manish Modi
__________________
TATTVARTHASUTRA
By Acarya Prabhacandra
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 7
Sanskrit text + Hindi translation
by Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj
Ed. by Manish Modi
2008    220 x 140 mm    32 pp
978-81-88769-16-2    Paperback

ROZ EK SHER

On effeminate men

कर दिया कर्ज़न ने ज़न्, मर्दों की सूरत देखिये
आबरू चेहरे की सब, फ़ैशन बनाकर पोंछ ली
-अकबर इलाहाबादी

kar diyaa Curzon ne zan, mardon kii suurat dekhiye
aabruu chehre kii sab, fashion banaakar ponchh lii
-Akbar Allahabadi

Curzon has feminised these men, look at them
Masculinity has been sacrificed for fashion

English translation by Manish Modi
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Link to check BMI

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bminojs.htm

On Valentine's

St Val's Day. Take the marketing brouhaha and the political grandstanding away and it would be such a cute festival! A day when it
is OK to speak with your heart and see the world with rose-tinted glasses. A time to let your heart beat faster and your breath falter
every time you see your beloved. A day when we ought to shed all inhibitions and shout our love from rooftops, be it with the stylish
panache of Frank Sinatra or the earthy gusto of Dharmendra.

So come, let us abandon ourselves to the spirit of love and tell all those whom we love how much they mean to us! Here is a cute sher to go with the mood.

ये उज्लते-बेजा ख़ूब रही
रुकिये तो सही,सुनिये तो सही
कुछ दिल की कहानी और भी है
कुछ ग़म के फ़साने और भी हैं
-अनजान

ye ujlate-bejaa khuub rahii
rukiye to sahii, suniye to sahii
kuchh dil kii kahaanii aur bhii hai
kucch gham ke fasaane aur bhii hain
-Unknown

Such hurry to depart!
Please wait, listen please.
There is much my heart wants to say
And many stories I want to relate

English adaptation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER

मेरे नियाज़े इश्क़ की क्या बात है शमीम
क़दमों में हुस्न को न झुका दूँ तो बात क्या
-शमीम जयपुरी

mere niyaaze ishq kii kyaa baat hai Shamim
qadamon mein ishq ko na jhukaa duun to baat kyaa
-Shamim Jaypuri

No translation required!

ROZ EK SHER

तुम अपने दोस्तों के ज़रा नाम तो बता दो
मैं अपने दुश्मनों की तादाद तो समझ लूँ
-अनजान

tum apne doston ke zaraa naam to bataa do
main apne dushmanon kii taadaad to samajh luun
-Unknown

Let me know the names of all your friends
So that I may know how many enemies I have

English translation by Manish Modi
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VALMIKI RAMAYANA
Text as Constituted in its Critical Edition
Sanskrit
Gen Ed. Dr Ramakrishna T Vyas
1992     255 x 195 mm     950 pp
Hardcover     Rs. 600

ROZ EK SHER

जिस जाए-सरापां में नज़र जाती है उसके
आता है मेरे जी में यहीं उम्र बसर कर
-मीर तक़ी मीर

jis jaaye-saraapaan mein nazar jaatii hai uske
aataa hai mere jii mein yahiin umr basar kar
-Mir Taqi Mir

On whichever part of her body my gaze falls,
I feel like spending an eternity there


PRAKRIT GATHA FROM HALA'S GATHA SAPTASHATI with similar content

जस्स जहीं चीअ पढमं तिस्सा अंगम्मि णिवडिया दिट्ठी
तस्स तहीं चेअ ट्ठीआ सव्वंगं केण वी ण दिट्ठं
-गाथा सप्तश्ती

यस्य यत्रैव प्रथमं तस्या अंगे निपतिता दृष्टि:
तस्य तत्रैव स्थिता सर्वांगं केनापि न दृष्टं
-संस्कृत छाया

Eyes rivet on whichever limb the gaze falls
Who can possibly see her entire body?

Couplets contributed by Satyanarayana Hegde
English translations by Satyanarayana Hegde

ROZ EK SHER

तश्बीह तेरे हुस्न की पूरी न हो सकी
जन्नत तेरे बदन की अधूरी मिसाल थी
-मिदहतुल अख़्तर

tashbiih tere husn kii puurii na ho sakii
jannat tere badan kii adhuurii misaal thii
-Midahtul Akhtar

Your beauty is beyond any simile
"Heavenly" could not fully describe your body

English adaptation by Manish Modi
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"Rahguzar–e–Ghazal"

Ghazals as a lyrical and musical genre.

