acomquest/Saamayik huggingface dataset:
English: "Today, the farmers of the village are earning rupees two and a half to three lakhs per acre annually by cultivating sweet corn and baby corn."
Sanskrit: ग्रामस्य कृषकाः अनया रीत्या प्रति-प्रहेलभूमौ प्रतिवर्षं त्रिलक्षरूप्याधिक-लाभमवाप्स्यन्ति।
English: "Not only this, more than 60 farmers of this village, through construction of net house and poly house are producing various varieties of tomato, cucumber and capsicum and earning from 10 to 12 lakh rupees per acre every year."
Sanskrit: "न केवलमिदमेव अपितु अस्य ग्रामस्य षष्ट्यधिक-कृषकैः net house इति जालगृहं, Poly House इति च निर्मीय शाकानां विविध-प्रकारकोत्पादनं विधाय प्रति-प्रहेलभूमौ प्रतिवर्षं दशलक्षतो द्वादश-लक्षरूप्याकाणां लाभावाप्तिः विधीयते।"
English: Do you know what is different with these farmers?
Sanskrit: "भवन्तः जानन्ति यदेतेषां पार्श्वे किमस्ति पृथक्,"
English: "They have the power to sell their fruits and vegetables, anywhere and to anyone! And this power is the foundation of their progress."
Sanskrit: निजशाकफलानि कुत्रचिदपि कमपि विक्रेतुं ते शक्नुवन्ति। इयमेव शक्तिः तेषाम् प्रगतेः आधाररूपा वर्तते।
English: Now this power has also been imparted to other farmers of the country.
Sanskrit: इदानीम् इयमेव शक्तिः देशस्य अन्यैरपि कृषकैः अवाप्ता।
English: "Friends, about three or four years ago fruits and vegetables were excluded from the purview of APMC in Maharashtra."
Sanskrit: "सखायः, त्रि-चतुर्वर्ष-पूर्वमेव महाराष्ट्रे शाक-फलानि APMC- इत्यतो बहिः कृतानि।"
English: An example of how this reform changed the state of farmers growing fruits and vegetables in Maharashtra is provided by Sri Swami Samarth Farm Producer Company limited - a Farmer Producer’s Organization.
Sanskrit: "अनेन परिवर्तनेन कथं महाराष्ट्रस्य शाकफलोत्पादकानां कृषकाणां स्थितिः परिवर्तिता, अस्योदाह- रणमस्ति Sri Swami Samarth Farmer’s producer company limited – इतिअयं कृषकाणां समवायो विद्यते।"
English: Farmers in Pune and Mumbai are themselves running weekly markets.
Sanskrit: पुणेनगरे मुम्बय्यां च कृषकाः साप्ताहिकविपणीं स्वमेव चालयन्ति।
English: "In these markets, the produce of about four and a half thousand farmers, of nearly 70 villages, is sold directly without any middleman!"
Sanskrit: अत्र विपणिषु सप्ततेः ग्रामाणां सार्धचतुस्सहस्रं कृषकाणामुत्पादनानि साक्षात् विक्रेष्यन्तेकोsपि मध्यस्थो नैव वर्तते।
English: The rural youth are directly involved in the process of farming and selling to this market.
Sanskrit: ग्रामीण-युवानः साक्षात् विपणौ कृषिकर्मणि विक्रयप्रक्रियायां च सम्मिलिताः भवन्तिअस्य साक्षात्लाभः कृषकेभ्यो भवति
English: This directly benefits the farmers and the youth of the village are gainfully employed.
Sanskrit: ग्रामीण-युवानः साक्षात् विपणौ कृषिकर्मणि विक्रयप्रक्रियायां च सम्मिलिताः भवन्तिअस्य साक्षात्लाभः कृषकेभ्यो भवति
English: """Another example is from then district of Tamil Nadu, here the Tamil Nadu Banana farmer produce company, This Farmer Produce Company is a company just in name, in reality, these farmers together have formed a collective."""
