Endundi Vedalitivo

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Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
enduNDi veDalitivO E(v)UrO nE teliya
ipuDaina telupa(v)ayya

Anupallavi:
anda candamu vErai naDatal(e)lla tri-
guN(A)tItamai(y)unndE kAni SrI rAma (endu)

Charanam:
ciTukaNTE(n)aparAdha cayamula tagilincE Siva lOkamu kAdu
vaTu rUpuDai balini vancinci- (y)aNacu-vAni vaikuNThamu kAdu
viTa vacanamul(A)Di Siramu trumpa-baDDa vidhi lOkamu kAdu
diTavu dharmamu satyamu mRdu bhAshalu kalugu divya rUpa tyAgarAja vinuta nIv(endu)

Meaning Courtesy: https://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/08/thyagaraja-kriti-endundi-
vedalitivo.html
Sahityam: enduNDi veDalitivO E(v)UrO nE teliya
Meaning: O Lord (ayya)! Where from (enduNDi) did You proceed (veDalitivO)? which (E) is Your abode (UrO) (EvUrO) (literally
native place)? I (nE) do not know (teliya);

Sahityam: ipuDaina telupa(v)ayya
Meaning: … at least now (ipuDaina) please let me know (telupu) (telupavayya).

Sahityam: anda candamu vErai naDatal(e)lla tri-
Meaning: A Your beauty (anda) and charm (candamu) being of totally different nature (vErai) and
Your conduct (naDatalu) etc. (ella) (literally all) (naDatalella)

Sahityam: (tri-)guN(A)tItamai(y)unndE kAni SrI rAma (endu)
Meaning: … are (unnadE) beyond (atItamai) the three (tri) qualities (guNa) (sAtvika, rAjasa and tAmasa) (tri-
guNAtItamaiyunnadE); therefore (kAni),
O Lord SrI rAma! Where from did You proceed? which is Your abode? I do not know; at least now please let me know.

Sahityam: ciTukaNTE(n)aparAdha cayamula tagilincE Siva lOkamu kAdu
Meaning: Yours is not (kAdu) the abode (lOkamu) of Lord Siva where, for flimsy reasons (ciTukaNTE) (literally for crack of
knuckles), charges (aparAdha cayamula) (literally numerous charges) (ciTukaNTEnaparAdha) are slapped (tagilincE);

Sahityam: vaTu rUpuDai balini vancinci- (y)aNacu-vAni vaikuNThamu kAdu
Meaning: Your abode is not (kAdu) vaikuNTha (vaikuNThamu) of Lord vishNu who (vAni), taking the form (rUpuDai) of a
brahmacAri (vaTu), subdued (aNacu) King bali (balini) by deceit (vancinci) (vancinciyaNacu);

Sahityam: viTa vacanamul(A)Di Siramu trumpa-baDDa vidhi lOkamu kAdu
Meaning: Yours is not (kAdu) the abode (lOkamu) of brahmA (vidhi) who got his head (Siramu) plucked (trumpa-baDDa) by
uttering (Adi) falsehood (viTa vacanamulu) (literally topsy turvy words) (vacanamulADi);

Sahityam: diTavu dharmamu satyamu mRdu bhAshalu kalugu divya rUpa tyAgarAja vinuta nIv(endu)
Meaning: O Lord of divine (divya) form (rUpa) endowed with (kalugu) courage (diTavu), righteousness (dharmamu), truth
(satyamu) and soft (mRdu) speech (bhAshalu)!

Sahityam: enduNDi veDalitivO E(v)UrO nE teliya ipuDaina telupa(v)ayya
O Lord praised (vinuta) by this tyAgarAja! Where from did You (nIvu) (nIvenduNDi) proceed? Which is Your abode? I do not
know; at least now please let me know.

Pallavi:
enduNDi veDalitivO E(v)UrO nE teliya              ipuDaina telupa(v)ayya

Sahityam: enduNDi veDalitivO E(v)UrO nE teliya
Meaning: O Lord (ayya)! Where from (enduNDi) did You proceed (veDalitivO)? which (E) is Your abode (UrO) (EvUrO) (literally
native place)? I (nE) do not know (teliya);

; ; R | P,m           P;       || D P ; | DP         dpmr ||
    En dun-           di          Veda    lithi       vo - - -

ggrs - R | P , m      P;       || D P ; | dn dn PD       ||
      En dun-         di          Veda li- thi- vo - - -

P ; mp | D ,n        P;        || pmdpmr | G G S R               ||
-- Ye- vu-           ro ?        ne- - - - - Theli ya –

S ;R| P,m             P;       || D P ; | dn dn PD       ||
   En dun-            di          Veda li- thi- vo - - -

P ; mp | D snN P ;             || mp Dnd pm R| , g G S R                    ||
-- Ye- vu-     ro ?              ne- - - - - - - - Theli ya –

Sahityam: ipuDaina telupa(v)ayya
Meaning: … at least now (ipuDaina) please let me know (telupu) (telupavayya).

