Some Important Shiksha Vedangas (study)
by Mala Laha | 2021 | 31,647 words
This page relates ‘Classification of Speech Sound According to the internal efforts (Prayatna)� of the study dealing with Shiksha Vedangas—a 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.
Part 3 - Classification of Speech Sound According to the internal efforts (Prayatna)
According to the ղṇaٲԲī辱 Śṣ� there are six kinds of internal efforts for the pronunciation of speech sound�
संवृतं विवृतं तद्वदस्पृष्ट� स्पृष्टमेव च।
ईषत्स्पृष्टं चार्द्धस्पृष्टमास्ययत्नस्त� षड्विधः॥ṃvṛt� ṛt� tadvadṛṣṭa� ṛṣṭameva ca|
īṣaٲṛṣṭa� cārddhṛṣṭamāsyayatnastu ṣaḍvidhaḥ||(ղṇaٲԲī辱 Śṣ�, 39)
In this subject a comparative Study on Internal efforts of ṇiīⲹ Śṣ� and ղṇaٲԲī辱 Śṣ� is explained by a tabular statement (table 17) in the next page.
Table: 17 Comparative Study on Internal efforts of ṇiīⲹ Śṣ� and ղṇaٲԲī辱 Śṣ�
Speech Sound | Internal Efforts According to ṇiīⲹ Śṣ� |
Internal Efforts According to ղṇaٲԲī辱 Śṣ� |
vowels | ṛt (all vowels) | ṛt (all vowels except “a�) �ṃvṛt, ṛṣṭa |
Semi vowels | y -ṃvṛt v -īṣaٲṛṣṭa r -ṃvṛt l -īṣaٲṛṣṭa |
y–īṣaٲṛṣṭa v -īṣaٲṛṣṭa r -īṣaٲṛṣṭa l -īṣaٲṛṣṭa |
Spirant | ś�nemṛṣṭa, ṛt s -nemṛṣṭa � -nemṛṣṭa h -ṛṣṭa |
ś–ardhṛṣṭa s -ardhṛṣṭa ṣ–ardhṛṣṭa h -ardhṛṣṭa |
Spirant | k -ṛṣṭa kh -ṛṣṭa g–ṛṣṭa, ṃvṛt gh–ṛṣṭa, ṃvṛt ṅ–ṛṣṭa, ṃvṛt |
k -ṛṣṭa kh -ṛṣṭa g -ṛṣṭa gh -ṛṣṭa � -ṛṣṭa |
Spirant | c–ṛṣṭa, ṛt ch–ṛṣṭa, ṛt j–ṛṣṭa, ṃvṛt |
c–ṛṣṭa ch–ṛṣṭa j–ṛṣṭa |
jh–ṛṣṭa, ṃvṛt ñ–ṛṣṭa, ṃvṛt |
jh–ṛṣṭa ñ–ṛṣṭa |
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Spirant | � -ṛt ṭh -ṛt � -ṃvṛt ḍh -ṃvṛt � -ṃvṛt |
� -ṛṣṭa ṭh -ṛṣṭa � -ṛṣṭa ḍh -ṛṣṭa � -ṛṣṭa |
Spirant | t -ṛt th -ṛt d -ṃvṛt dh -ṃvṛt n -ṃvṛt |
t -ṛṣṭa th -ṛṣṭa d -ṛṣṭa dh -ṛṣṭa n -ṛṣṭa |
Spirant | p -ṛt ph -ṛt b -ṃvṛt bh -ṃvṛt m -ṃvṛt |
p -ṛṣṭa ph -ṛṣṭa b -ṛṣṭa bh -ṛṣṭa m -ṛṣṭa |