Sanskrit: एकमन्यमुदाहरणं तमिलनाडोः थेनि-जनपदस्य वर्ततेअत्र तमिलनाडुकदली- कृषकोत्पाद-समवायो विद्यते।सामान्यतया तु अयं कृषकोत्पादसमवायः परं वास्तविकरूपेण कृषकैः सम्भूय स्वस्य समूहो निर्मितः।
English: "This Farmer Collective purchased hundreds of metric tons of vegetables, fruits and Bananas from nearby villages during the lockdown, and supplied a vegetable combo kit to the city of Chennai."
Sanskrit: "अनेन कृषक-समूहेन lockdown इति सञ्चाररोध-समये परिपार्श्ववर्तिभ्यः ग्रामेभ्यः बृहन्मात्रायां शाक-फलानि च विक्रीणीतानि, अथ च, चेन्नईनगरे शाकफलसंयोजनं प्रदत्तम्।"
English: "You just think, how many youth did they employed, and the interesting fact is that, due to absence of middlemen, not only the farmer profited but the consumer also benefited."
Sanskrit: "भवन्तो विचारयन्तु, कति-युवभ्यः तैः आजीविकावसरः प्रदत्तः? रुचिकरमिदमस्ति यत् कोsपि मध्यस्थः अस्यां प्रक्रियायां नासीत्।कृषकेभ्यो लाभः, उपभोक्तृभ्यश्चापि लाभः।"
English: One such group of farmers hails from Lucknow.
Sanskrit: एवमेव लखनऊनगरस्य विपण्यामपि।
English: "Friends, Ismail Bhai is a farmer in Rampura village of Banaskantha in Gujarat."
Sanskrit: "सखायः, गुजराते बनासकांठाजनपदस्य रामपुराग्रामे इस्माइल-भ्राता कृषकः अस्ति।"
English: His story is also very interesting.
Sanskrit: तदीया कथा अपि चित्ताह्लादिकास्ति।
English: "Ismail Bhai wanted to do farming, but, now, as is these general attitude towards farming, his family raised eyebrows on the thoughts of Ismail Bhai!"
Sanskrit: इस्माइल-भ्राता कृषिं कर्तुमिच्छति स्मपरं यथा इदानीं चिन्त्यते तथैव इस्माइल-भ्रातुः कुटुम्बिनः अपि कथयन्ति स्म यदसौ कीदृशं वाचं वदति?
English: "Ismail Bhai’s father was into farming, but in that, he often incurred losses."
Sanskrit: इस्माइल-भ्रातुः पिता कृषकः आसीत्परं कृषिकर्मणि तस्मै सर्वाधिकहानिरेव भवति स्म।
English: "Hence the father dissuaded...yet despite family members discouraging, Ismail Bhai decided that he would certainly take up farming."
Sanskrit: अतः पित्रा अपि असौ न्यक्कृतःपरं कुटुम्बिनाम् अनिच्छयापि अमुना निर्धारितं यदसौ कृषिम् एव करिष्यति।
English: Ismail Bhai had resolved that he would dispel the notion of farming being a loss making activity and change the situation as well.
Sanskrit: इस्माल-भ्रात्रा विचारितमासीत् यत् कृषिकर्म हानिपरमेवास्ति इति धारणाम् परिवर्तयिष्यति।
English: "He started farming, albeit using new methods and innovative techniques."
Sanskrit: तेन कृषिः आरब्धा परं नूतनविधिना।
English: Using drip irrigation he cultivated potatoes.... and today his potatoes are his hallmark.
Sanskrit: तेन drip-इति विशेषसेचनप्रक्रियया आलुकानि उत्पादितानिअद्य इस्माइल-भ्रातुः आलुकानि सविशेषं विज्ञायन्ते।
English: "Ismail Bhai directly sells these potatoes to large companies, the middle men are just out of the question. And the result - he is earning handsome profits."
Sanskrit: इस्माइल-भ्राता इमानि आलुकानि साक्षात् बृहत्समवायेभ्यो विक्रीणाति। मध्यस्थानां नामैव नास्तिपरिणामः - भूरि लाभावाप्तिः।
English: He now has repaid all the debts of his father. And do you know the most significant fact?
Sanskrit: इदानीं तु तेन पितुः सर्वम् ऋर्णं प्रत्यावर्तितं परिशोधितञ्च।
English: "Today, Ismail Bhai is helping hundreds of farmers in his region."
