avagraha in Malayalam Manuscript

[Walter Slaje]

R. Grünendahl, South Indian Scripts in
Sanskrit Manuscripts and Prints,
Wiesbaden (Harrassowitz) 2001, p. 92
(sub Malayalam Basis Characters and
Ligatures, avagraha):

"only in prints; avagraha not documented
in mss.!"

Best, WS

 "Kengo Harimoto"
<mailto:kengo.harimoto at UNI-HAMBURG.DE>
schrieb:
> In manuscripts I have used, there are occasional uses of a sign that 
> must be meant to be avagraha. (And we are talking about Sanskrit 
> manuscripts written in Malayalam script, right?) Unfortunately I am 
> being unable to find a sample right away.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> -- 
> kengo harimoto
> 
> On Aug 30, 2007, at 21:25 , Christophe Vielle wrote:
> 
> > From my personal experience of reading Sanskrit manuscripts in 
> > Malayalam script, I never came across any special sign noting the 
> > avagraha, which appears to be never written in this script.
> > Christophe Vielle (at the snake-boat race in Aranmula, Kerala)
> >
> >> Collegues
> >> Is there any evidence for use of avagraha (akAra praslesha) sign 
> >> in Malayalam Manuscripts. If so please try to give refereance or 
> >> image of the same with details
> >> With thanks and regards
> >>
> >>
> >> JAGANADH.G
> >> LINGUIST
> >> HDG-LTS
> >> C-DAC
> >> VELAYAMBALAM
> >> THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
> >> P-H+91 9895420624
> >> E-MAIL- mailto:jaganadh at cdactvm.in,mailto:navadipanyaya at hotmail.com/ 
> >> mailto:jaganadhg at gmail.com
> >> http://sabdabodha.googlepages.com
> >> www.malayalammorph.blogspot.com
> >> www.malayalamresourceceter.org
> >>
> >> _________________________________________________________________
> >> Live the life in style with MSN Lifestyle. Check out! http:// 
> >> content.msn.co.in/Lifestyle/Default
> 
 

-- 
Prof. Dr. Walter Slaje
Hermann-Loens-Str. 1
D-99425 Weimar (Germany)
Tel/Fax: +49-(0)3643 501391
-----------------------------------------
Seminar für Indologie
Institut für Altertumswissenschaften
Martin-Luther-Universität
Halle-Wittenberg
Emil-Abderhalden-Str. 9
D-06108 Halle (Germany)
Tel: +49-(0)345-55-23650
Fax: +49-(0)345-55-27139
walter.slaje at indologie.uni-halle.de
www.indologie.uni-halle.de
-----------------------------------------
Ego ex animi mei sententia spondeo ac
polliceor
me studia humanitatis impigro labore
culturum et provecturum
non sordidi lucri causa nec ad vanam
captandam gloriam,
sed quo magis veritas propagetur et lux
eius, qua salus
humani generis continetur, clarius
effulgeat.
Vindobonae, die XXI. mensis Novembris
MCMLXXXIII.