In Search of the Original Ardhamagadhi English Translation

Author(s): K R Chandra, N M Kansara, Nagin J Shah, Ramniklal M Shah
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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In Search of the Original Ardhamāgadhi
K.R. Chandra
the medial 'nn', the change of the initial and medial 'jñ, to only 'n' and 'nn' are found, while in the editions of Muniśrī Jambūvijayajī we find 'n', and 'nn', in all these cases. From the point of view of the gradual evolution of the Prakrit (i.e. MIA.) languages, Jambūbijayajī has adopted the peculiarities of the Prakrit of later period, while Schübring has adopted here those of the Prakrit of the ancient period.13
The guttural and the palatal nasals 'n' and 'ñ' occurring in the conjunct consonants of the same class, are found retained in Schübring's edition, while in the editions of Muniśrī Jambuvijayajī these nasals have been changed to the nasal dot (anusvāra). This practice is the one of modernizing in a way those of the ancient times. 14
Thus, it is proved that different editors have adopted different norms in editing ancient texts, and have not given importance to ancient usages in view of the antiquity of those texts. (D) The Words And Terminations with Various Phonetic
Changes in Different Editions. (1) The Readings of the Ācārānga :
Schü. Āgamo. JVB. MJV. Sūtra No. (a) Phonetic change : k = k, s, y logāvāi loyāvādi logāvãi logāvādi 1.1.1.3 logam loyaṁ
loyaṁ
logań 1.1.3.22 logamsi . logaṁsi logamsi logamsi 1.1.1.9 mahova- mahova- mahova- mahovagaranan garanaí garanan karanaṁ 1.2.4.82 bahugă bahugă bahugă bahuyā 1.2.4.82 i = j, y viyahittu viyahittā vijahittu vijahittă 1.1.3.20 t=t, a, y bhagavayā bhagavatä bhagavaya bhagavatā 1.1.1.7 paveiyā paveia paveiya pavedită
1.1.1.7 paveiyā paveditā
paveditā pavedită
1.1.1.24