Some Important Shiksha Vedangas (study)
by Mala Laha | 2021 | 31,647 words
This page relates 鈥楶honetic change of 鈥榤鈥� and 鈥榥鈥� in different positions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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Part 8 - The Phonetic change of 鈥榤鈥� and 鈥榥鈥� in different positions
The 狈腻谤补诲墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ� gives interesting directions regarding the change of the orthographic 鈥榤鈥� and 鈥榥鈥� in different position. The 狈腻谤补诲墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ� clearly speaks of the 鈥榤鈥� which is changed before 艣, 峁�, s and h. According to this 狈腻谤补诲墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ� in this condition 鈥渕鈥� is changed to 补苍耻蝉惫腻谤补. On the other hand 鈥�m鈥� is changed into a cognate of the following consonant (辫补谤补蝉补惫补谤峁嘺) before 鈥�y鈥�, 鈥�l鈥�, 鈥�v鈥�.
But it is change into the fifth of following consonant group before the consonant class or stops鈥�
啶嗋お啶︵啶い啷� 啶啶距ぐ啷� 啶班啶啶粪啶じ啷� 啶啶班い啷嵿く啶啶粪啶掂え啷佮じ啷嵿さ啶距ぐ啶啷�
啶げ啶掂啶粪 啶ぐ啶膏さ啶班啶｀ 啶膏啶ぐ啷嵿ざ啷囙し啷� 啶氞啶む啶むぎ啶距お啶む啶むた啶啷�膩padyate mak膩ro repho峁asu pratyaye峁补苍耻蝉惫腻谤补m|
yalave峁 辫补谤补蝉补惫补谤峁嘺峁� spar艣e峁 cottam膩pattim||(狈腻谤补诲墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ�, 2/4/5)
According to 狈腻谤补诲墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ� at the end of a word 鈥榥鈥� is to change a pure nasalized vowel before a vowel[1]. For example 鈥�惫补峁� 尘补丑腻'asi鈥� is a distinctive designation for the pure nasalized sound. At the end of a word 鈥�n鈥� is changed to a one fourth mora nasalized sound or a half mora nasalized sound before 鈥�y鈥�, 鈥�v鈥� and 鈥�h鈥�[2].
For example鈥�
啶椸啶ぞ 啶う啶苦え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ 啶む, 啶︵ぇ啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ 啶 啶ㄠぐ啷嵿く啶�, 啶︵ぞ啶多た啶掂ぞ 啶掂啶氞, 啶す啶� 啶灌た 啶粪
驳辞尘腻 yadindra te, dadhanv膩 yo 苍补谤测补岣�, d膩艣iv膩 voce, 尘补丑腻 hi 峁岣�
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
狈腻谤补诲墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ�, 2/4/6
[2]:
狈腻谤补诲墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ�, 2/4/7