Sanskrit: सर्वाधिक-हर्षस्य विषयोsयं यदिदानीम् इस्माइल-भ्राता क्षेत्रस्य शताधिकानां कृषकाणां साहाय्यमपि विदधाति।
English: He is changing their lives too.
Sanskrit: तेषां जीवनपि परिवर्तयति।
English: "Friends, in present-times, the more modern alternatives we offer for agriculture, the more it will progress with newer innovations and techniques."
Sanskrit: "वयस्याः, अधुना वयं कृषिकर्मणे यावत् आधुनिकविकल्पं दास्यामः तावत् कृषिः समेधिष्यते।कृषिकर्मणि नूतनविधयः नूतनाविष्काराश्च समावेश्यन्ते।"
English: Bijay Shanti of Manipur is in the news for her new innovation. She launched a start-up to develop thread from the Lotus stem.
Sanskrit: मणिपुरवास्तव्या विजयशान्तिः अभिनवप्रयोगबलेन चर्चापथमागता।तया कमलनालेन तन्तुनिर्माणस्य कार्यमारब्धम्।
English: "Today, her efforts and innovations have opened new avenues in the fields of lotus farming and textile."
Sanskrit: अद्य तस्याः अभिनवप्रयोगेण कमलोत्पादने तन्तूद्योगे च नूतनपथनिर्माणमभवत्।
English: "My dear countrymen, I want to transport you to a period from our past."
Sanskrit: "मम प्रियाः देशवासिनः, अहं भवद्भ्यः ऐतिह्यभागे नेतुमिच्छामि।"
English: It is a tale of 101 years ago.
Sanskrit: शतवर्षप्राचीना घटनास्ति।
English: The year was 1919.
Sanskrit: नवदशोत्तरैकोनविंश-शततमे वर्षे -
English: The British rulers had slaughtered innocent civilians at Jallianwala Bagh.
Sanskrit: आङ्ग्लशासकैः जलियांवालाबाग-स्थले निर्दोषजनानां नृशंसहत्या कृतासीत्।
English: "Post the massacre, a 12 year old boy visited the spot."
Sanskrit: नरसंहारस्य अनन्तरं द्वादशवर्षीयो बालकः घटनास्थलमुपगतः।
English: A happy and agile boy but what he saw at Jallianwala Bagh was beyond his imagination.
Sanskrit: असौ प्रसन्नचित्तः चञ्चलश्च बालः परं जलियांवाला-बाग-स्थले तेन यद्दृष्टं तत् तदीयचिन्तनात्परमासीत्।
English: He was left stunned at how one could be so merciless.
Sanskrit: सः इदं विचार्य स्तब्धः आसीत् यत्कोsपि एवं निर्दयी कथं भवितुं शक्नोति?
English: This innocent boy had started to burn in the fire of anger.
Sanskrit: असौ सरलो बालकः क्रोधाग्नौ दहति स्म।
English: "At Jallianwala Bagh, he took a vow to fight the British rule."
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् एव जलियांवालाबाग-स्थले अमुना आङ्ग-शासकान् विरुध्य युद्ध-प्रतिज्ञा कृता।
English: Did you come to know who am I referring to?
Sanskrit: किं भवन्तो जानन्ति अहं कस्योल्लेखं करोमि?
English: "Tomorrow, the 28th of September, we will celebrate the birth anniversary of Shahid Veer Bhagat Singh."
Sanskrit: श्वः सेप्टेम्बरस्य अष्टाविंशे दिने वयं वीरव्रतिनो भगतसिंहस्य जयन्तीम् आमानयिष्यामः।
English: "I join my fellow countrymen in bowing before the paragon of courage and bravery, Shaheed Veer Bhagat Singh."
Sanskrit: अहं सर्वैः देशवासिभिः साकं शौर्यस्य वीरतायाश्च प्रतिमूर्तिं वीरव्रतिनं भगतसिंहं नौमि।
English: "Shaheed Bhagat Singh was as much a fighter as he was a scholar, a thinker."
Sanskrit: वीरो भगतसिंहः पराक्रमेण साकं विद्यासम्पन्नः चिन्तनशीलश्चासीत्।
English: "Bhagat Singh along with his revolutionary friends, without caring for their own selves, carried out such daring acts, which had a huge bearing in the country attaining Freedom."
