[INDOLOGY] Deccan College sanskrit ditionary

[Tieken, H.J.H.]

For (apa)vyaya, see also Aśoka's Rock Edict 3 D: sādhu apaviyayatā (sādhu alpavyayatā) (and variants).

Herman Tieken
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Van: INDOLOGY [indology-bounces at list.indology.info] namens Roland Steiner via INDOLOGY [indology at list.indology.info]
Verzonden: zondag 12 augustus 2018 15:27
Aan: Madhav Deshpande
CC: Indology
Onderwerp: Re: [INDOLOGY] Deccan College sanskrit ditionary

Dear Prof. Deshpande,

> [...] apavyaya is a relatively newer formation.  It is more common
> in modern languages, and probably entered into Sanskrit dictionaries
> through the usage of some Pandits who were the source for western
> scholars.

I absolutely agree. Most probably Wilson's entry (MW's presumable
source here) goes back to the information given by contemporary
Pandits which fits perfectly well in the fact that the lemma apavyaya
is lacking in both of the Petersburg dictionaries.

Roland


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