standard pronounciation of sanskrit

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

> Dear list members,

>

> The article "The pronounciation of Sanskrit" by S.K. Chatterji

says that up

> to about 200 years ago the traditional regional pronounciations of

sanskrit

> in the different sanskrit learning centers of India were very

different. But

> that about 200 years ago at the same time that the script of

sanskrit was

> standardizing into devanagari due to printing a "standard sanskrit

> pronounciation" was chosen to be taught in the sanskrit colleges

and

> learning centers. (I don't have the article in front of me, but I

think the

> article said that what was chosen was the pronounciation of

Varanasi with

> some Maharashtrian elements.) which was considered closest to the

> pronounciation of medieval madhyadesa.

>

> I'm trying to get some audio cassettes or cd's of "good standard

> pronounciation of classical sanskrit" to see what is considered

good

> standard pronounciation in classical sanskrit in general and of

anusvara

> before sibilants and semi-vowels in particular. So I got the idea

that

> perhaps the sanskrit colleges or learning centers might have some

audio

> material to teach good "standard" pronounciation of sanskrit.

>

> Can any of the list members suggest which sanskrit institutes or

Professors

> might have such material. As I mentioned one of the things I'm

really

> interested in is material from which I can get what would be

considered the

> "standard" pronounciation of anusvara before sibilants and semi-

vowels.

>

> Just as an aside I found not one but two different and

complementary

> articles called "The Pronounciation of Sanskrit" by S.K. Chatterji

>

> Many thanks,

> Harry

>

> Harry Spier

> 371 Brickman Rd.

> Hurleyville, New York

> USA 12747

>

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