Sanskrit: निजजीवनचिन्तां विहाय भगतसिंहेन तदीयक्रान्तिवीर-सहयोगिभिश्च एतावन्ति शौर्यसम्पन्नानि कार्याणि सम्पादितानि येषां देशस्य स्वातन्त्र्ये महत्त्वपूर्णं योगदानमवर्तत।
English: "Be it his devotion towards Lala Lajpat Rai or his camaraderie with fellow revolutionaries as Chandra Shekhar Azad, Sukhdev, Rajguru amongst others, personal accolades were of no importance to him."
Sanskrit: निजजीवनचिन्तां विहाय भगतसिंहेन तदीयक्रान्तिवीर-सहयोगिभिश्च एतावन्ति शौर्यसम्पन्नानि कार्याणि सम्पादितानि येषां देशस्य स्वातन्त्र्ये महत्त्वपूर्णं योगदानमवर्तत।
English: He had a single mission for as long as he lived and he sacrificed his life for that mission - That mission was to free India of injustice and the British rule.
Sanskrit: ते यावत् जीवितवन्तः केवलम् एकाभियानाय तदर्थमेव बलिदानं कृतम्तदभियानमासीत् भारताय अन्यायात् आङ्ग्लशासनाच्च मुक्तिप्रदानम्।
English: I read a comment by Ajay SG from Hyderabad on the NaMo app.
Sanskrit: मया ‘नमोएप्’ – इत्यस्मिन् तन्त्रे हैदराबादस्य अजय- एस्.जी.वर्यस्य एका टिप्पणी पठिता।
English: Ajay ji writes - How can today's youth strive to be like Bhagat Singh?
Sanskrit: अजय-वर्यः लिखति - साम्प्रतं युवानः कथं भगतसिंहसदृशं भवितुं न शक्नुवन्ति?
English: """Well see, We may or may not be able to become like Bhagat Singh, but the love Bhagat Singh had for his country, the drive and motivation he had to do something for his country certainly resides in all our hearts."""
Sanskrit: "वयं भगतिसिंहाः भविष्यामो न वा परं भगतसिंहसदृशं देशप्रेम, देशाय किमपि कर्तुं दृढेच्छाशक्तिस्तु अवश्यम् अस्माकं हृदये स्यात्।"
English: That would be our biggest tribute to Shahid Bhagat Singh.
Sanskrit: वीराय भगतसिॆहाय अयमेव वास्तविक-श्रद्धाञ्जलिः भविष्यति।
English: "Four years ago, around this time, the world witnessed the courage, bravery and valiance of our soldiers during the Surgical Strike."
Sanskrit: "वर्षचतुष्टयपूर्वम् अयमेव समयः अवर्तत, यदा surgical strike-इति लक्ष्य-केन्द्रिताक्रमणस्य समये जगता अस्माकं वीराणां पराक्रमशौर्यनिर्भीकताः दृष्टाः।"
English: "Our brave soldiers had just one mission and one goal - To protect at all costs, the glory and honour of Mother India."
Sanskrit: अस्माकं वीरभटानां एकमेव लक्ष्यमासीत् यत् येन केनापि प्रकारेण मातुः भारत्याः गौरवसम्मानरक्षा भवेत्।
English: They did not care a bit for their own selves.
Sanskrit: तैः कदाचिदपि निजजीवनचिन्ता नैव कृता।
English: They marched forward on their path of duty and we all witnessed how they came out victorious.
Sanskrit: ते कर्तव्यपथि दार्ढ्येन स्थिताः अस्माभिश्च दृष्टं यत् ते विजयमवाप्य प्रत्यावर्तिताः।
English: They enhanced Mother India’s pride.
Sanskrit: भारतमातुः गौरवं समेधितम्।
English: "My dear countrymen, in the coming days, we countrymen will remember many great personalities who have made an indelible contribution in the making of India."
Sanskrit: "मम प्रियाः देशवासिनः, आगामि-दिनेषु वयं देशवासिनः महतः जनान् स्मरिष्यामः, येषां भारतस्य निर्माणे अभूतपूर्वं योगदानमस्ति।"
English: 2nd of October is an auspicious and inspirational day for all of us.
