On Friday 30 Mar 2012 10:25:06 AM Runa Bhattacharjee wrote:
> On শুক্রবার 30 মার্চ 2012 08:50 , Swarup wrote:
> > On Thu, 2012-03-29 at 14:31 +0530, Runa Bhattacharjee wrote:
> >> On বৃহস্পতিবার 29 মার্চ 2012 08:04 , Swarup wrote:
> >>> 2. The classical Bengali script has no letter for "va" (व). It has only
> >>> "ba" (ब). But those who write Sanskrit shlokas using the Bengali script
> >>> need a character for "va", and for that a convention has been adopted
> >>> that the Bengali letter for "ba" ("ব" ) will be used for the sound
> >>> "va".
> >>>
> >>> And for "ba", the character is slightly changed i.e. with a line
> >>> through the bottom portion (पेट कटा हुआ), resulting in "ৰ" , just as
> >>> is done in devanagari.
> >>
> >> Would you be able to point me to any document or link for this
> >> convention?
> >
> > Runa Didi, I deeply appreciate your keen interest in Bangla, and your
> > questions reflect this interest. I am attaching here an excerpt from a
> > book explaining the importance of maintaining the distinction between
> > 'ব'' and 'ৰ'; in the following mail I shall attach two files showing
> > the relevant part of the Bangla varnamala with 'ব'' and 'ৰ'.
> >
> > By reading the excerpted section, the reason for distinguishing in
> > written form between the two letters 'ৰ' and 'ব ' will I think become
> > clear. If anyone has any further question, feel free to write and I will
> > be happy to discuss more. My thanks to all those who take interest in
> > this vital subject.
>
> What book is this part of? Besides saying the same thing that you have been
> saying so far, none of those scanned images provide a citation of any
> "legitimacy". Has this "change" (that'll impact the manual and digital
> writing form of the language in epic proportions) been approved by the
> Paschim Banga Bangla Akademy or any other Authority for the Bangla
> language?
How is it relevant as to which book this is part of? isn't that an exercise
for the people who don't know?
I think that's how, searach and computers came into existence, to unearth the
hidden gems, to all others....
--
॥ शिवो रक्षतु गीर्वाणभाषारसास्वादतत्परान् ॥
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