Literature and Translation

Name-  Mansi D Rajyaguru

Paper-  Translation Studies

Topic- Literature and Translation

Class- M.A 2 (Sem 1)

Year-2012-13

Submitted to,

Dr. Dilip Barad,

Dept of English,

M.K Bhavnagar University,

Bhavnagar.

 Literature and Translation

 

# What is Translation?

           In simple language, we can say, "to change a text of one language (SL) in to another language (TL)."

            By translation, the translator puts other literature's works into his languages and people can read other literature and also they can understand the other literature.

# History of Translation

         The first extending from the time of Cicero and Horace to the time of Alexander Fraser Tytler i.e. from 46 BC to 1792. The second extending from the time of Friedrich Schleiermacher to the time of Friedrich to the time of valery larbaud i.e. from 1769 to 1946. This third extending from the invention of machine translation to a reversion to hermeneutic approach i.e. from 1940 to 1960. The fourth extending from the reversion to metaphysical approach to the present time i.e. from 1960 onwards.

#Literature, Fiction and Translation

The dictionary meaning of fiction is '' literary creation of imagination''. It denotes something other than reality. A writer is a sensitive soul. She/he is capable of catching the very nerve of others' heart.

Borrowing from one form of reality to create another is not new to us. There are certain Sanskrit shlokas that Tulsidas trasnslated and verbation into Avadhi and yet he remained as original as the writer of those shlokas. For example:

''mukam karoti vachalam, pangu langhyate girim,

yatkrupa tamah vande, paramanand madhavam!''

Another example is,

''yada yada hi dharmasya''

translated as,

''jab jab hoi dharam kei hani!''

It is simply how intensely you have felt the words of the writer, how sincerely you have digested the essence of a particular writing and then reproduced.

#Role of translation in Indian literature

If something important happens in any corner of the globe, within a few seconds the whole world comes to know it. The necessary communication becomes real only in select language as of the world.

Translation among Indian languages like Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Oriya, Kannada and others must not pose much problem as they all originate from Sanskrit. We can easily find suitable words in these languages but when it comes to translation between Hindi and English and other foreign languages, it becomes difficult to find parallel expressions because the origin of English and foreign languages is different. The cultural background is so important in translation of literary pieces.

The depth and magnanimity of Tamil, Marathi, Konkani, Oriya, Bangla and all other Indian literature can be brought into Indian literature can be brought into main stream by effective use of translation.