Sanskrit: ओक्टोबर-मासस्य द्वितीये दिने अस्माकं पवित्रं प्रेरणादायकं च दिनं भवति।
English: "This day, we remember two great sons of Ma Bharati - Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri."
Sanskrit: अयं दिवसः भारतमातुः पुत्रद्वयस्य महात्मगान्धिनः लालबहादुरशास्त्रिणः च स्मरणदिवसो विद्यते।
English: "Revered Bapu’s thoughts and ideals are more relevant now than earlier. The economic principles of Mahatma Gandhi, if we would have been able to understand their spirit, grasp it and practically implement them, then the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan would not have been needed today."
Sanskrit: पूज्यबापूवर्यस्य विचारादर्शाश्च पूर्वापेक्षया अद्य अधिकप्रासङ्गिकाः विद्यन्ते। महात्मगान्धिनो यदार्थिकचिन्तनमासीत्।
English: Gandhiji’s economic vision understood the pulse of the country and had the fragrance of India in them.
Sanskrit: गान्धिनः आर्थिकचिन्तने भारतस्य प्रतिरोम समाहितमासीत्भारतस्य सुगन्धिरासीत्।
English: Revered Bapu’s life reminds us to ensure that all our actions should be such that it leads to the well being of the poor and deprived.
Sanskrit: बापू-वर्यस्य जीवनम् अस्मान् स्मारयति यत् अस्माभिः सुनिश्चेतव्यम् यदस्माकं कार्यम् ईदृशं भवेत् येन निर्धनजनस्य लाभः स्यात्।
English: "Likewise, Shastriji’s life imparts to us the message of humility and simplicity."
Sanskrit: तत्रैव शास्त्रिवर्यस्य जीवनमस्मान् विनम्रतां सरलतां च शिक्षयति।
English: 11th of October is also a special day for us.
Sanskrit: ओक्टोबर-मासस्य एकादशदिनमपि अस्मभ्यं विशेषं भवति।
English: "This day, we remember Bharat Ratna Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan ji on his birth anniversary."
Sanskrit: अस्मिन् दिने वयं भारतरत्नविभूषितस्य लोकनायकजयप्रकाशवर्यस्य जयन्त्यवसरे तं स्मरामः।
English: JP played a pioneering role in safeguarding our Democratic values.
Sanskrit: अमुना लोकतान्त्रिक-मूल्यानां रक्षणाय महत्त्वपूर्णा भूमिका निर्व्यूढा।
English: "We also remember Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh, whose birth anniversary is also on the 11th Nanaji Deshmukh was a close companion of Jayaprakash Narayan ji."
Sanskrit: वयं भारतरत्नसम्मानितस्य नानाजी देशमुखस्य जयन्त्यवसरे ओक्टोबर-एकादशे तस्मै स्मरणाञ्जलिं यच्छामः।
English: "When JP was fighting the crusade against corruption, a potentially fatal attack was carried out on him in Patna."
Sanskrit: "यदा जे०पी०वर्यः भ्रष्टाचारं विरुद्ध्य युध्यति स्म, तदा पटनानगर्यां तस्योपरि प्राणघातकप्रहारः अभवत्, तदा नानाजीदेशमुखः सम्मुखमागतः प्रहारं च स्वीकृतवान्।"
English: "It was Nanaji Deshmukh then, who took the blow onto himself."
Sanskrit: "प्राणघातकप्रहारः अभवत्, तदा नानाजीदेशमुखः सम्मुखमागतः प्रहारं च स्वीकृतवान्।"
English: Nanaji Deshmukh was grievously injured in this attack but he managed to successfully save the life of JP.
Sanskrit: अनेन नानाजी भृशं व्रणितः परमसौ जे.पी.वर्यस्य प्राणरक्षणे सफलो जातः।
English: This 12th of October is the birth anniversary of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia ji too - She had dedicated her entire life in the service of the people.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन् ओक्टोबरमासस्य द्वादशे दिने राजमातुः विजयाराजे सिन्धियावर्यायाः अपि जयन्ती अस्ति।तया निजं सम्पूर्णमपि जीवनं जनसेवायै समर्पितम्।
English: "She was from a royal family and had no dearth of wealth, power and other resources."
