[INDOLOGY] Sentence ends

Sun Feb 7 12:21:47 UTC 2016

Dear list members,

this question has been asked before, nevertheless, I try it again:
Are there any guidelines or rules that describe where a Sanskrit sentence 
ends, esp. in metrical texts such as the Mbh or Ram? Or, formulated 
differently, where a modern editor may insert a full stop or period?

I would be highly interested both in modern reflections and in ideas brought 
forward in Indian grammar. I am aware of the papers about Sanskrit sentences 
written by Matilal (1966), Cardona (1975), and Deshpande (1991), and of the 
blog of Elisa Freschi.

To obtain some quantitative support, I have designed a short questionnaire 
on Google Docs, containing about 10 extracts mainly from the MBh. If you 
have a few minutes of free time, you may have a look at it, and add a few 
periods.

Here's the short link (you need to copy the greyed text at the top of each 
question into the answer field ... a bit too much copying for me):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1em966fiCyaMgNPEx-7LGmQyb1jny775HyPdO1aObT3w/viewform?usp=send_form

And this is a link with prefilled answer fields, which is the more 
comfortable solution. If it does not come through on Indology, please send 
me a mail:
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Thanks in advance!
Oliver

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PD Dr. Oliver Hellwig
University of Düsseldorf, Germany 