Interpretation of varn?apatti

[Deshpande, Madhav]

Hello Girish,

As I understand these lines, the term varNaagama refers to addition or insertion of a sound, while the term varNaapatti refers to replacement or substitution.  Best,

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics

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-----Original Message-----
From: Indology on behalf of girish jha
Sent: Wed 10/15/2008 1:11 AM
To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk
Subject: Interpretation of varn?apatti
 
Dear Indologists,
Could anyone please interpret and also translate into English the term  varn?apatti  used in the Pañjika-bhas?ya of the Pan?iniya Siks?a 4  as follows:
Naradaudvrajyor matena yamo varn?agama iti vidhiyate. ....Anye tu yamam? varn?apattim? manyante.Tatha ca Saunakah? -sparsa yaman ananunasikah? svan pares?u
sparses?v anunasikes?u.
Thank you in advance,
Sincerely
GIRISH K. JHA
DEPT OF SANSKRIT
PATNA UNIV.,INDIA