Lesson on Phoneme

[Guest guest]

JAI GURUDEV.

 

Pujya Guruji,

 

Ref.:Lesson on Phonem.

 

Pranamas.

 

Please find my attempt on the lesson. I beg an apology for late submission. The

reason being many and fault of mine but Sancharnet server fails to identify me

and not allows me to log in!

 

1. Determine the number of phonemes in the following names & give your

inferences:

 

(a) (i) Solai:- So/lai- 2 segments and hence moving signs may be strong.

 

(b) (ii) Phyllis:- Phy/lli/sa’- 3 segments and hence dual signs may be strong.

 

© (iii) Phyl:-Phy/la’- 2 segments and hence moving sign may be strong.

 

(d) (iv) Narasimha :- Na/ra/sim/ha- 4 segments and hence fixed sign may be strong.

(e) (v) Robert:-Ro/be/rta”- 3 segments and hence Dual sign may be strong.

 

(f) (vi) Patraka:- Pa/tra/ka- 3 segments and hence Dual sign may be strong.

 

(g) (vii) Brendan:- Brem/da/na’- 3 segments and hence Dual sign may be strong.

 

 

(b) (i) Bill:- Bi/lla’- 2 segments and hence Moving signs may be strong.

Advantage? Moving signs are active and outgoing and pleasure searching and

pushes for constant activities. Nature of sign like fiery/earthy/airy/watery is

also important key.

 

(ii) William:- Wi/lli/yam- 3 segments. Dual sign may be strong. Virtuous,

balanced and composed.

 

© What is the impact of the two different names for a country any other example.

i)a)Bharat:- Bha/ra/tha- 3 segments and hence dual signs are strong.

 

i)b)India:- Im/di/ya- 3 segments and hence dual signs are strong.

 

ii)a) Srilanka:- Sri/lam/ka-3 segments and hence dual sign may be strong.

ii)b) Ceylon:- Cey/lo/na’- 3 segments and hence dual sign may be strong.

 

>From this Guruji, can we infer that, though the countries may have more than one

name but all names would indicate a single kind of sign as strong in the chart?

 

2. Determine the number of phonemes in the following mantra:

 

(a) Om namo bhagavate vasudevaaya:- Om/na/mo/bha/ga/va/te/va/su/de/vaa/ya, total 12 phonemes.

 

(b) Om namo Naarayanaya:- Om/na/mo/Na/ra/ya/na/ya, total 8 phonemes.

 

© Which is the correct Shiva Panchakshari (pancha means FIVE & Akshara means phoneme) Mantra

The correct one is : Namah Sivaaya

 

(d) Which is the correct Vishnu astakshari mantra?

The correct one is : Om namo naarayanaya

 

With kind regards,

 

Namra Shishya,

 

Mohan Hegde.

 

 

"Sanjay Rath" <srath (AT) vsnl (DOT) com>

<sjvc>

Cc: "Varahamihira" <varahamihira>

Monday, May 06, 2002 10:14 AM

[sjvc] Re: Lesson on Phonemes - Valerie's question

Page 1 of 3

5/17/2002

Om Gurave Namah

------------------------

Dear Valerie,

perfectly fine. They who shall speak their mind truthfully shall be able to learn, and you fit into

this category..Akshara means syllables and phoneme as well. In the present context, it means

phoneme or sounds created by the coming together of two or more syllables. The number of

such phoneme in any name is very important. Lets take a look at your name..Valerie. Now, we

braek this into the syllables - va, a, la, ae, ra and e. Of these syllables, va and a combine to

give the long form vaa which is one phoneme. la and ae combine to give the long phoneme lae

and ra & e combine to give the phoneme re. Thus, you have 3 phonemes in your name.

Now, the rule: If there are 2 phoneme, the movable signs are strong, 3 phonemes, dual

signs are strong and 4 phonemes shows that the fixed signs are strong.

This rule has been extensively used in naming purposes in ancient India where the number of

syllables in a name would depend on the strongest sign in a chart. Both Sri Ram and His

younger brother Bharat had very strong ascendants.So, their names were based on their

Lagna promising undying fame. India is named Bhaarat and this land is always

serving /worshipping Sri Ram just as His brother had done so many years back. Now, Rama

has two phonemes Ra & Ma showing that the movable signs were strong and this was true for

Ram as His ascendant was Cancer (Movable). The name Bharat has 3 phonemes - Bha, Ra &

Ta indicating strong dual signs. Bharat's ascendant was Pisces (Dual sign).

Even if you do not know sanskrit, you can still learn this procedure easily. The simple steps are

as follows:

STEP 1: Write the name (in english) and draw vertical lines over the vowels (a, e, i, o, u).

However, if the name starts or ends with one or more vowels, then do not draw a vertical line

over these vowels.

STEP 2: If two lines are adjacent to each other then, rub out or cut one line.

STEP 3: Count the number of segments created. This is the number of phoneme.

In the final analysis, the pronunciation is vital as the number of phonemes should not be

altered in the mantra by an incorrect pronunciation. So long as this does not happen, the error

is not perceivable and perfection comes through practise of mantra japa. Beejakshara and

Kutas are slightly more complicated as the consonants 'M' or 'T' ending the words are also to

be considered as vowels.

Example:

1. Determine the numebr of phoneme in the name VALERIE.

Step 1: Draw vertical lines over 'A' (between V & L) and E (between L & E). Lines cannot be

drawn over I & E at the end of the name.

Step 2: None of the lines are adjacent

Step 3: Three segments are formed by two lines (normally the number of segments = number

of lines + 1). Thus there are 3 phonemes making the dual signs strong.

2. Determine the number of phoneme in the name SANJAY

Step 1: Draw vertical lines over A (between S & N) and A (between J & Y).

Step 2: none of the lines are adjacent.

Step 3: 2 lines and hence, 3 segments are formed. 3 phones indicates strong dual signs.

Assignment:

1. Determine the number of phonemes in the following names & give your inferences:

(a) (i) Solai (ii) Phyllis (iii) Phyl (iv) Narasimha (v) Robert (vi) Patraka (vii) Brendan

(b) (i) Bill (ii) William and indicate the advantage of using the name Bill in the chart of Bill

Clinton.

© What is the impact of the two different names for a country - examine (i) India & Bharat or

any other example.

2. Determine the number of phonemes in the following mantra:

(a) Om namo bhagavate vasudevaaya

(b) Om namo Naarayanaya

© Which is the correct Shiva Panchakshari (pancha means FIVE & Akshara means phoneme)

Mantra (i) Om namah Shivaaya OR (ii) Namah Sivaaya

(d) Which is the correct Vishnu astakshari mantra? Hint (Ashta means eight & akshara means

phoneme) (i) Om namo naarayanaya OR (ii) Om hreem naarayanaya namah OR (iii) Om

namo naraayanaya namah

Best Regards,

Sanjay Rath