Thanjavur Marathi Deshastha

Amhi thanjavur marathi

2025-05-19T09:28:00.000-07:00

Vyankoji aale Thanjavur

Jhaalon amhi Thanjavurche

Amhi aahon Deshestha Marathi

Amcha bhaasha Thanjavur Marathi

Sana Vaara Munji Waraad

Asgi amcha veghala paddath

Amba Bhavani, Renuka Devi, Vekataramana

Asthaath amcha Kuladevatha

Nestho amhi Kaasota

Ghaalingtho amhi Mukhra

Bolthon amhi Marathi

Thanjavur Marathi

Jevan amcha sambar, saar ,pitla, kadhi

Kheer, ambode, puranpoli

Pana nahi karton "Amti"

Amhi Thanjavur Marathi!

व्यंकोजी आले तंजावूर

झालो अम्ही तंजावूरचे

अम्ही आहोन देशेस्थ मराठी

आम्चा भाषा तंजावूर मराठी

सन वार मुंजी वराड

अस्गी आम्चा वेघला पद्दत

अंबा भवानी रेणुका देवी वेंकटरमणा

अस्ताथ आम्चा कुलदेवता

नेस्तहो अम्ही कासोटा

घालीन्गत्हो अम्ही मुख्रा

बोल्तोन अम्ही मराठी

तंजावूर मराठी

जेवण आम्चा सांबर सार कढी पिटला

खीर अम्बोडे पुरणपोळी

पण नही कर्तोन "आमटी"

अम्ही तंजावूर मराठी

OPPOSITES in Thanjavur Marathi

2025-03-13T05:34:00.000-07:00

While all languages across the globe have opposites in their vocabulary, TM or Dakshini Marathi as it is called has its own set of them.
Unfortunately some of these words are forgotten as we replace them with English or Hindi or any other language.

Some are so peculiar to us that I had to really search for words to describe them exactly.

Here are a few of them...

Raad राड
Nitthal निथळ

Pokla पोक्कल
Assat अस्सट
Ghatti घट्टि

Dhaandga धांडगा
Rodka रोडका

vesan वेसन
santhosh संतोष

unu उनु
himsa हिम्स
becchak बेच्चक

latka लटका
khara खर

vangla वंगला
chakota चकोट

gareeb गरीब
phallandaar फलंदार

Gulcheet गुलचीट
Kadu कडु

Ambat thicket - अम्बॅट-तिखट
sappak सप्पक

patla पत्तळ
boka बोका

hirva हिरवा
pikla पिकला

lahan लहान
thor थोर

phandra पंडर
kaala काळ

Nirambal निरंबळ
Malka मळका

Joona जुना
Nava नवा

Door दूर
Javal जवळ

Changli चांगला
Vidri विद्रा

Dhairya धैर्य
Bhehen भेहें

Tanjore Marathi songs

2021-11-29T08:09:00.001-08:00

Tanjore Marathi or Dakshini Marathi as my father used to call our Marathi is the language of a lot of songs. Some of these songs were sung during marriages, during various pujas, during namakarna of new borns etc.

गोरीगोरीपान फुलासारखी छान
दादा मला एक वहिनी आण

गोर्‍यागोर्‍या वहिनीची अंधाराची साडी
अंधाराच्या साडीवर चांदण्याची खडी
चांदण्याच्या पदराला बिजलीचा वाण

वहिनीला आणायाला चांदोबाची गाडी
चांदोबाच्या गाडीला हरणाची जोडी
हरणाची गाडी तुडवी गुलाबाचे रान

वहिनीशी गट्टी होता तुला दोन थापा
तुला दोन थापा, तिला साखरेचा पापा
बाहुल्याच्यापरी होऊ दोघे आम्ही सान

Gori Goripan Phulasarakhi chan lyrics in English

Goreegoreepaan fulaasaarakhee chhaan

daadaa malaa ek vahinee aaṇa

gor‍yaagor‍yaa vahineechee andhaaraachee saaḍaee

andhaaraachyaa saaḍaeevar chaandaṇayaachee khaḍaee

chaandaṇayaachyaa padaraalaa bijaleechaa vaaṇa

vahineelaa aaṇaayaalaa chaandobaachee gaaḍaee

chaandobaachyaa gaaḍaeelaa haraṇaachee joḍaee

haraṇaachee gaaḍaee tuḍaavee gulaabaache raan

vahineeshee gaṭṭee hotaa tulaa don thaapaa

tulaa don thaapaa, tilaa saakharechaa paapaa

baahulyaachyaaparee hooo doghe aamhee saan

Thanjavur Marathis Recipe Book

2021-08-06T12:43:00.002-07:00

I am proud to share this Thanjavur Marathi recipe book written by my mom.

