Some Important Shiksha Vedangas (study)
by Mala Laha | 2021 | 31,647 words
This page relates 鈥業ntroduction to the Yajnavalkya Shiksha鈥� of the study dealing with Shiksha Vedangas鈥攁 crucial component of Vedic literature focusing on phonetics and pronunciation in ancient texts. The researched texts include the Paniniya, Yajnavalkya and Naradi Shiksas, among others. The study also investigates historical phonological transformations between Sanskrit and Pali, exploring the evolution of sounds and pronunciation.
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Introduction to the 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 艢颈办峁Ｄ�
The 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 艢颈办峁Ｄ� is the most complete among the 艢颈办峁Ｄ乻 of the 艢耻办濒补测补箩耻谤惫别诲补. It had previously been connected with 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补, presumably the founder of the 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测墨 School[1].
His name had been mentioned three times in the main part of the text. For example鈥�
啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啷� 啶溹ぞ啶むた啶多啶� 啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ 啶� 啶椸啶む啶班 啶涏え啷嵿う啶多啶� 啶︵啶掂い啶啷�
啶忇い啶む啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶� 啶膏ぎ啶距啷嵿く啶距い啶� 啶ぞ啶溹啶炧さ啶侧啶曕啶啶� 啶о啶い啶距ゥvar峁噊 j膩ti艣ca m膩tr膩 ca gotra峁� chanda艣ca daivatam|
etatsarva峁� sam膩khy膩ta峁� y膩j帽avalkyena dh墨mat膩||(驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 艢颈办峁Ｄ�, 18)
啶啶曕啶むた啶啶曕啶む 啶掂啷� 啶椸啶班ぞ啶灌啶 啶� 啶椸啶班ぞ啶灌啶啷嵿啷佮ぐ啷佮啷屶ぐ啶掂ぞ啶む啷�
啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶班ぐ啶灌じ啷嵿く啶� 啶むう啷� 啶ぞ啶溹啶炧さ啶侧啶曕啶啶� 啶ぞ啶粪た啶むぎ啷嵿ゥyuktiyukta峁� vaco gr膩hya峁� na gr膩hya峁単urugaurav膩t|
sarva艣膩strarahasya峁� tad y膩j帽avalkyena bh膩峁tam||(驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 艢颈办峁Ｄ�,6)
啶囙い啶� 啶多啶班啶啶椸た啶掂ぐ啶ぞ啶溹啶炧さ啶侧啶曕啶ぎ啶灌ぐ啷嵿し啶苦お啷嵿ぐ啷嬥啷嵿い啶� 啶ぞ啶溹啶炧さ啶侧啶曕啶ざ啶苦啷嵿し啶� 啶膏ぎ啷嵿お啷傕ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距イ
iti 艣r墨yogivaray膩j帽avalkyamahar峁prokt膩 y膩j帽avalkya艣ik峁Ｄ� samp奴r峁嚹亅
(艢颈办峁Ｄ乻a峁僩raha, p. 35)
From this passage, it appears that 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 has not claimed himself as the author of the text in its present form.
But 厂辞尘补艣补谤尘腻鈥檚 opinion on the term 鈥渜uantity鈥� makes us to think second time whether 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 is really the author of this 艢颈办峁Ｄ� or not鈥�
啶ㄠた啶啶粪 啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ啶曕ぞ啶侧 啶膏啶ぞ啶︵ 啶掂た啶︵啶啶む 啶曕ぞ啶侧啶むた 啶氞ぞ啶ぐ啷囙イ
啶呧啷嵿し啶班い啷佮げ啷嵿く啶啶椸い啷嵿さ啶距え啷嵿ぎ啶距い啶苦す啶� 啶膏啶ぞ啶む 啶膏啶ざ啶班啶ぃ啶冟ゥnime峁 m膩tr膩k膩la岣� sy膩d vidyut k膩leti c膩pare|
ak峁ratulyayogatv膩nm膩tiha岣� sy膩t soma艣arma峁嘺岣|(艢颈办峁Ｄ乻a峁僩raha, p.2)
He is a comparatively recent name in this context. There are some modern Hindu views in this work.
Like鈥攖he plosives are said to pertain to the God Saturn i.e. 鈥�艣补苍补颈艣肠补谤补鈥浓赌�
啶啷嵿啶掂た啶傕ざ啶むた 啶膏啶ぐ啷嵿ざ啶距 啶曕啶粪啶｀ぞ啶� 啶掂啶ぞ啶栢啶ぞ啶むぞ啶� 啶多え啷堗ざ啷嵿啶班う啷囙さ啶むぞ啶冟イ
pa帽cavi峁兣沘ti spar艣膩岣� k峁涐梗峁嚹佱弗 vy膩khy膩t膩岣� 艣补苍补颈艣肠补谤补devat膩岣
(艢颈办峁Ｄ乻a峁僩raha, p. 32)
His name occurred in the 鈥�痴颈峁ａ箛耻辫耻谤腻峁嘺鈥� and 鈥�笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补鈥�. So his date should not be earlier than the fifth century A.D. But 鲍惫补峁璦 quoted this 艢颈办峁Ｄ� in his commentary on the 鈥�痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测墨 笔谤腻迟颈艣腻办丑测补鈥沤蝉:
啶むぅ啶� 啶氞啶曕啶む 啶ぞ啶溹啶炧さ啶侧啶曕啶啶� 啶ぎ啶距え啷� 啶掂た啶︵啶ぞ啶︵ 啶呧く啶膏 啶た啶｀啶∴ぞ啶ㄠ 啶膏ぞ啶ㄠ啶むじ啷嵿ぅ啶距え啷� 啶︵ぞ啶班啶た啶｀啶∴さ啶む 啶呧え啷嵿い啶膏啶ムぞ 啶ぎ啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶� 啶む 啶娻ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距お啶苦ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶� 啶掂た啶ㄠた啶班啶︵た啶粪啶啶む
tath膩 cokta峁� y膩j帽avalkyena yam膩n vidy膩d ayas pi峁囜笉膩n s膩ntasth膩n d膩rupi峁囜笉avat 补苍迟补蝉迟丑腻 yamavarja峁� tu 奴r峁嚹乸i峁囜笉a峁� vinirdi峁et
(4.163)
鲍惫补峁璦 is said to have worked under the famous king Bhoja[2]. King 叠丑辞箩补鈥檚 date is about 1018 A.D. So the lower limit of this 饾憜 颈办峁Ｄ佲赌檚 date may be assumed as the tenth century A.D.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Introduction to 笔腻谤补蝉办补谤补驳峁沨测补蝉奴迟谤补, p.70
[2]:
Theodor Aufrecht, Catalogus Catalogorum, Fronz Steiner Verlag, Gmbit Wiesbaden, Germany, 1962.