[INDOLOGY] Assam

[Buchta, David]

The sign does have a র (ra) written as in the Bangla script rather than the
standard Asamiya ৰ. From what I could figure out, this seems to be
somewhere in the southern part of Assam, right near the border with
Bangladesh, so the language there might be strongly Bangla-influenced.
--
David Buchta, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit
Department of Classics
Brown University


On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that Assamese and Bengali
> scripts are identical, save for two additional characters in Bengali that I
> don’t see in the sign.
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 23:13, Jahnabi Barooah Chanchani <
> jahnabi at umich.edu
> <On+Sun,+Sep+28,+2025+at+23:13,+Jahnabi+Barooah+Chanchani+%3C%3Ca+href=>>
> wrote:
>
> A quick note that the script is not Assamese, but Bengali.
> Also, the third word in the second line is pattrālaya. I wonder if that
> means post office in this context?
>
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM Nagaraj Paturi via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> 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
>> Hyderabad, Telangana-500044
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> *JAHNABI BAROOAH CHANCHANI*
> PhD Candidate
> Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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