Dear list members,I'm looking at the śivasaṃkalpam in the Vajasaneyi-saṁhitā. I'm using Weber's edition of Vajasaneyi-saṁhitā in the mādhyandina and the kānva-śākhā
with the commentary of Mahidhara, Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series no. 103.
1. Most importantly can someone confirm (or not) that the verses 34-1 thru 34-6 circled in red are of the
mādhyandina-
śākhā (not of the
kānva-śākhā).
2. In the second line of verse 3 there appears to be an avagraha (highlighted in yellow) . I'm not clear why its there. Bloomfield's concordance doesn't have it. Any explanation for the avagraha would be appreciated. Or is it not an avagraha?
3. In verse 5 there are a couple of occurances of what I think is the Vajasaneyi anunāsika but there is also an occurance of candrabindu (highlighted in yellow). In Vajasaneyi texts is the candrabindu the sign for the so-called gumkara. If so, then what pronounciation does the
Vajasaneyi anunāsika sign (looks almost like a 6 with a dot) represent. There are two occurances in verse 5.
4) Why the dash (highlighted in yellow) in verse 6.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.