Hi Madhav, There was a fascinating discussion of this in Feb. 1999 (24 years ago!) in which you played a prominent part. The thread started as "A simple question for sanskritists https://list.indology.info/pipermail/indology/1999-February/015767.html and continued as "On 'patra/pattra' again" https://list.indology.info/pipermail/indology/1999-February/015789.html
Harry Spier On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 12:27 AM Madhav Deshpande <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Harry, > > Many cases like *patra/pattra *are instances of optional doubling of > consonants in certain environments. To the extent, this doubling is > optional, a dictionary may need to make a choice of which alternative to > list. The prevalence of doubling or lack of it is also sometimes related > to the regional or other preferences. For example, more doubling is common > in the tradition of the Śukla-Yajurveda, so much so that the Nirnaya Sagara > Press needed special fonts to print the pothi of Śukla-Yajurveda. > > 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 Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 8:39 PM Harry Spier via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Point taken Dominik. You wrote: >> >>> One has *two* files. The first is the diplomatic transcription >>> (karmma, vindu, adhiṣṭāna). The second is whatever one wants it to be, but >>> it's interpretative or normalized. >>> >> >> I think another reason, in addition to all the reasons you gave for what >> you suggest. I.e. "first is the diplomatic transcription" and only >> then to create a "normalized" file, is that deciding whats normal is >> sometimes a judgement call . There may be more than one norm. For example: >> Monier-Williams dictionary has pattra and chattra but Apte's dictionary >> has patra and chatra . >> >> Harry Spier >> >> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> >
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