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Posted By: Leviathan <levihoffmeier@gmail.com>	Date: 10/7/10 7:07 p.m.
In Response To: Halsey's Journal Sanskrit Text (Stephen L. (SoundEffect)) : I haven't seen this come up yet, and I can't see any way this is spoiler : material, but it was of interest to me. : There's some foreign (to North Americans) text at the end of the entry for : November 7, 2549. I contacted a colleague (and great friend, Seeraj) in : India about the text. I sent her a pic of the text from the book and asked : is she recognized it. She first thought it was Hindi writing, but soon : found it to be written in Sanskrit. She identified the characters involved : and then provided a translation for a passage it belongs in. I don't know : exactly what it means or it's significance to the Journal, but I had to : know what it was for myself. I'll paste the email we shared below: Sent: : Thursday, October 07, 2010 10:45 AM : To: Loftus, Stephen : Subject: RE: Halo foreign (to me) text : Hi Stephen, : The text in image is read as “ dhurEdhrusam gruhapathim aTaryum ”. It is in : Sanskrit language. It is taken from one of the phrases from Rig Veda which : is an ancient Indian sacred text of Hinduism religion: " Agnim narO : didhitibhir araNyOr : hastacyuthi janayantha prasastham I : dhurEdhrusam gruhapathim aTaryum II " : (Meaning): "As the fire priests with (their) fingers produce fire from : two sticks by the (deft) motion of their hands, in the same way with the : coordinated efforts of their deep thinking and noble actions, WISE MEN : manifest and extend the glory of the effulgent Lord, who is excellent, and : to be realized at depth with subtle eyes, ever vigilant and sovereign Lord : of Creation. " : Regards, : Seeraj : And thank you so much, Seeraj!!! :) : My own interpretation of this is a comparison of how like two sticks can be : struck, hit together or rubbed, but the fire priests and their skilled, : 'deft motion of their hands' produces fire. This would seem to be creating : something extraordinary out of something ordinary. They are comparing this : ability to that of a lord, creating something great out of something : mundane. : Could this be Halsey referring to creating Cortana from a clone of her brain? : Something extraordinary (an artificially intelligent being from signals : sent through a chunk of gray matter? While I'm dumbfounded at what it means at the moment (your guesses are as good as mine - though I started to think some Forerunner thoughts at the end of the passage) it's definitely fascinating!

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Halsey's Journal Sanskrit Text	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	10/7/10 6:42 p.m.
You never fail to impress.	Leviathan	10/7/10 7:07 p.m.
Re: You never fail to impress.	arbitersaids	10/7/10 7:12 p.m.
Re: Halsey's Journal Sanskrit Text	Mid7night	10/7/10 7:19 p.m.
Re: Halsey's Journal Sanskrit Text	Cortana4ever	10/7/10 7:32 p.m.
Re: Halsey's Journal Sanskrit Text	Sep7imus [subnova]	10/7/10 10:16 p.m.
Loftus rocks.	yakaman	10/8/10 12:11 p.m.
Re: Loftus rocks.	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	10/8/10 1:28 p.m.
Re: Halsey's Journal Sanskrit Text	NickLee808	10/8/10 1:18 p.m.
Re: Halsey's Journal Sanskrit Text	Archilen	10/8/10 1:23 p.m.
Re: Halsey's Journal Sanskrit Text	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	10/8/10 1:39 p.m.
Spartans, Cortana, and Salvation	De Laal	10/8/10 8:03 p.m.