Some Important Shiksha Vedangas (study)
by Mala Laha | 2021 | 31,647 words
This page relates ‘Introduction to the Manduki Shiksha� 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.
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Introduction to the Māṇḍūkī Śṣ�
The Śṣ� belonging to the Atharvaveda is the Māṇḍukī Śṣ�[1] which consists of 179 śǰ첹. Title of the Śṣ� Śṣ� suggests that its author was a person named Ѳṇḍū첹�
मण्डूकेन कृता शिक्षा विदुषा� वुद्धिदीपिनीम्�
यो हि तत्वेन जानाति ब्रह्मलोकं �.....�maṇḍūkena kṛtā śikṣ� viduṣāṃ vuddhidīpinīm|
yo hi tatvena jānāti brahmaloka� sa.....||(Śṣāsaṃgraha, p. 478)
Although this Śṣ� is connected with the Atharvaveda, it is particularly interested in accent which is common to all the Vedas, especially, the 峾岹[2] and seems to have further developed the teaching of the ī Śṣ� on accent.