On the occasion of World Cancer Day, Cancer Aid & Research Foundation presents "Rahguzar–e–Ghazal", a showcase of the voyage of the ghazal as a lyrical and musical genre from its beginnings rooted in Urdu to its latest forms in Gujarati and Marathi. This show endeavours to exhibit the essential harmony of Indian culture.

It has been organised to help poor and needy cancer patients. The show will be presented in Mumbai at the Nehru Centre, Worli on Monday, 4 February, 2008 at 7.00 pm sharp.

For more details, contact Cancer Aid & Research Foundation on +91 22 2300 5000, 2300 7000 and  2301 6000.

On Our 58th Republic Day

वन्दे मातरम्

Vande Mataram!

छूट जायेंगे ये तन, मन और धन
रह जायेगी सिर्फ़ मुहिब्बे-वतन
-मनीष मोदी

chhuut jaayenge ye tan, man aur dhan
rah jaayegi sirf muhibbe-watan
-Manish Modi

We shall leave these behind - body, mind and wealth
Only love for our motherland shall remain

English translation by Manish Modi
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TATTVĀRTHASŪTRA
By Ācārya Prabhācandra
Sanskrit text with Hindi translation
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series, Volume 7
Foreword by Prof Dr Nalini Balbir
Hindi translation by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Edited by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008
2008    220 x 140 mm    32 pp
978-81-88769-16-2    Paperback

ROZ EK SHER

इस हुस्ने-अदा को क्या कहिये
इस तर्ज़े-वफ़ा को क्या कहिये
मिलकर भी बिछड़ते रहते हैं
दीदार भी होता रहता है
-अर्श सहबाई

is husne-adaa ko kyaa kahiye
is tarze-wafaa ko kyaa kahiye
milkar bhii bicchadte rahte hain
diidaar bhii hotaa rahtaa hai
-Arsh Sahbai

This coquetry, this way of showing love, what can one say!
We part even when we meet, and meet even when we part

English translation by Manish Modi
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TATTVĀRTHASŪTRA
By Ācārya Prabhācandra
Sanskrit text with Hindi translation
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 7
Foreword by Prof Dr Nalini Balbir
Hindi translation by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Edited by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008
2008    220 x 140 mm    32 pp
978-81-88769-16-2    Paperback

ROZ EK SHER

किसी पर क्या खुलेगा अब ग़मे-बेचारगी मेरा
कि जबरन मुस्कुरा देने की आदत डाल ली मैंने
-नाज़िश प्रतापगढ़ी

kisii par kyaa khulegaa ab ghame-bechaaragii meraa
ki jabran muskuraa dene kii aadat daal lii maine
-Nazish Pratapgadhi

No one will now know my grief and helplessness
For I have forced myself to make smiling a habit

English adaptation by Manish Modi

ROZ EK SHER

तू चाहे न चाहे मुझे कुछ काम नहीं है
आज़ाद हूँ इस से भी, गिरफ़्तार हूँ तेरा
-दर्द

tuu chaahe na chaahe mujhe kuchh kaam nahiin hai
aazaad huun is se bhii giraftaar huun teraa
-Dard

Whether you care for me or not, does not affect me
I am free of even this, captivated as I am by you

English translation by Manish Modi

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TATTVĀRTHASŪTRA
By Ācārya Prabhācandra
Sanskrit text with Hindi translation
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 7
Foreword by Prof Dr Nalini Balbir
Hindi translation by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Edited by Manish Modi
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2008
2008    220 x 140 mm    32 pp
978-81-88769-16-2    Paperback

ROZ EK SHER

ऐ दिल अगर तड़पना तेरा यही रहेगा
काहेको तू जियेगा, काहेको जी रहेगा
-मिर्ज़ा जाफ़र अली हसरत

ae dil agar tadapnaa teraa yahii rahegaa
kaaheko tuu jiyegaa, kaaheko jii rahegaa
-Mirza Jafer Ali Hasrat

O heart, if you keep suffering like this
Why will you live and how long will you live?

English translation by Manish Modi
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ZIKR-I-MIR
The Autobiography of the Eighteenth Century Mughal Poet: Mir Muhammad
Taqi 'Mir'
English
Translation, Notes and Introduction
By CM Naim
2005     220 x 140 mm     214 pp
Paperback     Rs. 225