X DAY
  1. Did you (masculine) go to cinema?

    2. Kim bhavan gatavan calacitram.

  2. Let us go to circus/Industrial exhibition.

    3. Vayam gacchema jantu-kridana-cakram parisramika pradarsanam.

  3. Playing-cards, and gambling should be avoided.

    4. Kridana-phalakani, ca dyutam varjayitavyani.

  4. Smoking and drinking are harmful.

    5. Dhuma panam ca madyapanam ca apayakaram.

  5. Snuff, betel, chewing tobacco, jarda, beer, alcohol, liquor, whisky, brandy, wine, toddy etc. are for bad habits.

    6. Nasyam, tambulam, carvana-tamakhuh, tamakhucurnam, yavamadyam, madyasarah, sura, paryusitamadyam, asavamadyam, draksamadyam, madira, adayah, santi durvyasanakani.

  6. Cricket, volley-ball, foot-ball, basket-ball, hockey, badminton, shuttle-cock, tennis, are games.

    7. Kastha-kanduki, utpatana-kandukah, pada-kandukah, jala-kandukah, vakrayasthikam, tadanakanduki, puspakanduki, channa-kanduki, santi kridah.

  7. High-jump, long-jump, pole-jump (vault), javeline-throw, discus-throw, running race, hurdle-race, etc. are sports.

    8. Uccairutpatanam, dura-utpatanam, danda-utpatanam, sula-ksepanam, pataha-ksepanam, dhavana-spardha, rodha-dhavana-spardha, adayah santi kridanani.

  8. Evening/morning walk and exercise are good.

    9. Sayankala/pratahkala - bhramanam ca vyayamam ca labhaya bhavati.

  9. Yoga-asanas cure physical diseases.

    10. Yogaasanani samayanti saririka-amayan.

  10. When are you (masculine) going for picnic?

    11. Kada bhavan gacchati vanabhojanaya?

  11. Yesterday the drama was good in the cultural programme.

    12. Hyah natakam samyak asit

    samskrti-karyakrame.

  12. Do you (masculine) read novels?

    13. Kim bhavan pathati navya-kathah.

  13. Do you (masculine) see cinema in cable-TV?

    14. Kim bhavan pasyati calacitram

    tantu-duradarsanitah?

  14. Is there V.C.R. in your (feminine) house?

    15. Kim bhavatyah grhe

    darsana-sravana-patta-grahani asti va?

  15. No, we have V.C.P. in our house.

    16. Naiva, asmakam asti

    darsana-sravana-patta-calani asmakam grhe.

  16. Do you (masculine) have video of your birth-day-celebration?

Kim bhavatah asti va darsana-sravana-pattah

bhavatah janma-dinotsavasya?

OM TAT SAT

Long Live Sanatan Dharam

May 2003

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