Guest guest Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Dear list members, Somebody asked me the question about why there are optional sandhis, in particular why its permissable to have both c+z = cch or c + z = cz . Does this possibly indicate dialectical variations in Panini's time? Many thanks, Harry Harry Spier 371 Brickman Rd. Hurleyville, New York USA 12747 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 There are important rules in the ZaunakIyacaturAdhyAyikA (1.1.3-4): evam iheti ca, vibhASAprAptaM sAmAnye: "This treatise also defines that the phonetic/phonologcal features of words in this tradition are such and such. Those phonetic/phonological features of words obtain optionally in a generic grammar of Sanskrit." (See my edition in HOS vol. 52, pp. 100-101). The generic grammars of Sanskrit like that of Panini is said to be sarva-pAriSada "inclusive of all traditions", while the PrAtiSAkhyas represent very specific local traditions that may include dialectal features. The example you point to does seem to indicate some kind of dialectal variation. Madhav Deshpande INDOLOGY, "Harry Spier" <harryspier@H...> wrote: > > > Dear list members, > > Somebody asked me the question about why there are optional sandhis, in > particular why its permissable to have both c+z = cch or c + z = cz . > > Does this possibly indicate dialectical variations in Panini's time? > > Many thanks, > Harry > > > Harry Spier > 371 Brickman Rd. > Hurleyville, New York > USA 12747 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Is it possible that lack of sandhi where it should be indicates that a pause is to be inserted in the utterance? Such a pause would eliminate the requirement to have a sandi. Regards, Dmitri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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