Kagga 214
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
mAtina mUlAkShara oMdu; mAtinabahuLakke kAraNa oMdu; oMdumAtina artha koDuva shakti oMdumAtige mUla oMdu – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The root of words is one; the multiplicity of words arises from that one
The one gives meaning to words
The power to convey meaning comes from that one
Mankutimma, the root of all words is one. Realize that oneness.
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