What Madhav and Nagaraj say (that the devanagari 4 with dot on top) in this manuscript represents oM makes sense from the contents but is it more complicated? 1) This symbol (numeral 4 with dot on top) mostly occurs as oM before a bIja mantra followed by namaH. And all bIja mantras followed by namaH use this symbol (numeral 4 with dot) as oM. See folios 5b, 6a,6b,7a,7b etc. 2) ओं is also used throughout the manuscript See folios 1a,2a,2b,4a,5b, 11a 3)Has anyone seen this symbol (numeral 4 with dot on top) used in any other manuscripts?
Harry Spier On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 12:57 AM Nagaraj Paturi <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, it is occurring in the place wherever om ॐ is expected. > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 6:11 AM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Harry, >> >> In all likelihood, this is a sign for the letter ॐ. >> >> 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 Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 5:33 PM Harry Spier via INDOLOGY < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear list members, >>> I've attached a pdf of folio 6a of śrīvidyānityapaddhatiḥ by Sahib Kaul. >>> On In that folio there are multiple occurrences of what looks to me like >>> the numeral four with a dot over top. >>> Can anyone tell me what these are, some kind of repetition symbol? >>> >>> The entire manuscript can be downloaded from archive.org at: >>> >>> https://archive.org/download/ShriVidyaNityaPaddhatiOfSahibKaulAlm27Shlf260531673KDevanagariTantra/Shri%20Vidya%20Nitya%20Paddhati%20of%20Sahib%20Kaul_Alm_27_shlf_2_6053_1673_K_Devanagari%20-%20Tantra.pdf >>> Harry Spier >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> > > > -- > Nagaraj Paturi > > Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA. > Dean, IndicA > BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra > BoS Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra > BoS Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Bengaluru. > Member, Advisory Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, Bengaluru > Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies, > FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of Liberal Education, > Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA. > > > >
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