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Translation of Sanskrit Lyrics from Dhivara song in Bahubali

  Translation of the Sanskrit lyrics in the song 'Dhivara' (Khoya Hai in Hindi) from Baahubali. NOTE: This post was created originally as a Facebook Note back in 2016 when the movie Baahubali -The Beginning was released. The post went viral and was copied by many people on the Internet - some gave me the citation and many others did not. Facebook discontinued Notes feature in 2020. I am now posting it on my blog here as one of the backups. After my two posts about Baahubali-The Beginning, I thought I was done with the movie for now, till the English version releases in September. This morning, I heard my children humming the Sanskrit lyrics from the song 'Dhivara' - the one where Shivudu climbs the water fall/mountain. I thought it will be good to note down the lyrics so that they can learn it and use the correct words.   When I posted the lyrics on my timeline, some friends asked me to give the meaning of the lyrics. I needed to consult a dictionary for a few words. Bu...