Did yu read the original in the language it was written???

Submitted by Karl (India), Nov 30, 2008 at 10:41

I'm sorry to say this - but most translations are what they are -- lost in translation. I've read a few hindu texts translated into english (very eminent and well known western personalities did this!) and found that there was a huge confusion!! They sometimes say diametrically opposite things to what the original text says! I do not want to believe in a translation... I believe every language has a nuance, idiom that is not very easy to translate and can only be achieved when one masters both languages. And this esp applies to something written in poerty / verse style.

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