Please check it out at

https://festnfood.blogspot.com/2021/06/grandmas-recipe-book-by-lalitha-k-rao.html

Thanjavur Marathi as Dakshini Marathi

2020-01-13T10:10:00.000-08:00

Thanjavur Marathi is now more recognizable as Dakshini Marathi.

As most of you may know, Dakshin refers to South and we Marathis having settled in the South of India, this is an apt description for us.

When my father was around he would always say, we should have a name like Dakshini Marathi and not Thanjavur Marathi.

So next time anybody asks you if you are Marathi or what your language is, proudly state, yes we speak Dakshini Marathi

Different Tastes...

2018-11-14T11:44:00.002-08:00

Us Marathis settled down in the South of India over generations can call ourselves Dakshini Marathis. So next time someone asks you what language you talk, proudly say you are a DAKSHINI MARATHI or speak Dakshini Marathi!

Well, having settled in another land one thing all of us have in common is " jeev laamb" . This is because we inherited some dishes and adapted some and ended up with a encyclopaedia of dishes with different tastes.

"Jeev Laamb" is another idiomatic phrase which literally means Long tongue but in a figure of speech means having a penchant for various tastes.
Here are what we call various tastes in our Dakshini Marathi...

Thikhat
तिक्कट
Spicy

Kadu
कडू
Bitter

Gulcheet ( Maybe this got derived from Gulchi गुळची ..made of jaggery)

गुळचीट
Sweet

Ambat
अम्बॅट
Sour

Khaarat
खारट
Salty

Thurat
तुरट
Astringent

Sappak
सप्पक
Bland

JEWELRY AND ORNAMENTS!

2018-09-25T12:51:00.001-07:00

TMDs or Dakshini Marathis as we call ourselves nowadays, have our own unique names for pieces of jewellery. There were especially some ornaments that would be always worn by TMD married women. Here I have described some of the ornaments with their typical Marathi names...as we have always called them.

Jewellery is called "Nugh".

Let us begin with....

KAANKAN...... BANGLES

MOTHECHA KANKAN

Pearl Bangles

KUDAKA... EARSTUDS worn by men.

NAAGBANDH ..... ARM-BAND shaped like a snake

BAAJUBANDH..... ARM-BAND

NATH ... NOSE JEWEL

PAAINJAN ..... ANKLETS

PHIRIVACH PHULA is a HAIR ORNAMENT circled into the hair

JODVI ....TOERINGS

MUKHRA .... NOSE RING

BULAAK... NOSE JEWELRY worn on the bridge of the nose

MUDHI ... RING

VANKI MUDHI -- CURVED RING

RAAKHDI... HAIR ORNAMENT

VENICHA NUGH ....Hair ornament for Plait.

Veni is for plait

This is used to adorn the plait.

Lolaak
Hanging earrings

THOD.... EARRINGS

GONDE

Was a decoration worn at the end of a plait.

BICCHODA-- not a hair ornament, but was a hair style ( a bun like thing) fixed to the hair.

Various stages in Life

2018-05-25T10:43:00.005-07:00

Hello readers, I am back again after a long break!
What do we call the various stages in life in Thanjavur Marathi.
Here's my version from what I have heard and derived.

Infant

लहान लेकंरु,

Lahaan lenkru

Tender Infant

थाण  लेकंरु

Thaan Lenkru

कौला लेकंरु

Koula Lenkru

Toddler

बाला

Baala

Young Boy

पोहर

Pohr

मुलगा  Mulga

Young Girl

पोहरि

Pohri

मुलगी

Mulgi

Man

दाधग

Dadhiga

Woman

बायको

Baayko

Old Man

म्हातारा

Mhathara

Old Woman

म्हतारी

Mhathari

Here is a bonus term we used to use in our house to

depict a very old man or woman

पंडू म्हातारा

Pandu Mhathara

likening a very old man to a very ripe fruit!

Thanjavur Marathi words for gemstones

2017-03-13T10:43:00.001-07:00

While many names of gemstones and jewelry are common among all Indian languages, there are some that are unique to our Thanjavur Marathi or Dakshini Marathi as it is called.

Here are a few of them.

Ratna रत्न Precious stones

Pouli. पौळी Coral

Mothe मोते Pearl

Vajra वज्र Diamond

Vaidurya वैडूर्य Cat's Eye or Beryl

Sphatika स्फटिक Quartz

Maanikya माणिक्य Ruby

Pacche पॅचचेय Emerald

Pushparaga पुष्पराग Topaz

Nili निळी Sapphire

Non-Precious Stones

Khade खडे Stone
Thamda Khade थम्बडा खडे Red Stone
Hirva Khade हिरवा खडे Green Stone
Phandra Khade पांढरा खडे White Stone

In my next post, will discuss jewellery in DM or TM as is called.

