ayi bho susa.nskR^itaaH sa.nskR^itaasvaadinaH |
##Hello well cultured people with a taste for Sanskrit.##

adya nuutanataraM ka.nchid.h upakramaM nivedayituM udyato.asmi |
## Today I wish to describe a brand new proposed activity. ##

asti kashchid.h gra.nthavisheshhaH amarakosha iti naamnaa suvikhyaataH |
## There is a certain well known book named amarakosha ##

asmin.h gra.nthe samaaanaarthaanaaM shabdaanaaM vishhaanukrameNa sa.ngrahaH 
kR^itaH asti |
## In this book, words of a feather (:-) have been gathered together and 
classified by subjects ##

punashch paaThakaanaaM saukaryaarthaM ete shabdasa,nghaaH shlokabaddhaaH 
sa.nti |
## In addition, for the convenience of the readers, they have been versified ##

asya amarakoshasya sa.ngaNakamudraNaM karishhyaamaH ityatra nishchitaM |
## It is decided to encode this  amarakosha. ##
 
ye kechana atra sahayogaM kartuM udyataaH syuH, taiH mama saMparkaH 
kartavyaH iti praarthanaa |
## Whoever wish to participate in this, are urged to contact me. ##

mama dikpatrasthaanaM atra neechaiH prakaashitaM |
## My e-mail address is displayed below. 
BTW, what is a good sanskrit name for e-mail. I don't like what I wrote, 
and welcome suggestions!##

yadi ayaM koshaH keshha.nchid.h ashrutapuurvaH syaat.h, teshhaM 
parichayaarthaM ayam ayaM shlokaguchchhaH prastuuyate |
## If some have not even heard of this kosha before, then here is an 
introductory collection of verses.##

##seven names for speech##

braahmii tu bhaaratii bhaashhaa giirvaagvaaNii sarasvatii |

##six more ..##

vyaahaara uktirlapitaM bhaashhitaM vachanaM vachah |

##mouth .. howmany do you see? ##

vakraaasye vadanaM tuNDamaananaM lapanaM mukham |

## nose five names .. find them! ##
kliibe ghraaNaM  ga.ndhavahaa ghoNaa naasaa cha naasikaa |

oshhThaadharau tu radanachchhdau dashanavaasasii |