Sound Synthesis in Indo European Indo Iranian and Sanskrit

Author(s): Satya Swarup Mishra
Publisher: Ashutosh Prakashan Sansthan

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OLD İNDO-ARYAN CONSONANT SYNTHESIS 43
69. In Skt s-ts>s/ss/hs normally (Vide 68), but in internal sandhi sometimes ss > sts>ts, with a t glide between two ss sounds; e.g. ji-ghas t-sa-ti >ji-ghat-sa-ti (<1r jhig hassati < IE ghi-ghos -se-ti. 70. Similarly stos > $$1$hs normally (vide 68), but in internal sand.i, sometimes șs >ștş'>ts, with a t glide bet ween two șs sounds; e.g. dviş +șu>*dviștşu> dvitşu (IIr dviš-šu < IE dwis-su). 71. Sometimes also in intern 1 sandhi ș+$>şkş'>ks, with a k glide; e.g. dveș+și> *dveskși > dvekşi. 72. In internal sandhi ś ts > Ś + $ > ş$>ks > hș in Skt, with a k glide; e. g. diś + su>diś - şu>diş-șu> diskșu> dikșu (<IIr diš-šu<IE dise-su). 73. Sometimes also in internal sandh', the above combination (72) Ś+s>s+ş>$+$ 7şts >ts in Skt, with a g glide; e.g. viś +şu> vis-șu> vistşu> vitşu. 74. The later Samhitās (TS, MS) sometimes show compensatory lengthening after ioss of one of the sibilants; e.g. ayāśayā< ayaś–śayā<ayas-sayā; rajāśayā> *rajaś–śayā< rajas-śayā; harāśayā< *haras-śayā<haras-śayā.
This innovation is modelled after the similar compensatory iengthening, after the loss or r before r (vide 76). 75. r remains r when preceded by ă, t, å and followed by a voiced sound (i.e. a vowel, semi-vowel, nasal or stop) excepting only r; e.g. prātar-adya, gir-eșā, punar-naḥ etc. 76. r is lost before a following r with compensatory lengthening of the preceding vowel; e.g. punar tramate> punāramate. This innovation may be due to the fact that Skt does not tolerate a sound combination rr-. When rr>r
there was compensatory lengthening.