On Pitla, Sappak Pitla and Goddu Pitla!

2015-10-12T06:55:00.001-07:00

Oh the Pitlas of the Thanjavur Marathis!

No, not the besan Pitla. We call that Jhunka. Regular Standard Maharashtrian pithla is called Jhunka and is commonly had with puris.

Sometimes I think, our ancestors missed the original pithla for whatever reason and came up with these varieties. ( This is not a fact, just my imagination).

Then what is it we call pitla. It is somewhat close to what the Kannadas call Kootu.

But make no mistake, our Pitlas are fiery, hot, spicy and rich!......

........And Varied.
We have the regular Pitla, made with myriad vegetables, and pepper .
Then there is the Sappak Pitla .
Who can forget Goddu Pitla.
And there is the Doodh Pitla.

Regular Pithla is a rich dish made with lots of pepper and lots of vegetables. It is made on special occasions like festivals and weddings. Kadi -pitla is a given for all festivals and celeberations.
In fact there is baby game one plays with a baby or toddler to make him/her eat.
It goes like this....holding the young ones hand, palm upwards and a pretence of serving all the food on it.

Mothaa paan maanduna
Kosambari, bhaaji, ambode, pappad, vhaaduna
kheera vhaaduna, bhaath vhaaduna, kadi pithla vhaaduna
khadicha paal phutla phutla phutla....
( The baby's hand would be tickled so )

You can check out the recipe for this from http://festnfood.blogspot.com/2008/12/bhogi-cont.html

Goddu Pitla has only one vegetable and no dal added. Contrastingly, it is made when one has run out of all vegetables. It is popularly made with yam.

Sappak Pitla is unlike its name not sappak but very very tasty. made with one or 2 vegetables , it has no tamarind.

Doodh pitla as the name suggests is made with milk and lots of pepper.
Doodh pitla is not often made as many cannot associate milk with a curried dish.

I hope you all enjoyed the culinary travel to the dishes of our ancestors carried down to us and hopefully the next generation will keep these dishes alive!
Or it will get engulfed and buried in Pizzas and Pastas.

More Phrases and Use of Figures of Speech ( Euphemism) in Thanjavur Marathi

2014-08-20T10:12:00.000-07:00

Use of Euphemism as a figure of speech in Thanjavur Marathi
Here are more phrases which are rarely used in today's Thanjavur Marathi. Interestingly, I found rampant use of Euphemisms in TM as a figure of speech.

Mahine Jhaala Aahe महिने झाला आहे
Literally means " the months have happened" Now the literal meaning neither makes sense nor grammar. However, the figurative meaning of this phrase refers to pregnancy. If a woman is pregnant, one would refer to this as .."thila mahine jhaala aahe"

Paayen Dhoingu Yete पायें धोइङ्गु एते
Literally means, " I will wash my feet and come" . Well, this refers to "going to the bathroom." This is a typical example of using a soft phrase to describe something not mentioned in company.
This was probably born of the habit of washing one's feet after using the bathroom.

Parsapatees Jaoon Yete also used as Parsaan Jaoon Yete
पर्सा- पटीस जावून येतें / परसान जावून येतें
Means I will go the backyard and come.
The backyard in ancient times was always used to house the toilet. And this is what is referred to in the above phrase. Another typical example of euphemism.

Haath Laamb हाथ लांब
Means Hand is long. Of course it does not mean someone's hand is long in size; it means the person is a small thief and easily pockets what he/she finds. So instead of calling a person a thief, euphemism is again used here by saying "haath laamb"

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Avaringu Baise अवरीन्गु बैसे
Cover yourself well and sit. This has reference to modesty. Little girls used to generally be told.. avaringu baise.. cover yourself well and sit .
This is used even today, when I was going out in Delhi where there was a recent spate of chain snatching, my mother-in-law told me, " avaringu ja" meaning to cover myself so my chain is not visible.

Vichaar Nahi Vyavahaar Nahi: विचार नही व्यवहार नही
Neither will they ask, nor do they know or Neither do they know the rules nor will they listen to advise! When someone does things independantly, not following the norms or customs or rules an also give no respect to the elders by asking them, we say, " they do as they like, vichaar nahi vyavahaar nahi"

Jewellery or Nugh as it is called by the Thanjavur Marathis

2014-08-01T13:52:00.000-07:00

In Thanjavur Marathi, Jewellery is called 'nugh'.नघ Long back , probably more when our ancestors settled in deep South, all the women among our ancestors dressed beautifully in " reshamacha nau gajach lugda"रेश्मीची नौ गजाच लुगडा and adorned themselves with a " bichhoda" बिच्चोडा in the center of which was a " rakhudi" राखुडी of rubies or a " phirivach phula".फिरीवाच फुला .

