[INDOLOGY] Assam

[Nagaraj Paturi]

The news report has the place name Patiyala Basti

The text has madhyapaaTiyaalaa in both the lines.

On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Hi Patrick,
>
> I think the first word should actually be sthānam.
> It seems to be part of a longish address of the SannyāsībāDī temple named
> just above, not a verse.
> Same thing in Assamese script at the top.
>
> Best
> Matthew
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 04:59, patrick mccartney via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info
> <On+Sun,+Sep+28,+2025+at+04:59,+patrick+mccartney+via+INDOLOGY+%3C%3Ca+href=>>
> wrote:
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> In the following news article about a couple of 'Sanskrit-speaking'
> villages in the borderlands of Assam,
>
>
> https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-sanskrit-revived-in-two-border-villages-in-karimganj
>
> there is an image which appears to have a Sanskrit verse on the
> sign, which reads:
>
> rayānam-madhyapatiyālā, patanjali yogamārgaḥ
> grāma madhyapātiyālā, pan?tālayaḥ pecāyālā
>
> I have not had much success in deciphering this. I think these are
> possibly local place or family names. Though, I'm not sure.
>
> If anyone has some greater insight, I would be pleased to hear from you.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Patrick
>
>
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Nagaraj Paturi
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