S ; rm | P,d d P, dpmr ; || G , G , | rs R rs N                  ||
- - Ipu dai- - - - na- - - De lu pa- - vai- -

S; ;      |;;        ; mp      || dn S ; | pddp mr – gg ||
yya        --        - Sri-      Raa- - mai- - - - ya-

rsns- R | P , m       P;       || D P ; | dn dn PD       ||
    En dun-           di          Veda li- thi- vo - - -

P ; nr | rsns        pDp       || mp Dnd pm R| , g G S R                    ||
-- Ye- vu-           ro ?        ne- - - - - - - - Theli ya –

S ; rm | P,d d P, dpmr ; || G , G , | rs R rs N                  ||
- - Ipu dai- - - - na- - - De lu pa- - vai- -

S; ;      |;;        ; mp      || dn sr gg | rs – ns             dp mr || ggrs
yya        --        - Sri-      Raa- -       -- mai- -          -- -     ya-

Anupallavi:
anda candamu vErai naDatal(e)lla tri-
guN(A)tItamai(y)unndE kAni SrI rAma (endu)

Sahityam: anda candamu vErai naDatal(e)lla tri-
Meaning: A Your beauty (anda) and charm (candamu) being of totally different nature (vErai) and
Your conduct (naDatalu) etc. (ella) (literally all) (naDatalella)

; ; dn    |,P, MD              || pm R M | ; pd                  ddpm       || P ; ; | ; ;    ;;       ||
   An-      da Chan-              da- - mu -Ve-                  rai- - -       --- --        --

; ; dn    |,P, MD               || pm R M | ; pd                ddpm       ||
   An-      da Chan-               da- - mu -Ve-                rai- - -

P;D       | N;       nndp       || mpdn S       | Srs N         S;         ||
- - Na      da       ta- - -       lel- - - -     la -          - -

; ; dn    | P;     mp dPd       || pm R M | ; pd                ddpm       ||
   An-      da     Chan---         da- - mu -Ve-                rai- - -

P;D       | N;       nndp       || mpdn S       | Srs N         S-R     ||
- - Na      da       ta- - -       lel- - - -     la -          - - Tri

Sahityam: (tri-)guN(A)tItamai(y)unndE kAni SrI rAma (endu)
Meaning: … are (unnadE) beyond (atItamai) the three (tri) qualities (guNa) (sAtvika, rAjasa and tAmasa) (tri-
guNAtItamaiyunnadE); therefore (kAni),

S ; ns | G ;         G;         || S R S | nndp mpdn            ||
gu- naa- ti-         ta           mai - - Yun--- na----

S rsns | PD          P - mp || dn S P | pddp mr - gg || rs ns
- de-- Gaa-          ni Sri    Raa- - ma!- - - - - -     ---

Sahityam: enduNDi veDalitivO E(v)UrO nE teliya ipuDaina telupa(v)ayya
Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma! Where from did You appear? which is Your abode? I do not know; at least now please let me know.

rsns- R | P , m       P;        || D P ; | dn dn PD       ||
      En dun-         di           Veda li- thi- vo - - -

P ; nr | rsns        pDp        || mp Dnd pm R| , g G S R                  ||
-- Ye- vu-           ro ?         ne- - - - - - - - Theli ya –

S ; rm | P,d d P, dpmr ; || G , G , | rs R rs N                 ||
- - Ipu dai- - - - na- - - De lu pa- - vai- -

S; ;      |;;        ; mp       || dn sr gg | rs – ns           dp mr || ggrs
yya        --        - Sri-       Raa- -       -- mai- -        -- -     ya-

Charanam:
ciTukaNTE(n)aparAdha cayamula tagilincE Siva lOkamu kAdu
vaTu rUpuDai balini vancinci- (y)aNacu-vAni vaikuNThamu kAdu
viTa vacanamul(A)Di Siramu trumpa-baDDa vidhi lOkamu kAdu
diTavu dharmamu satyamu mRdu bhAshalu kalugu divya rUpa tyAgarAja vinuta nIv(endu)
Sahityam: ciTukaNTE(n)aparAdha cayamula tagilincE Siva lOkamu kAdu
Meaning: Yours is not (kAdu) the abode (lOkamu) of Lord Siva where, for flimsy reasons (ciTukaNTE) (literally for crack of
knuckles), charges (aparAdha cayamula) (literally numerous charges) (ciTukaNTEnaparAdha) are slapped (tagilincE);

; ; rr    | P,m P;              || D P ; | D pd dpM             ||
  Citu      kan - te              Na pa raa- - dha—

P ; dr | rsns   pD p            || mp dn P | pm R sr sr   ||
   Chaya mu- - la - -            Da- gi- - lin - - che du

s Rs – rm | Pdp dpmr            || G , G , | rsR     rs N       ||
- - - Siva lo- - ka- -             mu - Ga--         ---

