avagraha in Malayalam Manuscript

[Elliot M. Stern]

The Malayalam script Sanskrit mss. I read, ju.sadhva.mkara.nii and  
svadita.mkara.nii, had no avagrah.a.h.

Elliot

On 31 Aug  2007, at 2:07 AM, Walter Slaje wrote:

> 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
>>>>
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