Arhi FF: Labyrinth - Thread 2 Link posted - Page 88

Originally posted by: Kalyaani

"Sita dekhi" meaning "I saw Sita".

Originally posted by: -Mitra

In the actual tamil Kamba ramayanam, its just the opposite.

"Kandanan Seethayai" I had overhead (yeah! I actually belong to the French class :D I sometimes sat in with my friend just for kicks and paid for it during exam nights - I got these horrible nightmares about appearing for a tamil exam and not know anything. LOL!) the tamil prof explain that if Hanuman were to have exclaimed Seetha's name with an outburst, it could have caused anxiety in Ram, leading him to fill in the sentence with his own imagination. Hence, Hanuman confirms having seen her first and then takes her name. If I happen to have also overhead it correctly, then according to the prof. Hanuman's contemplation over the construct also was covered beautifully.

Originally posted by: mklam

The play of Kismet is unpredictable and when things don't work in our favour, we blame it on Karma. Lets see how these two Ks pan out in Shyama and Arnav's lives.

Originally posted by: -Mitra

I tried to rewrite the story in my head - have them meet more often before the trip, but I couldn't pull off those scenes. Besides, it conflicts with what we read in the epic. That it had been a syamvar where they had first met.

They both had enough charisma to be drawn to the other only after their first meet and I can only hope that the Arjun and Shayma - the characters in this story- are endowed with the same appeal, to justify their short period of courting, or the lack thereof before they jump the gun.

For now, its really going to be pesudo love arranged marriage ;) That is the best I can do. If there other ways to have treated this part of the story line, I'm open to hearing feedback on the same.

Originally posted by: Kalyaani

I think the way you have it planned seems to make the most sense to me. The characters you have introduced to us are too...intense...and vivid, for lack of better words, to require a long drawn out period to justify their actions (to the readers). You have an amazing talent in fleshing out characters from pretty ephemeral concepts, thoughts and minor details that we have been given in relatively few chapters.

@bold - I agree, this reminds me of another epic the Ramayana - Hanuman comes back after seeing Sita in Lanka and tells the monkey army waiting for him the result of his trip in two word "Sita dekhi" meaning "I saw Sita". To convey a lot in a few words requires immense talent and that is the beauty of your writing, a request kept it like this.

Originally posted by: dreamymaya

Wow mklam, that was a nice comment! Kismet & Karma, I loved how you coined it and connected it to Arjun and Shyama's lives. Even Vishwa admits that fact!

I understood that my role had become redundant then - there were bigger things at play in their lives.

Hi H, Finally am getting some peaceful time to enjoy the story. Shyama's anger towards Vishwa and her not attending Vishwa's calls for 10 days is now justified. I was thinking that she avoided him because he was playing matchmaker role with a passion. But now I understand it was because she felt angry with V for playing with her emotions. He had made her vulnerable with Shradha story, well, a kind of emotional blackmailing or threatening sort -- through the story he trying to convey destiny might bring you wonderful gifts but if you play fool and let it go, you will regret later. Even though Shyama rebuffed him for fabricating such a story, she did dig deeper to find out whether such a person truly exist! And what did she find? Yes, such a person does exist! And when Shyama realises such a person is very much alive and breathing, Shyama might have stunned and her feelings later explain that she was conflicted whether to convey this news to V or not. I got two curious questions

1. How did Shyama find out about Shradha?

2. Why did Shyama not confront V about Shradha when she came to know about the truth. What held her back? V had to come and ask her the reason.

3. Ok one more question - this is from the epic related scene of Radha Krishna relationship --- after Krishna left Vrindavan, what happened to Radha? Did he ever came back or was that the end of that love story?

And honestly for the first time, I felt angry toward Vishwa,---Closing my eyes for a second, I smiled. "Of course, she is alive, silly," I said before tapping her on the head. "I never said she died."--- oh my god V, for that smile, I would have caught your collar that time itself! How dare you lie to me and play with my feelings? Shyama was late, I would say. And once she saw Arnav, she forgot all the anger towards Vishwa??

Btw, one more curious question from epic angle --- Did Rukimi and Arjun have any connection? like were they friends or cousins or some relation? Because for Riti, Mr. Frigid moved his ass!

I have to read again and again to comprehend everything :)...Dumb isn't it. Undercurrents are going strong. Arjun are you going home to pack bags for trip with Shyama? LOL...