SB 12.6.43
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 43
- tato 'kṣara-samāmnāyam
- asṛjad bhagavān ajaḥ
- antasthoṣma-svara-sparśa-
- hrasva-dīrghādi-lakṣaṇam
SYNONYMS
tataḥ — from that oṁkāra; akṣara — of the different sounds; samāmnāyam — the total collection; asṛjat — created; bhagavān — the powerful demigod; ajaḥ — unborn Brahmā; anta-stha — as the semivowels; uṣma — sibilants; svara — vowels; sparśa — and consonant stops; hrasva-dīrgha — in short and long forms; ādi — and so on; lakṣaṇam — characterized.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
From that oṁkāra Lord Brahmā created all the sounds of the alphabet—the vowels, consonants, semivowels, sibilants and others—distinguished by such features as long and short measure.