Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Namaste, In my continuing Guru Gita translation project, I just came across the Sanskrit word in verse 6, "uccaatanam", which in Apte's dictionary is decribed among other things as a type of magical incantation, an expulsion, a separation, etc. Trying to put this all into one English word, I came up with "exorcism". Does anyone know any more details of what an uccatanam entails or a better word which could capture all that it is besides just simply calling it a "magical incantation"? http://www.pranakasha.com/guru_gita/verses_x-15.shtml Thanks for your help, P.S. I just added a new link on the left nav bar to the Muktabodha Indological Research Institute on my site. http://www.muktabodha.org/ They are doing a lot great things including web publishing of detailed photographs of various rare manuscripts and out of print books, and sponsoring a vedashala for youths who wish to devote their lives to the learning, preservation, and practice of Vedic culture and recitation. Matthew Weiss shalin327 http://www.Pranakasha.com http://www.TrioConBrio.com Find out what made the Top Searches of 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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