Sanskrit: "सा राजपरिवारादासीत्, तस्याः पार्श्वे सम्पत्तिः, शक्तिः, अन्यसंसाधनानि च पूर्णमात्रायामासन्।"
English: "Even then, she spent her whole life in public service, just like a mother would with the same devotion with Vatsalya Bhava."
Sanskrit: "तथापि, तया निजजीवनं मातृवत्- वात्सल्यभावेन जनसैवायै समर्पितम्।"
English: She had a very generous heart.
Sanskrit: तस्याः हृदयम् औदार्यपूर्णमवर्तत।
English: "This October 12th will mark the conclusion of her birth centenary year celebrations and today when I speak about Rajmata ji, I am reminded of an emotional incident."
Sanskrit: अस्मिन् वर्षे तस्याः जन्मशताब्द-वर्षसमारोहस्य समापनदिवसः भविष्यतियदाहं राजमातुः विषये वच्मि तदाहं भावपूर्णामेकां घटनां स्मरामि।
English: "I have had the opportunity to have worked with her for many years, there are many incidents to recall."
Sanskrit: "एवं तु तेन साकं बहुकालं यावत् कार्यावसरो लब्धः, नैकाः घटनाः सन्ति।"
English: "However, I feel like sharing one particular incident."
Sanskrit: परमहमिच्छामि यदेकां घटनाम् अत्र अवश्यं प्रकटयेम।
English: "We were on the ‘Ekta Yatra’, spanning Kanyakumari to Kashmir."
Sanskrit: कन्याकुमार्याः काश्मीरं यावत् वयं एकतायात्राम् आरभ्य प्रस्थिताः।
English: The yatra was moving under the leadership of Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi ji.
Sanskrit: डॉ.मुरलीमनोहरजोशिवर्यस्य नेतृत्वे यात्रा आरब्धा।
English: "It was harsh winters, months of December-January."
Sanskrit: डिसेम्बर-जान्युअरिमासयोः शैत्यमवर्तत।
English: "Past midnight, around 12 or 1, we reached Shivpuri, near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. At the place where we would stay, since we would all be tired from the day’s travels, we would freshen up and sleep and prepare for the morning as well."
Sanskrit: वयं मध्यरात्रौ द्वादशवादने एकवादने वा मध्यप्रदेशस्य ग्वालियरनगरं निकषा शिवपुरीं सम्प्राप्ताःनिवासस्थानमुपेत्य स्नानादिकं विधाय अग्रिमदिनस्य सज्जा क्रियते स्म यतोहि आदिवसं परिश्रान्ताः वयम्।
English: "It was around 2, when I, after having showered and freshened up was preparing to sleep, when I heard a knock on the door."
Sanskrit: रात्रौ द्विवादने अहं स्नानादिकं विधाय निद्रायै सज्जः आसम्केनापि द्वारि ताडनं कृतम्।
English: I opened the door and it was Rajmata Sahab who was standing in front of me.
Sanskrit: मया द्वारमुद्घाटितम्दृष्टं च यद्-द्वारि राजमाता उपस्थितास्ति।
English: "I was astounded to see Rajmata Sahab, that too on such a cold winter night."
Sanskrit: "शीतकालीना रात्रिः, राजमातरं सम्मुखं दृष्ट्वा अहं विस्मितः।"
English: "I offered my pranaam and said - ‘Mother, you at this midnight hour?’"
Sanskrit: "मया प्रणामं विधाय पृष्टं, मातः! अर्धरात्रौ!,"
English: She had herself brought turmeric milk.
Sanskrit: हरिद्रायुक्तं दुग्धं माता स्वमेव आनीतवती।
English: "However, when I looked to the other side, it was not just me! The entire travelling establishment of the Yatra, around 30-40 people including our drivers and other workers….She visited each room and herself ensured that all of us had milk at 2 in the night!"
Sanskrit: "अस्तु, परम् अग्रिमे दिने मया ज्ञातं - सा न केवलं मह्यम् अपितु अस्माकं यात्राव्यवस्थायां ये त्रिंशत् चत्वारिंशज्जनाः, येषु चालकाः अपि आसन्, कार्यकर्तारश्चासन्, समेभ्यः दुग्धं दत्तवती।"
English: I can never forget this incident as it taught me about the love of a mother and motherly affections.
