[INDOLOGY] Brackets in modern sanskrit translations

[Dominik Wujastyk]

Your question presses a big red button for me :-)  My thoughts are here
<https://cikitsa.blogspot.com/2016/04/on-use-of-parentheses-in-translation.html>
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On Sun, 3 Jun 2018 at 15:24, Harry Spier via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> My understanding is that in modern sanskrit translations when the
> translator inserts words into the translation that weren't in the sanskrit
> to make the meaning clearer then those words  are usually put in brackets.
>
> Is there a convention on what type of brackets are usually used, square
> brackets or regular brackets?
>
> Thanks,
> Harry Spier
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