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on 16-Nov-01 01:43 PM
jayaraj acharya deserves accolade for this site, good job.
I am very skeptical about translated stuff. A good translator should have a devkota heart and brain and an eloquence in english language.. a pundit who understands a nepali tongue and percieve the hidden meaning. Devkota's major works are not as simple and understandable as muna madan. i just happened to see the following verse
Dirty hands and golden plates—
What can you do with wealth?
Better to eat greens and nettles
With a happy heart.
Devkota in his nepali verse compares the wealth with the dirt of hand that u should not have to regret when u loose it, but the english translation has completely ignored the analogy. Or i dint understand it , would any body enlighten me on what gives a person an authenticity to translate someone else work, or every tom ...can do it?
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