S; ;      |;;       ;;         ||
du

Sahityam: vaTu rUpuDai balini vancinci- (y)aNacu-vAni vaikuNThamu kAdu
Meaning: Your abode is not (kAdu) vaikuNTha (vaikuNThamu) of Lord vishNu who (vAni), taking the form (rUpuDai) of a
brahmacAri (vaTu), subdued (aNacu) King bali (balini) by deceit (vancinci) (vancinciyaNacu);

; ; rr  | r Pm      P;         || D , P , | dpmp dp D         ||
   Vatu Ru- -       pu            dai -    Ba-li- ni - -

; ; dr | rsns pDp              || mpdn P | pm R rmrm          ||
   Van- chin-- chi---           Ya-na-chu vaa-- ni ---

s R s rm | Pdp   dpmr          || G , G , | rsR    rs N       ||
- - - Vai- kun-- ta- - -         mu - Ga--         ---

S; ;      |;;       ;;         ||
du

Sahityam: viTa vacanamul(A)Di Siramu trumpa-baDDa vidhi lOkamu kAdu
Meaning: Yours is not (kAdu) the abode (lOkamu) of brahmA (vidhi) who got his head (Siramu) plucked (trumpa-baDDa) by
uttering (Adi) falsehood (viTa vacanamulu) (literally topsy turvy words) (vacanamulADi);

; ; md    | ppmr    ggrs       || R , P m | P ;    P;         ||
   Vita    Va---    cha--        na mu- laa        di

; ; mp | D ;        N;         || N ; ; | P D      P;         ||
   Sira mu          Drum          pa -- Ba         dda

; ; mp | dd n – p D P          || pmdpmr | G G rs R           ||
   Vidhi lo-- - - ka             mu- - - - Ga- - - -

rsns R | S ;        ;;         ||
du - - - - -        --

Sahityam: diTavu dharmamu satyamu mRdu bhAshalu kalugu divya rUpa tyAgarAja vinuta nIv(endu)
Meaning: O Lord of divine (divya) form (rUpa) endowed with (kalugu) courage (diTavu), righteousness (dharmamu), truth
(satyamu) and soft (mRdu) speech (bhAshalu)!

; ; nd   | P ; pmD             || pm R M | ; P dd pm ||
    Dita vu Dha- -               rma- - mu - Sa tya- - -

P;;       |;;       ;;         ||
mu - -    - -       --

; ; nd    | P ; mp dPd         || pm R M | ; P dd pm ||
  Dita     vu Dha- -             rma- - mu - Sa tya- - -

P; D |N ;           nsdp || mpdn S | Srs N S ;                ||
mu –Mru dhu         bhaa— sha-lu-- Gal - gu

; ; ns    |G;       G;         || S R S | nndp     mpdn       ||
-- Di-     vya      roo          pa!- Sri Tya-     ga- - -

S rsns | PD         P ;        || mp dn S          | pddp mr - gg || rs ns
- raa -- ja-        Vi -          nu-- - -           ta! - - - - Ni - - - - -

Sahityam: enduNDi veDalitivO E(v)UrO nE teliya ipuDaina telupa(v)ayya
O Lord praised (vinuta) by this tyAgarAja! Where from did You (nIvu) (nIvenduNDi) proceed? Which is Your abode? I do not
know; at least now please let me know.

rsns- R | P , m        P;       || D P ; | dn dn PD       ||
      En dun-          di          Veda li- thi- vo - - -

P ; nr | rsns        pDp        || mp Dnd pm R| , g G S R                  ||
-- Ye- vu-           ro ?         ne- - - - - - - - Theli ya –

S ; rm | P,d d P, dpmr ; || G , G , | rs R rs N                 ||
- - Ipu dai- - - - na- - - De lu pa- - vai- -

S; ;      |;;        ; mp       || dn sr gg | rs – ns           dp mr || ggrs
yya        --        - Sri-       Raa- -       -- mai- -        -- -     ya-

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MEANING: (From T.K. Govinda Rao’s book)
O Rama! Where from (“endundi” or “yevuro”) do you you hail (“vedalithivo”) ? Please tell me (“delupavaiyya”).

Your divine beauty and flawless attributes (“anda chandamu”) mark you out as a class (“vere nadatalella”) by yourself.
The excellence of your conduct and character transcend (“atitha”) those of Gods met within this and other worlds (“triguna”).

You could not have come from Sivaloka where transgressions (“chitukante aparaadha”) attract disproportionately stringent
penalties (“Chayamula Dagilinche”).
Nor could you be from Vaikunta where Vaamana (“vaturupudai”) got the better (“vanchinchi”) of Bali by and artful strategem.
Satyaloka (“vidhiloka”) is also ruled out (“gaadu”) where Brahma (“vidhi”) had one of his five heads chopped off (“drumpa”) by
Rudra for his indiscrete behavior (“vitavachanamulaadi”). You on the other hand are firmly (“ditavu”) wedded to Truth
(“satyamu”) and Righteousness (“dharmamu”). One with strength and mellifluent (“mridhu”) speech (“bhaashalu”)!