Quote translation from English to Sanskrit please...

nyree1luv · Post by **nyree1luv** » 22 Apr 2005 04:35

Hello all!!!
I would like to know if anyone would be able to translate a quote from English to Sanskrit. I think it is a wise adage to live by and has certainly defined my life thus far. Thus, I would like to make it a part of a tattoo that I am getting in honor of graduating university and in surviving the challenges that life has thrown and probably will throw at me. So, I'd greatly appreciate the translation of a quote by William Jennings Bryant:
"Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved".
Thank you in advance!!!!

kokoyaya · Post by **kokoyaya** » 20 May 2005 09:54

If nobody answers, you can contact a Freelang translator at http://www.freelang.net/translation/index.html

Vikr · Post by **Vikr** » 20 May 2005 10:34

too hard for me

foryoureyesonly · Post by **foryoureyesonly** » 22 May 2005 20:45

Gimme a coupl'a days an' I'll get back on this.

foryoureyesonly · Post by **foryoureyesonly** » 24 May 2005 17:07

As promised, here is the translation.

Nara nischayantebhaagyam,
na devat phalati shubham;
nyvum siddhanti kaaryaani pratikshavai kadhaachanam,
purushakaarane hi loka laabhante paramaadanam.

'e' in devat is pronounced like the 'a' of label;
the last 3 letters of purushakaarane, i.e., 'ane', are pronounced just as 'ane' in the word pane.