Or sometimes the younger women wore a 'veni' वेणी which was adorned with " venicha nugh" वेणीचा नघ all along. Not to forget, sometimes this veni was achieved with a " gangavan". गंगावन

At the end of this veni was a bunch of 'gonde' गोंडे sometimes even made of gold!

On the nose was a " mukhra" ,मुखरा a " nath"नथ or a " bulaak". बुलाक . The ears had a " vajrach thod" वज्राच थोड or a " mothach thod".मोतेच थोड

The forehead had a tikamani. टीकामनी

On the neck,( galanth) was a mothach mala, मोतेच माळा garsoli, गरसोळी sometimes kasech maal कासेच माळा ; hands were adorned with sonyach kaankan सोनाचा कांकण or mothach kaankan मोतेच कांकण
On the arm was a bajubandh बाजूबंध or even nagbandh. नागबंध

The fingers were adorned with 'mudhi ' मूधी and sometimes 'vanki mudhi '. वंकी मुधी

On the waist was a sonyach patta सोनाच पट्टा . The feet, not to be outdone had a pair of tinkling ' painjan' पैंजण and the toes had 'jodvi' जोडवी

That completed the picture of a bejewelled Thanjavur Marathi woman of yonder days!

To those who recognize all the above jewellery, this probably is taking you back many years. But those who have no idea what I am talking about, well, this must be Greek and Latin.

Like what is " gangavan"? Where did Ganga come in all this!!?

Interestingly, that is the very purpose of my blog.. to rekindle our language!And you can be sure I will be posting the details of all this jewellery with pictures where possible.

Until then...

In all Fairness!

2014-08-01T13:22:00.000-07:00

There are a few familiar similes for measuring "GORAPAN" (Fairness in complexion) among the Thanjavur Marathis...

One that was popularly used in my house was ...

SOLATHE URLAGADDESKA GORI AAHEN!

सोलथे उरलागद्देस्का गोरी आहे
Meaning: She is as fair as a Peeled Potato.!
What a comparison! We have heard of 'Fair as a Lily', 'White as Snow' but this takes the cake!

Another comparison was....

PEETH LAAVLESKA GORI AAHE!

पीठ लाव्लेस्का गोरी आहे

Meaning: She is fair as if smeared with Flour!
Another unusual comparison!

And as an anticlimax we have...

GORICHA GORAPAN DIWAS UJALTRA KALLAL

गोरीच गोरापण दिवस उगल्त्र कलेल"

Meaning: A fair complexioned girl's fairness will be known when it is daylight/morning.

More Words and Phrases

2014-02-28T06:57:00.001-08:00

Pandu Mhathaari.. पंडू म्हथारी Very old Woman
Pandu Mhathaara.... पंडू म्हथारा Very old Man
The above expression was used a lot in my house. Maybe it was local to my house or is used
amongst all TMDs, I have no way of knowing.
This expression is very interesting as in Thanjavur Marathi "pandu" refers to "fruit" or "Ripe".
So are we saying, "Ripe old man/woman"? Looks like that!

Vinchu... विंचू
This actually means Scorpion. This word is however also used metaphorically in
Thanjavur Marathi to denote a very vicious person.
Ammama, vinchu thina. Thija baror jathan!

Paakadna... or Paakad (verb) पाकड
Grains or pulses would be tossed from a tray to blow off the light husks.

Soop... सूप
the bamboo/cane 'U'shaped tray used for this above action was called 'soop'

Dhandga Bokka.... धांडगा बोक्का
Fat guy

Vaara Pausa...वारा पाऊस
Storm
'Vaara' is Wind and 'Pausa' is Rain and both together form a 'Storm'. Wow!

Tastes...

2013-10-15T09:01:00.001-07:00

While we all have descended to just 'two' words to describe tastes... "Yuck' if it is bad and 'Yum' if it is good, we did have words to describe 'tastes' once upon a time before the 'yuck' and 'yum' took over universally!

Here I bring to you the common 'Tastes' as described in Thanjavur Marathi.....

AMBAT......SOUR

KADU ....... BITTER

THIKHAT........ SPICY

KHAARAT........ TOO SALTY

THURAT ........ ASTRINGENT

GULCHEET ....... SWEET

SAPPAK....... BLAND

KHAVATHA...... IS THE ITCHY SENSE IN THROAT After eating foods that cause allergic sensation

TMD words for sickness!

2013-10-14T08:35:00.000-07:00

Funny , is it not that we even developed words to describe our illness in Thanjavur Marathi. However, most pain was described as Body part + pain but some words were used for other ailments. Here are a few....

Aang Bharni.... Not Well

Phadasa..... Cold

Khonkla..... Cough

Ghasa Dukna..... Throat Pain

Aang sool... Body Ache

Jaera.... Fever

Modla ..... Broken

Used as in Haath modla, Payen Modla.... Broken Hand and Broken Leg etc.

