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Was shakuni of mahabharat one eyed or one and a half eyed man? Is anything mentioned in mahabharat about his physical appearance... did he limp? Thanks. Anantha Narayanan Krishnamurthi CG  GopalaKrishna pv

I recently come across some translations of Veda by some scholar - some of the meanings are wrongly given for some words in some Mantras. For Veda Rakshanam our Rishis have created 4 Vedangas (Shiksha, Chandas, Niruktam and Vyakaranam) all four has to be taken into account when translating - when there is a clear translation into Bhasha (Laukika Samskritam) Laukika Samskritam - Samskritam is 2 types - Vaidikam and Laukikam that which is used in Veda is Vaidika and is also called as Chandas. The other one that is used everywhere else is called as Laukika and is called as Bhasha. When there is a clear translation of Veda into Laukika samskritam in the Bhashyam of Sayanacharya then why there is a need to translate again ?. More over most of the Samhita part (that which is in Mantra - poetic form) and a lot of Brahmana part has svara in it - thus without the understanding of Shiksha and Chandas one can't even think of translating Veda. Many have attempted with the help of Vyakarana (gr...

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