standard pronounciation of sanskrit

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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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