Ramayana

[Jan E.M. Houben]

See also van Daalen's response: 
Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens, vol.
XXXIII (1989): 25-43 "Is Vaalmiiki's Sanskrit a
specimen of vernacular Sanskrit?"
In: 
"Two notes on Raamaaya.na textual criticism" in
Adyar Library Bulletin 50 (1986): 402-417.
van Daalen applies his method to the Aadiparvan
of the Mahaabhaarata and finds that, in contrast
with the Raamaaya.na, the "irregular" (i.e.,
non-standard) forms are here "much better
anchored". 

The current availability of electronic versions
could be a starting point for new studies on the
problem of standard/non-standard forms in the two
epics, and of the corruption vs. polishing
theories, making use of van Daalen's method (with
due modifications). 

The issue was further addressed in S. Pollock's
contribution/introduction in vol.s I-II-III of
the Raamaaya.na translation (ed. R.P. Goldman).
 
JH 

--- Richard Salomon <rsalomon at U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
wrote:

> I discussed some of these issues (in response
> to van Daalen) in "The 
> Original Language of the Ramayana", WZKS 29,
> 1985, 57-68.
> 
> Richard Salomon
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "oliver fallon" <opfallon at YAHOO.COM>
> To: <INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk>
> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:22 AM
> Subject: Re: Ramayana
> 
> 
> > There are some excellent studies of the
> language of the Ramayana:
> >
> > Oberlies, T. 2003 'Grammar of Epic Sanskrit'.
> Indian Philology and South 
> > Asian Studies, vol. 5.Berlin/New York, Walter
> de Gruyter.
> >
> > Satya Vrat. 1964 The Ramayana - a Linguistic
> Study. Delhi, Munshiram 
> > Manoharlal.
> >
> > Michelson 1904 Linguistic Archaisms of the
> Ramayana. Journal of the 
> > American Oriental Society 25: pp89-145
> >
> > I hope these help.
> > Oliver Fallon
> > SOAS/St James School
> >
> >
> > Dear collegues
> > Any body can suggest some books or articles
> on Linguistic study of
> > Ramayana. Thanks in advance
> > Jaganadh.G
> > University of Kerala
> > Thiruvananthapuram.
> >
> >
> >
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