Some Important Shiksha Vedangas (study)
by Mala Laha | 2021 | 31,647 words
This page relates 鈥楺uantity of Sound (Matra) according to the Manduki 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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Part 5 - Quantity of Sound (惭腻迟谤腻) according to the 惭腻峁囜笉奴办墨 艢颈办峁D�
惭腻迟谤腻 means mora or a prosodical unit of one instant i.e. length of time required to pronounce a short vowel. The instant is taken to be equal to the throbbing of the eyes according to the 惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁D�[1]. The 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 艢颈办峁D� also describes this duration of time every utterance in the same way[2]. According to 惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁D� there are four types of Quantity of Sound. For example Quantity of a consonant is half a mora, short vowel is one mora, long vowel is two more and ultra long vowel is three more[3]. The Quantity of sound is analogically described in several way.
In the 惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁D� one mora is compared to a note of the woodcock, the quantity of two moras or the long vowel is compared to the cawing the crow, while the quantity of three moras or the ultra long i.e. pluta vowel is compared to the note of the peacock鈥�
啶氞ぞ啶粪じ啷嵿い啷� 啶掂う啶む 啶ぞ啶む啶班 啶︵啶掂た啶ぞ啶む啶班 啶掂ぞ啶じ啷嵿く啷嬥そ啶啶班さ啷啶む啷�
啶多た啶栢 啶む啶班た啶ぞ啶む啶班 啶掂た啶溹啶炧啶� 啶忇し 啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ 啶ぐ啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶灌啷�c膩峁stu vadate m膩tra峁� dvim膩tra峁� v膩yasyo'brav墨t|
艣ikh墨 trim膩tra峁� vij帽eya e峁 m膩tr膩 parigraha岣|(惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁D�, 138)
These same type comparisons are also observed by the 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 艢颈办峁D�鈥�
啶氞ぞ啶粪じ啷嵿い啷� 啶掂う啶む 啶ぞ啶む啶班 啶︵啶掂た啶ぞ啶む啶班 啶掂ぞ啶じ啷嵿く啷嬥そ啶啶班さ啷啶む啷�
啶多た啶栢 啶掂う啶むた 啶む啶班た啶ぞ啶む啶班 啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ啶`ぞ啶た啶むた 啶膏啶膏啶ムた啶むた啶冟ゥc膩峁stu vadate m膩tra峁� dvim膩tra峁� v膩yasyo'brav墨t|
艣ikh墨 vadati trim膩tra峁� m膩tr膩峁嚹乵iti sa峁僺thiti岣|(驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 艢颈办峁D� 17,18)
In the 峁歬 recension of the 笔腻峁噄苍墨测补 艢颈办峁D�, the accurate measurements of moras are given by the help of some animals鈥� sounds[4]. Other types of Quantity are also discussed by the 惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁D�.
The Quantity of the different types of pause is represented by the 惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁D�.
A pause means a 鈥渢ime of Silence鈥� and generally it takes place at or at the end of a word, or at the end of the first member of a compound, which is shown split up in the 鈥�辫补诲补辫腻峁环补鈥� or inside a word, or at the end of a vowel when it is followed by another word鈥�
啶曕啶掂啶苦い啷嵿お啶距う啶掂た啶ぞ啶椸啶� 啶曕啶掂啶苦う啶班啶� 啶曕啶掂啶苦い啷嵿お啶︵啷�
啶曕啶掂啶苦う啶班啶ム 啶曕啶掂啶苦啷嵿啶啶︵ 啶掂た啶班ぞ啶 啶啷嵿啶оぞ 啶膏啶啶む啷�kvacitp膩davibh膩gena kvacidardha kvacitpade|
kvacidarthe kvacicchabde 惫颈谤腻尘补岣� pa帽cadh膩 sm峁泃a岣|(惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁D�,139)
According to 惭腻峁囜笉耻办墨 艢颈办峁D� there are five types of pause.
On the other hand according to the 驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 艢颈办峁D� there are three types of 鈥�惫颈谤腻尘补鈥� (pause) like鈥�
- 峁沰惫颈谤腻尘补,
- p膩da惫颈谤腻尘补 and
- avagraha惫颈谤腻尘补.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
惭腻峁囜笉奴办墨 艢颈办峁D�, 136
[2]:
驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 艢颈办峁D�, 11