Sool.... Pain

Sool is again used as Haath sool, Paaht Sool... Hand pain, Back Pain

Duktha ... Is pain

Laagla.... Got hurt. ( I think this word was used for want of any better word)

Chira.... Cut

Chrun Gele aahe... Got a Cut

Ghaav...... Wound

Ghaav Jhala Aahe..... Has got Wounded

Ragath.... Blood

Khapli.....Crust on Wounds

Poon.....Pus

Phod..... Boil

Nank Khurd.... An ingrown nail

Kapaal Sool..... Headache

Pot Sool.... Stomach ache

Thondaanth Phod... Mouth Ulcers

Gadda... Tumours/ Fibroids

PUJA TERMINOLOGY

2013-09-18T10:19:00.000-07:00

TMD celebrate pujas with a lot of fanfare and are particular about it being celebrated in a particular way. Oftentimes we have heard our elders say..." asach karaam" It has to be done this way being stressed. My guess is that the TMDs being a displaced group had to insist on certain things to make sure it was not lost in the future!

Well, here are certain words we use in puja...

Ghanta ... Bell

Ghanta vaajive.... ring the bell

Jhaankat.... A gong like sounded during the puja

Shanka.... Conch /Shell

Shank Phunke.... Blow the Conch

Dilvaan ... Lamp stands

Diva.... Lamp/ light

Saen... Festival

Sanach Sampaak.... Festival Food

Vaathi... the cotton rolled for lighting lamps

Phul vaathi... the cotton rolled like a flower for lamps

Pyaala Phali Panchatra... the set of bowl, tumbler and spoon used for Sandhyavandana

Vaati... bowl

Thoopach Diva... Ghee lamps

Dedication

2013-06-11T12:29:00.001-07:00

I DEDICATE THIS BLOG TO MY DEAR FATHER, V. KRISHNA RAO, WHO LEFT THIS WORLD ON MAY 19TH, 2013.

HE WAS A THANJAVUR MARATHI AND HE INSPIRED AND ENCOURAGED ME TO WRITE THIS BLOG.

HE WAS AS PASSIONATE AS ME IN PRESERVING OUR LANGUAGE AND HELPED ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

HE WAS MY MENTOR AND GUIDE AND WHILE DEEPLY FEELING HIS LOSS, I DEDICATE THIS BLOG TO HIM AS HIS OWN CREATION FOR BUT FOR HIM, I HAD NO DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF OUR IDIOMS AND PROVERBS.

AND WORDS, WORDS WORDS.

EVERY DAY, WHEN I CALLED, HE HAD A NEW WORD FOR ME. FORGOTTEN WORDS, BROUGHT FROM THE RECESSES OF HIS MEMORY.

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE AND MAY HE FROM UP THERE CONTINUE TO SHOWER HIS BLESSINGS ON US!

LOVE YOU, BAPA. MISS YOU A LOT!

FROM YOUR DEAR DAUGHTER,

PRATIBHA.

Emotions and characterization in TMD

2013-05-21T01:42:00.001-07:00

Of course TMDs have a host of words to describe emotions... Here are a few of them...

Raag राग ...Anger

Santosh संतोष ...Happy/Happiness

Vessan वेसन .. Sad

Laad लाड ... Love

Sandegh संदेघ Suspicion

Anumaan अनुमान .Suspicion

Sandegh Praani संदेघ प्राणी Suspicious creature

(Funnily, in TMD this description of a suspicious person as "suspicious creature" is clearly very judgmental displaying a certain scorn by saying "praani" !)

Behe बेहे ...Fear / Afraid

Bhikondi भिकोंडी ..Timid scared person

Garv गर्व ..Pride

Garvisht गर्विष्ट ...Proud person

Jhalkapan झ्ल्कापण ..Jealousy

Jhamb झंब Show off

Jhambishta झम्बिष्ट Show off person

Sowmya सौम्या Soft/Gentle

Moratt मोरट् Rough/Unpolished

Aavesh आवेश nearest meaning I can think of is Angry Passion

Dushtapan दुष्टपण Wickedness, Mischievous

Gambhir गंभीर Dignified

Gambhirtha गंभीरता Dignity

About 'Oons' and vegetables and fruits!

2013-02-05T11:04:00.001-08:00

I decided to write this when some of my near and dear ones were lost when asked, " Shankaranthila oons aanliska?"( Did you bring " oons" for Shanranthi)
My sister who put forth this question to her neices and nephews got quite a few choice replies.
One asked, " Is that a camel?"
Another said, "It sounds like a camel and fart" how about a camel's fart"
Another two claimed it was "fart" !
So whatever the meaning why would one bring this mysterious 'oons' home for Shankaranthi?

