#Thread on #palindrome and beauty of #Sanskrit & #ancientindia
A word which can be spelt both from front and back.
Ex
Madam.... madaM
Noon...... nooN
Nun.... nuN
Peep.... peeP
Malayalam.... malayalaM
Civic....... civiC
Radar.... radaR
This is called Palindrome

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But in sanskrit, it is something superb. Because there is a sloka " Raghava Yadaviyam” of 30 verses, written by Venkatathvari in 17th centuary. if you read from front it is Ramayanam and if you read from reverse it is Mahabharatham.
I depict it below with meaning
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वन्देऽहं देवं तं श्रीतं रन्तारं कालं भासा यः।
रामो रामाधीराप्यागो लीलामारायोध्ये वासे॥
“I pay obeisance to Lord Shri Rama, who with his heart pining for Sita, travelled across the Sahyadri Hills & returned to Ayodhya after killing Ravana & stayed with Sita, in Ayodhya for long”3

Reverse
सेवाध्येयो रामालाली गोप्याराधी मारामोरा।
यस्साभालंकारं तारं तं श्रीतं वन्देहं देवं॥
“Bow to Lord Krishna, whose chest is the resort of Lakshmi; fit to be contemplated through penance & sacrifice, fond of Rukmani & others;worshipped by gopis;decked with splendid jewels 4/n