Kindly pardon my ignorance. Please let us know how you define “grammar.”
Thanks and regards, rajam > On Feb 22, 2024, at 7:02 AM, Harry Spier via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear list members, > I've wondered for a long time why sanskrit sandhi has any dependence on > grammar and is not solely determined by preceding or following letters/sounds. > > For example why should internal sandhi have any differences from external > sandhi. As MacDonell says, "The most notable divergence from external sandhi > is the unchangeableness of the final consonans of verbal and nominal stems > before terminations beginning with vowels, semivowels and nasal > > Or why should ī ,ū or e when dual terminations (and only when dual > terminations) remain unchanged before vowels. > > In other words, in these cases why should grammar and not just adjacent > sounds determine whether sandhi occurs. > Thanks, > Harry Spier > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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