Some Important Shiksha Vedangas (study)
by Mala Laha | 2021 | 31,647 words
This page relates 鈥楽ymbolic Representation of the Accent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 1b - Symbolic Representation of the Accent
The symbolic representation of the particular accent according to the 惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ� is to be made by a movement of the head鈥�
啶︵啶粪啶熰た啶� 啶灌じ啷嵿い啶距え啷佮啶� 啶曕啶む啶掂ぞ 啶むい啶� 啶う啶た啶掂啶氞啶氞ぐ啷囙い啷嵿イ
啶ぅ啶� 啶掂ぞ啶｀ 啶むぅ啶� 啶ぞ啶｀ 啶班た啶曕啶む 啶む 啶ぐ啶苦さ啶班啶溹く啷囙い啷嵿ゥd峁涐梗峁璱峁� hast膩nuga峁� k峁泃v膩 tata岣� padamivoccaret|
yath膩 v膩峁嚹� tath膩 p膩峁嚹� rikta峁� tu parivarjayet||(惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ�, 29)
This symbolic representation of the accent is one of the important parts of proper articulation. If there are some miscommunications between hand and mouth, the proper articulation can鈥漷 performed-
啶灌じ啷嵿い啶距う啷� 啶啶班し啷嵿啶� 啶膏啶掂ぐ啶距う啷� 啶啶班し啷嵿啷� 啶� 啶掂啶︵か啶侧ぎ啶多啶ㄠ啶む啷�
hast膩d bhra峁ａ弓a岣� svar膩d bhra峁ａ弓o na vedaphalama艣nute|
The 惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ� also discussed various movement of the hand to help the reciter in the articulation of various accents like鈥�
啶ぞ啶灌啶ぞ啶權啶椸啶粪啶犩 啶む 啶曕啶班啶粪啶熰 啶膏啶ぞ啶︵啷嵿啷佮し啷嵿啷� 啶ぇ啷嵿く啶 啶膏啶掂ぐ啶冟イ
啶啶班う啷囙ざ啶苦え啷嵿く啶距 啶む 啶椸ぞ啶ㄠ啶оぞ啶班 啶ぇ啷嵿く啶ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶む 啶啷嵿啶啷�b膩hy膩峁単u峁ａ弓ha峁� tu kru峁ａ弓a峁� sy膩da峁単u峁ａ弓he madhyama岣� svara岣
prade艣iny膩峁� tu g膩ndh膩ro madhyam膩y膩峁� tu pa帽cama岣|(惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ�,15)
啶呧え啶距ぎ啶苦啶距く啶距 啶粪ぁ啷嵿啶膏 啶む 啶曕え啶苦し啷嵿啶距く啶距 啶む 啶о啶掂い啶冟イ
啶むじ啷嵿く啶距そ啶оじ啷嵿い啶距い啷� 啶む 啶啶洁え啷嵿く啶� 啶膏啶ぞ啶む 啶ㄠた啶粪ぞ啶� 啶囙い啶� 啶む 啶掂た啶︵啶冟ゥan膩mik膩y膩峁� 峁岣峧as tu kani峁ａ弓h膩y膩峁� tu dhaivata岣
tasy膩'dhast膩t tu yo'nya岣� sy膩t ni峁Ｄ乨a iti ta峁� vidu岣|(惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ�, 16)
These types of symbolic representation of the fingers are also mentioned in the 狈腻谤补诲墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ�鈥�
啶呧啷嵿啷佮し啷嵿啶膏啶啶む啶むぎ啷� 啶曕啶班啶粪啶熰啶洁啷嵿啷佮し啷嵿啷� 啶む 啶啶班ぅ啶 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷�
啶啶班う啷囙ざ啶苦え啷嵿く啶距 啶む 啶椸ぞ啶ㄠ啶оぞ啶� 啶嬥し啶じ啷� 啶むう啶ㄠえ啷嵿い啶班ぎ啷嵿ゥa峁単u峁ａ弓hasyottame kru峁ａ弓o'峁単u峁ａ弓he tu prathama岣� svara|
prade艣iny膩峁� tu g膩ndh膩ra 峁涐梗abhas tadanantaram||(狈腻谤补诲墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ�, 1/7/3)
啶呧え啶距ぎ啶苦啶距く啶距 啶粪ぁ啷嵿啶膏啶む 啶曕え啶苦し啷嵿啶距く啶距 啶� 啶о啶掂い啶冟イ
啶むじ啷嵿く啶距そ啶оじ啷嵿い啶距啷嵿 啶ぞ啶洁え啷嵿く啶� 啶む 啶ㄠた啶粪ぞ啶︵ 啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶掂た啶ㄠ啶じ啷囙い啷嵿ゥan膩mik膩y膩峁� 峁岣峧astu kani峁ａ弓膩y膩峁� ca dhaivata岣
tasy膩'dhast膩cca y膩'ny膩 tu ni峁Ｄ乨a峁� tatra vinyaset||(狈腻谤补诲墨 艢颈办峁Ｄ�, 1/7/4)
Other types of symbolic representation are mentioned by the 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 艢颈办峁Ｄ�. For the example the left hand is to be moved when the high accent which located before a low accent in the 蝉补峁僪颈迟腻辫腻峁环补 of a Vedic text[1].
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 艢颈办峁Ｄ�, 57