While names for fruits and vegetables are common enough for many languages with only minor differences, we do have some vegetables and fruits that have unique names in TM. Here I propose to enlist only those that have these names unique to TM and not your Amba, Kela, Batata.

Oons ऊस SugarCane

Kohla कोहळा Ashgourd

Khavit खवीट Wood Apple

Kaarli कार्ली Bittergourd

Mirsinga मिर्सिङ्ग Chilli

Senga सेन्गा Cluster beans

Naral नारळ Coconut

Phanas फणस Jackfruit

Limbu लिम्बु Lime

Chinch चिन्च Tamarind

Aala आलं Ginger

Avale आवळा Amla

Jhaambla ज्हाम्ब्ला Purple Jamun

Vaangi वाङ्गी Brinjal

Bhompla भोम्प्ला Pumpkin

Dodkya दोडके Ridge Gourd

Ratalu रताळे Sweet Potato

ChowChow चौ-चौ Coyote (also called Bangalore kattrika)

Bhoichane भोइचने Peanuts , literally Ground-nuts

Kande कांदे Onion

Suran सुरण Yam

Paala पाला Greens

Baaldind बाळधिंड Plantain Stem

Bhora भोर Berries

Guava Jaam-Pandu

Kheericha Mhathari Story. ..The Old Woman and Kheer

2012-12-27T07:55:00.001-08:00

We used to call this story..Kheericha Mhathari. खीरीचा म्हातारी

Kheericha Mhathari

Ek gaamanth ek mhaathari hothi mana.
Once upon a time, in a village lived an old woman.

Ek divas thila " Aha! Kheer karun khau mana" manhun aasha vaatla.
One day she had a wish, " aha! let me make some kheer and eat"

Kheerila samaan anaala kartan geli.

So she went to get the ingredients to make the kheer.

Pahila shedaarla gharala geli

First she went to the next door neighbor.

Kivaad badivun vichaarli mana, " Aho mala kheer khaam manhun vaatatha, mala thoda rava dethanth ka?"

She knocked on their door and asked," Hello, I feel like eating some kheer. Can you give me some Rava to make the kheer?"

"Oh baro ka." manhun theni ek vaatintha rava dile .
" Oh OK" they said and in a cup gave her some rava (semolina)

Nanthar mhathari samorla gharala geli mana.

Next the old woman went to the opposite house.

Thikkadun vaatintha saakhar aanli.
From there she brought some sugar in a cup.

Thavda ithkyaanth Doodh viknaar aala.
By that time, the milk seller came by.

Theja kadsun doodh maingitli mana.
From him, she took some milk.

Maadivarla gharanthun chaar vela aanli.
She went to the upstairs house and borrowed 4 cardamoms.

Asga samaan anle var, snaan karun mhathari chool petivli.

After bringing all these things, the old woman took a bath and lit the stove for cooking.

Ek motha kanch sagdi var thivun, thejaanth doodh rava, saakhar asgi ghalun kheer karli.
She kept a big brass vessel on the coal stove, In it she added the milk, sugar, rava and made the kheer.

Vela ghaatli ani kheer ghama ghama vaas aala mana.

Then she added the cardamom and the kheer sarted smellin so so good!

" Aha majha kheer kay vaas yethe" mhanun thija thondaanth paani aala.
" Aha! my kheer smells so good" she thought and she started drooling!

Kheer besha kadla ka, utrivli.
Soon as the kheer started boiling well, she got it off the fire.

Anki Mhatharichaan raakhaal jhala nahi.

Bhook laagath hotha, kheer gham ghama vaas yeta hota.

Now the old woman could wait no more! She was hungry, the kheer was smelling so very good....

Bara manun, ek vaati kadli,; dona phali unu unu kheer ghatli ;

thasach peeli.

So, she took out a bowl; She added two ladles of hot hot kheer to he bowl. And she drank a sip of it!

Kay Jhaala? Unu unu kheer peelathra kai hoila?

What Happened? What happens when you eat boiling hot kheer?

Mhathari cha jeev polun gela.
The old woman's tongue got burnt!

" oh ho ho! hey kay veda kheer !!" manun mhatharila raag aala mana.
"Oh ho ho! what a horrible kheer is this!" she screamed and the old woman got angry!

Thavda kanch bhar kheer kaadun laamb javun aadanth taakli.
She then took all the vessel full of kheer and went straight to the well and poured it all in the well!

Paap mhathari bhookantha raagantha thasach jhompi geli.
Poor old woman, hungry and angry she just went to sleep.

Duphara uthun paatra bhandi dhuvala basli.

Kheericha paatra gham gham vaasa ala.

thoda kheer paatranth raahila hotha.

Mhathari thoda kheer kaadun jeevi var layangitle.

" Aha kay rucha ! Kay ruch hey kheer!"

