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Vilomah
by tempeste Write A Senryu writing prompt entry
it's Sanskrit and means :
against natural order
parent mourns a child
Writing Prompt
A senryu is a three line Japanese poem structurally similar to haiku. It is unrhymed and the subject is based human nature. Line 1 - 5 syllables - Line 2 - 7 syllables - Line 3 - 5 syllables. I
Author Notes
A wife who loses a husband is called a widow.
A husband who loses a wife is called a widower.
A child who loses his parents is called an orphan.
There is no word for a parent who loses a child in English.
The term Vilomah describes a parent who has lost their child. Life has its natural order, and in that order, children are supposed to outlive their parents. But sometimes there comes a time when parents have to bury their children.
Vilomah comes from Sanskrit, which means against the natural order.
Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages that dates back to 400 B.C. The same language gave us the word widow, signifying empty.There are times English cannot capture the true essence of a word. The term vilomah is a powerful yet straightforward word that captures the pain and turmoil that a parent faces in this situation.
