Dr.Ryan<div><br></div><div>While referring to a traditional book written in Bengali, by Dr.Biman Chandra Bhattacharya ( first publication 1958), the name of which loosely translates as 'Outlines of Sanskrit literature' , I find , the word "Sutta" in Buddhist literature is an abridged version of the word "Sutra" in Sanskrit, but the implied meaning has some difference in it.In Sanskrit, by "Sutra" we mean a subtle "thread "of discourse by which the subject matter is gradually elaborated, whereas in Buddhist literature "Sutta"means&nbsp; a discourse in a wider context.</div><div>Alakendu Das.<br><br>Sent from RediffmailNG on Android<br><br><br><br><br>From: Jim Ryan via INDOLOGY &lt;indology@list.indology.info&gt;<br>Sent: Tue, 11 May 2021 00:51:27 GMT+0530<br>To: INDOLOGY@list.indology.info<br>Subject: [INDOLOGY] The Buddhist term sutta<br><br>  <div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div>Sheldon Pollock in <i>The Language of the Gods in the World of Men </i>(p. 52) suggests that the Buddhist term “sutta” does not derive from the Sanskrit <i>sūtra,</i>&nbsp;but rather from <i>sūkta. </i>Sanskrit double consonant clusters do show regular assimilation, regressively and progressively, in Prakrit, where two different consonants become a double of one of them. I’m interested in hearing learned opinion on Pollock’s suggestion. I had not noticed this interesting detail, when I first read this book some years ago.<div><br></div><div>James Ryan</div><div>Asian Philosophies and Cultures (Emeritus)</div><div>California Institute of Integral Studies</div>  
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