Does the scribe use घ and द्य in different places, so you can compare?
Madhav Madhav M. Deshpande Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India [Residence: Campbell, California, USA] On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 10:48 AM Martin Gansten <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh dear, you're absolutely right, Madhav -- but with regard to the > Halāyudhakośa (which I saw in a poor-quality PDF of a printed edition and > obviously misread) rather than to the manuscripts in question. I have two > for this particular verse; here is the one with the more legible > handwriting: > > > > This matches the way the scribe writes द्य in other places as well. Thanks > for setting me straight, although that means I'm back to square one: the > text almost certainly does mean to say prādyuṇika (or -aka), but what does > it mean? 'Guest' doesn't really fit anyway; from the context as well as the > Arabic original, it should relate to something everyday or frequently > recurring, to contrast with 'special occasions' like weddings (and, in the > Arabic, circumcisions). > > Best wishes, > Martin > > > Den 2022-05-19 kl. 17:31, skrev Madhav Deshpande: > > Hello Martin, > > I wonder if the reading prādyuṇika is actually a misreading for > prāghuṇika/prāghuṇaka which refers to a visitor or guest, and has Prakrit > cognate in pāhuṇia, and pāhuṇā in Marathi. The characters द्य and घ can > often be misread in manuscripts. Best, > > Madhav > > Madhav M. Deshpande > Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA > Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies > Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India > > [Residence: Campbell, California, USA] > > >
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