Sanskrit: इदमस्ति मातुः वात्सल्यम्! वात्सल्यं किं भवति? अहं तां घटनां कदापि विस्मर्तुं नैव क्षमः
English: It is our good fortune that such great personalities have reared the soil of India with their sacrifice and their tapasya.
Sanskrit: इदमस्माकं सौभाग्यमस्ति यदेताभिः महद्-विभूतिभिः अस्माकं भारतधरा त्यागतपस्यादिभिः सिञ्चितास्ति।
English: "Come, let us all strive together to build such an India, on which these great personalities would pride themselves."
Sanskrit: "आगच्छन्तु, वयं मिलित्वा एतादृश-भारतनिर्माणं करवाम, यस्मिन् महापुरुषाः गौरवमनुभवेयुः।"
English: Their dreams should be our motivation!
Sanskrit: तेषां स्वप्नानि वयं सङ्कल्पयाम।
English: "My dear countrymen, in this Corona time-period, I would once again remind you - Always wear a mask and do not venture out without a face shield."
Sanskrit: "मम प्रियाः देशवासिनः, कोरोना-कालखण्डेsस्मिन्, अहं पुनरेकवारं भवतः स्मारयिष्यामि, मुखावरणं नूनं धारयन्तु, मुखाच्छादकं विना बहिः नैव गच्छन्तु।"
English: "‘Do Gaz ki doori’, social distancing will protect you and your family."
Sanskrit: "‘दो गज़् की दूरी’- इत्येष नियमः, भवन्तमपि भवतां कुटुम्बानि चापि संरक्षितुं शक्नोति।"
English: "These few rules are the weapons in our fight against Corona, a powerful resource to save the life of every citizen."
Sanskrit: "एते केचन नियमाः सन्ति, कोरोना-सङ्क्रमणं विरुद्ध्य, युद्धस्य आयुधानि सन्ति, प्रत्येकमपि नागरिकस्य जीवनं रक्षितुं दृढ-साधनानि वर्तन्ते।"
English: "My dear countrymen, Namaskar!"
Sanskrit: "मम प्रियाः देशवासिनः, नमस्कारः।"
English: I want to share a good news with you all at the beginning of Mann ki Baat today.
Sanskrit: "‘मन की बात’-इति मनोगतस्य आरम्भे, अद्य अहम्, भवद्भिः सर्वैः साकं प्रसन्नता-प्रदं वृत्तमेकं सम्विभाजयितुं वाञ्छामि।"
English: Every Indian will be proud to know that a very oldidol of Devi Annapurna is returning to India from Canada.
Sanskrit: "प्रत्येकमपि भारतीयः एतद् ज्ञात्वा गर्वम् अनुभविष्यति यत्, देव्याः अन्नपूर्णायाः अतितरां प्राचीना एका प्रतिमा Canada-देशात् भारतं प्रत्यानीयते।"
English: This idol was stolen from a temple of Varanasi and smuggled out of the country around 100 years ago somewhere around 1913.
Sanskrit: "एषा प्रतिमा, प्रायेण, शतं वर्षेभ्यः प्राक्, ऊनविंश-शताब्दे कदाचित्, वाराणस्याः एकस्मात् मन्दिरात् चोरयित्वा, देशाद् बहिः प्रेषितासीत्।"
English: I express my gratitude to the Government of Canada and to all those for this large heartedness who made this propitious deed possible.
Sanskrit: "अहं, Canada-सर्वकारस्य, तथा च, पुण्यकार्यमिदं सम्भावयितुं कृतप्रयत्नानां सर्वेषां कृते, अस्यै च सहृदयतायै कार्तज्ञ्यं प्रकटयामि।"
English: Mata Annapoorna has a very special relationship with Kashi.
Sanskrit: "मातुः अन्नपूर्णायाः, विश्वनाथनगर्या काश्या, साकम् अतिविशिष्टः सम्बन्धः अस्ति।"
English: Now the coming back of her Idol is pleasing for all of us.