" Anyaaya! thavda kheer aadanth taakle!" vesan vaatla mhatharila.

Kay karthi mhathari!?

Jaavun aadanthla paani peeli! Hoya aadanthla paani peeli

pot bharun gela. Anki paani peeli

Mhatharila naak aanthsu paani, tondanthsu paani , kaananthsu paani aala.

By this time we would be in peals of laughter imagining 
the old woman with water spurting out of her ears, eyes and nose! and 
the story would end there!

खीरीचा म्हातारी

एक गामांथ एक म्हातारी होती मण

एक दिवस त्हिला " अहा ! खीर करून खाऊ मण " म्हणून वाटला

खिरीला सामान आणाल कर्तान गेली मण

पहिला सेदारला घराला गेली

किवाड बडीवून विचारली , " अहो मला खीर खांव म्हणून वाटता, मला थोडा रवा देतां का?"

" ओह बरो, अगत्य " म्हणून त्याने एक वाटीन्ता रवा दिले .

नंथर म्हथारी समोरला घराला गेली

तीक्कडून वाटीन्ता साखर आन्ळी

तवड इथ्क्यांथ दूध विक्णार आला

थ्यज कडसून दूध मैन्गिटली

माडीवरला घरांथून चार वेळा आणली

अस्ग समान आणले वर ; स्नान करून म्हथारी चूल पेटीवली

एक मोठ कंच सगडी वर ठिवून , थ्यजान्थ दूध ,रवा , साखर अस्गी घालून खीर करली

खीरीन्ता वेळा घाटली की , खीर घम घम घम वास आल मण

" अहा ! मझा खीर काय वास येत आहे !! " म्हणून तिज तोंडान्थ पाणी आला

खीर बेष कडला का ,सगडी वरून उतरीवली

अंकी म्हथारीचन राखाल झाला नही

भूक लागत होता , खीर घम घम वास येत होता !

बरा मणून , एक वाटी काडली ; दोन फळी उनू उनू खीर घाटली ; तसाच उनू उनू खीर पीलि !

काय झाला ? उनू उनू खीर पीलतरा काई होयिल ?

""म्हथारीचा जीव पोळून गेला !!!"

ओह हो हो ! हे काय वेडा खीर! मझा जीव पोळून गेला ! म्हणून राग आला म्हथारीला

तवड कंच भर खीर काडून , लांब जावून आडांत टाकली

पाप म्हथारी! भूकांता रागांत तसच झोम्पी गेली

दुफारा उठून पात्र भांडी धुवाला बसली

खीरीच पात्र काडली ...घम घम वास आला

थोडा खीर पात्रान्थ राहिला होता

म्हथारी ते खीर काडून जीवी वर लायान्गीटली

" आहा!काय रुच !काय रुच आहे हे खीर!"

"अन्याय ! तवड खीर आडांत टाकले !" वेसन वाटला म्हथारीला

काय करती म्हथारी !?

जावून आडांतला पाणी पीलि ! होय ग बाई होय ! आडांतला पाणी पीलि!!!!

पोट भरून गेला. अंकी पाणी पीलि . पाणी पीत गेली !

काय झाला ! म्हथारीला नाकान्त्सू पाणी येत, तोंडान्सू पाणी , कानान्सू पाणी . पाणी चा पाणी!

By this time we would be in peals of laughter imagining the old woman with water spurting out of her ears, eyes and nose! and the story would end there!

Thanjavur Marathi Story ( Kahaani)

2012-12-26T11:46:00.003-08:00

We all as children were told stories by our grand moms. My grandmother used to mix the food/ mostly dinner in a large vessel and have us sit in a circle  while she gave us waran bhath, saar bhath and dahi bhath in our hands, in little handfuls. The dahi bhath would have a little sambar to " thond layangala". ( What a forgotten ritual this has become. Today we sit with our children and grandchildren and watch TV while absently, mechanically transporting food into our mouths. 

There is no romance of a story or a " Aaji Kahaani saanga" Aaji is also watching TV, that too addicted to her show! Well, I guess that is the advent of technology. There is no 'kahaani' even before and after the meals since we are all busy texting!

Anyway, here I wish to take you all to those days when we noticed the moon and stars, sat under the night sky on hot summer days in a circle with our brothers/sisters/ cousins during holidays while aaji " kaalivun ghaatle".

On cold winter days the meal would finish with " doodh bhaat" Rice mixed with milk and sugar as 'dahi' would be cold.

She would regale us with stories told in Marathi.

I would like to share some of these stories told in Marathi with my readers.

I do not remember too many but let me share whatever I do remember.

Kitchen utensils in TMD

2012-12-03T13:57:00.002-08:00

Well, here are some words we used to describe vessels and other things in the kitchen.

