Sound Synthesis in Indo European Indo Iranian and Sanskrit

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

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CHAPTER VII SOME EXCEPTIONAL TREATMENTS IN OIA
SOUND SYNTHESIS
A. PROHIBITION OF SANDHI IŅ SANSKRIT
83. Prohibition of Sandhi in Sanskrit
Sandhi is disallowed by traditional Sanskrit gram marians, with reference to certain forms, which is also corroborated from the use of the language in vedic & classical litrature.
A critical examination of the forms clearly reveals that, this prohibition of sandhi is an innovation in the Indo-Aryan stage, to avoid ambiguity and obscurity, which would otherwise come, if sandbi would be allowed in these forms. Prohibition of sandhi applied to external sandhi only, where sandhi was optional in IE and optional even in Skt. Therefore prohibition of sandhi, althongh a new system in Skt, does not disturb the IE system in any way, since it was optional there.
Tbe cases are enumerated below.
84. The final vowels of duals ending in 1, ū, e are not combined with a following vowel, in vedi: as well as in classical Skt; e. g. muni (+) imau, sādhū (+) asmai, aśve (+) ime.
85. The pronominal form ami (nom pl masc) is not combined with a following vowel; e.g. ami(+)aśvaḥ.