Jayadeva's Birthplace (was Re: Translations of Gitagovinda)

[Jakub Cejka Visitor-Sanskrit]

I wrote:
> >I think Kerala does not come in question.
> >Take for example the fact, that Jayadeva pronounced vocalic R as "ri" 
> >In Bengal (Mithila) it is and in Orissa it was pronounced so.
                          ^^                  ^^^ 


S Krishna replies:
>This is a most interesting point!!!! This would then make one conclude 
>that Jayadeva was indeed from Bengal, because  as of today,the letter 
>"R" is pronounced as "ri" only in Bengal. 

As I have underlined above, I wrote vocalic R  *was* pronounced 'ri' in
Orissa. Ofcourse I know it is not so now. I have checked this with an
Oriya scholar (aware of the historical development of the lg), because I
felt the same as you do. He informed me that "ru" pronounciation (together
with other southern influences) came later on to Orissa (evidence is in
inscriptions.



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