Jharni Phali

Slotted spoon used in frying

Uchhatni

A flat spoon used to flip the dosas or polis from the Tawa

Phali

A Serving spoon

Thaat

Plate

Paatra

Vessel

Kanch

We used to refer to the brass rice vessel as Kanch in my house

Poli Phaat

The base to roll out polis and chapathis

Laatni

Rolling Pin!

Ravi

Instrument used to churn butter from Curds

Thel Thava

Frying pan for Deep frying

Rubgund

Grinding equipment made of stone

Vaatach Dhonda

Another grinding equipment

Zaanth

Powdering stone

Korad

Tongs

Paraath

Big plate with an edge

Jharadi

Sieve for flours

thambya

Vessel to hold water

Gangaal

Was a huge vessel shaped like a barrel with two rings to hold on both sides usually used to hold water.

Handa

Another huge vessel

Ghaagar

A small necked vessel used to hold water

Thaat mande, paani theeve, Asgeni vhaade

Lay the plates, Keep the water ( for serving) , and serve everybody

More proverbs

2012-11-19T10:15:00.001-08:00

Here are more proverbs used in Thanjavur Marathi. I have tried to give the best explanation possible, from what little I know. My guide, mentor and my inspiration in creating this blog, my dear Dad is not doing well as old age is catching up on him and cannot guide me....

Ghanta Jhaale aaha, Bhaathala nahi vaata

घंटा झाला आहे , भाताला नहीं वाट

This is I think a very simple proverb meaning just what it says... It is time to eat, there is no sign of food. Bhath is Rice. ghanta being Time. Vaat is way.
It is time (for food) and no way for food..is the more precise meaning.
In a proverbial sense this probably meant about being stuck in a situation with no way out?

Bhajana Kara Raamacha, Bharitha kara vaangyaacha

भजन करा रामाचा , भरीत करा वांग्याचा

I love this one. Of course it means,
" perform bhajan to Shri Raama, and make a Bharith (raitha, bhartha) of vaangi (brinjal)"
True meaning is the concentration that is taken in making the food, and not on the worship. The sublime and the mundane!

Ghante jhaala nau, Anthra (ANTHRUN) chaampa mau

घंटा झाला नौ , अंथरुण चाम्पा मऊ

Beautiful proverb meaning, as the time turns 9pm, the bed seems welcoming.
Translation: As the time turn 9pm, the comforter(anthrun) and mat(champa) look soft (and welcoming)
This is used to reprimand someone, who turns to bed when it is barely 9pm, dropping all the work they have to do.

Saaracha raada Angaala chokkot

साराचा राड़ अंगाला चक्कोट
Translation; the thick residue of the 'saar' is good for health.
Meaning: while no one likes to eat the thick residue in the 'saar' this saying is used to make the children eat this 'saarach raad'

Pota chirun Meeth bharlaska

पोट चिरून मीठ भर्लास्का

Precisely means "Rubbing Salt on a wound"

Bahaar ek kaavla disna

बहार एक कावला दिसना

Translation is " Not a crow can be seen outside"
Whatever the condition, a national bandh or a bad weather birds are always seen outside, they know no curfew or bad weather. However, this idiom means the condition is so bad that not even a crow(a bird) can be seen outside., the road or outside was so lonely.

Pot himsa karna

पोट हिंसा करना

Cooling the stomach? I am guessing this means calming a person who is burning with emotion.
Strangely in TM weddings, after the wedding and entry of the bride into her husband's family, a Saree is given to the bride's mother and this sari was referred to as .." pot himsa karaach lugda" पोट हिंसा कराच लुगड़ा "
Maybe a token to recognize the mother's feelings as she feels the snap of the apron strings.

Bo Maarna

भो मारना

Idiom used in anger or irritation. When someone is crying over something repeatedly, the hearer says this... bho maaruko! ..भो मारुको !

That's all folks for today. I hope I have done a good job of translating these proverbs and idioms. Like I have always mentioned, TM is getting lost and with it we are losing the meaning of all these rich proverbs. Dear Reader, please do correct any misrepresentations. Thank you.

Dear Readers

2012-09-27T14:02:00.003-07:00

Dear Readers and Members,

I do apologize for my absence from this blog for a while. Due to the Shravan Maas and Bhadrapad maas and the number of festivals, I was unable to concentrate on my blog.
Well, Shravan Maas had the Jivti Puja on Fridays, Lakshmi Narasimha puja on Saturdays, besides the Varmalakshmi, Gokulashtami and Naag Panchami, Naga Chauthi. Adhik Maas was a month of doing good deeds!
And Bhadrapad maas was Hartalika. Swarna Gowri and Ganesh Chaturthi and Jyeshta Gauri.
It has been a busy time. Hope all you readers too had a happy festival season.
Back to blogging again......