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K. R. Chandra
Nirgrantha
1. Phonological Analysis of the VABh.
(a) Phonological analysis of the initial word/words of every verse (No.1 to 100 only) quoted by the author himself in his auto-commentary'. Medial consonants | Dropping
Voicing
Retention (i) Unaspirates
09 (13%)
09 (13%) 49 (74%) (ii) Aspirates
00 (00%)
06 (35%) 11 (65%) i. e. changing
into 'ha Total
09 (10%)
15 (18 %) 60 (72%) (b) The same words (i. e. of 1 (a) above) in the text of MS. J.4 Medial consonants Dropping
Voicing
Retention (i) Unaspirates
07 (10%)
12 (18 %) 48 (72%) (ii) Aspirates
00 (00%)
09 (53%) 08 (47%) i.e. changing
into 'ha Total
07 (08.5 %) 21 (25 %) 56 (66.5%) This analysis reveals that there is very little advance in the phonological changes of the consonantal spelling of the words of the text of the MS-J, it is 5.5% only (72?---66.5). 2. A phonological analysis of the words of all the initial 100 verses according to MS-J (as
given below) reveals that the percentage of dropping is 11.5% and that of retention is 70% i. e. only a difference of 2% as compared to that of the auto-commentary. The phonological changes occuring in two MSS, and two editions can be tabulated as follows: (a) Non-aspirate Medials
Conso - Dropping - D Voicing = V
Retention : Total nants J. T. H. K. J. T. H. K. J. T. H. K.
K 34 35 36 36 22 21 22 22 04 04 02 021 60 G 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 28 28 28 28 28 C 05 05 05 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 J 03 03 03 03 00 00 | 00 00 00 00 00 T 13 15 185 185 01 01 00 00 184 182 13 13 198 D 06 29 62 31 33 08 00 00 39 41 16 1778 P 00 00 01 01 50 50 49 49 09 09 09 09 59 Y 17 20 38 40 00 00 00 00 79 76 56 56 96
v 06 06 06 06 00 00 00 00 147 147 147 147 153 Total 84 113 336 337 106 80 71 71 490 487 273 272 680
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