Thanks Unassimilated vowels in Sanskrit

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>"deshpandem" <mmdesh

>INDOLOGY

>INDOLOGY

>[Y-Indology] Re: Unassimilated vowels in Sanskrit

>Fri, 22 Nov 2002 11:33:23 -0000

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>The word ti-ta-u does occur in the Rigveda mantra saktum iva

>ti-ta-unaa punanto yatra dhiiraa manasaa vaacam akrata, but it

>does not occur in the classical language. There are indeed

>instances of words like suurya and vare.nyam (in the famous

>gaayatrii mantra) which are often pronounced as suuriya and

>vare.niyam, where the meter needs it. For instance, the paadas

>of the gaayatrii meter are supposed to consist of eight syllables

>each. However, unless one recites tat savitur vare.nyam as tat

>savitur vare.niyam, the meter does not work. This happens in

>hundreds of instances.

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> Madhav Deshpande

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>INDOLOGY, "Harry Spier" <harryspier@H...> wrote:

> > Dear list members,

> >

> >

> > 1. Classical Sanskrit

> > While browsing a sanskrit primer I came across the word for

>"sieve"

> > spelled "t-i-t-a-u" (NOT "t-i-t-au"). I.e. "a" and "u" not

>assimilated to

> > "au". Apte lists the word as "t-i-t-a-u" in his english-sanskrit

>dictionary

> > under sieve with no indication that this is only used in vedic.

>M-W gives

> > only the RV reference 10.71.2a.

> > Is "t-i-t-a-u" (with this spelling)in fact used anywhere in classic

> > sanskrit?

> >

> > 2. Vedic Sanskrit

> > In Vedic sanskrit mantra portions where the WRITTEN text

>indicates vowel

> > assimilation but metrical restoration analysis indicates that

>originally

> > there was no assimilation, are there cases where IN

>RECITATION there is a

> > metrical restoration.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Harry

> >

> >

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