Sanskrit: "अधुना, तस्याः प्रतिमायाः, प्रत्यागमनं हि, अस्माकं सर्वेषां कृते सुतरां सुखदं वृत्तम्।"
English: "Just like the idol of Mata Annapurna, a lot of our invaluable heritage has suffered at the handsof International gangs."
Sanskrit: "मातुः अन्नपूर्णायाः प्रतिमामिव, अस्मदीय-रिक्थस्य अनेके अमूल्याः दायाः, आन्ताराष्ट्रिय-तस्करगणैः चोरिताः।"
English: These gangs sell them at a very high pricein the international market.
Sanskrit: "एते गणाः, आन्ताराष्ट्रियविपण्यां, चोरितान् दायान्, बहु उच्च-मूल्यैः विक्रीणन्ति।"
English: """Now not only are they being subjected to heavy restrictions. India has also increased her efforts for their return."""
Sanskrit: "साम्प्रतम्, एतान् विरुद्ध्य कठोरतया व्यवह्रियते, मुषितानां वस्तूनां प्रत्यानयनार्थं, भारतं स्वीय-प्रयासान् अपि वर्धितवत्।"
English: "Because of such efforts, India has been successfulin bringing back lots of such idols and artifacts in the past few years.There is a coincidenceattached with the return of theidol of Mata Annapurna… World Heritage Week was celebrated only a few days ago."
Sanskrit: "एतादृशानां प्रयासानां कारणात् विगतेषु केषुचित् वर्षेषु, भारतम्, बह्वीनां प्रतिमानां कलाकृतीनां च प्रत्यानयने सफलम् अवर्तत।"
English: World Heritage Week provides a wonderful opportunity to the lovers of culture to revisit the past and to know about thehistory of these important milestones.
Sanskrit: "विश्व-दाय-सप्ताहः संस्कृतिप्रेमिणां कृते, पुरातन-कालं प्रत्यागन्तुं, तस्य इतिहासस्य च महत्त्वपूर्णान् यामान् अन्वेष्टुं प्रशस्तम् अवसरं प्रददाति।"
English: "In spite of these times of corona, this time, we saw people celebrate this Heritage week in an innovative manner."
Sanskrit: "सत्यपि कोरोना-कालखण्डे, साम्प्रतं वयं, नवाचार-प्रकारैः दाय-सप्ताहम् आयोजयतः जनान् अपश्याम।"
English: "Culture helps a lot during crisis, plays a major role in handling it."
Sanskrit: "सङ्कटावसरे संस्कृतिः सुबहु सहायिनी भवति, सङ्कटनिवारणे चेयं मुख्यां भूमिकां निर्वहति।"
English: "Even with the help of technology, culture works like an emotional recharge."
Sanskrit: "Technology-इति प्रविधि-माध्यमेनापि संस्कृतिः, भावात्मकं पुनः ऊर्जापूरणं करोति।"
English: "Today, lots of museums and libraries in the country are working to make their collection fully digital."
Sanskrit: सम्प्रति देशे अनेके सङ्ग्रहालयाः ग्रन्थागाराश्च नैजं सञ्चयं पूर्णरूपेण digital-इति अङ्कीयं विधातुं तत्पराः सन्तः कार्याणि कुर्वन्ति।
English: "In Delhi, our National museum has made some commendable efforts in this respect."
Sanskrit: "दिल्ल्याम्, अस्माकं राष्ट्रियसङ्ग्रहालयः एतत्-सम्बद्धं सुतरां प्रशंसनीयं प्रयासम् अकरोत्।"
English: "National museum is working on introducing around ten virtual galleries- isn’t this interesting! Now, sitting at your home, you can tour National Museum galleries of Delhi."
Sanskrit: "राष्ट्रियसङ्ग्रहालयः प्रायेण दश-संख्याकान् virtual galleries- इत्याभासिनः अलिन्दान् प्रवर्तयितुं कार्यनिरतः – अप्यस्ति, ननु आनन्ददायकं वृत्तमिदम्! साम्प्रतं भवन्तः, गृहे एव स्थित्वा दिल्ल्याः राष्ट्रियसङ्ग्रहालयीयान् अलिन्दान् भ्रमितुं शक्ष्यन्ति,।"