Record Nr.

UNINA9910418353703321

Autore

Deshpande Madhav

Titolo

The theory of homogeneity (Sāvarṇya) / / Madhav Deshpande

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Ann Arbor, Michigan : , : University of Michigan Press, , 1975

ISBN

9780472127740

0472127748

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 358 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Michigan Series in South and Southeast Asian Languages and Linguistics ; ; no. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

WhitmoreJohn K

HallKenneth R

Disciplina

491/.2/15

Soggetti

Sanskrit language - Phonetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Errata slip inserted.

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: pages 209-221.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Copyright -- Title Page -- Series Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: The Pāṇinian Tradition -- I: Principles of Historical Investigation -- II: Pāṇinian Theory of Homogeneity -- III: Kātyāyana's Theory of Ākṛti-grahaṇa -- IV: Patañjali's Proposal of Prayatna-bheda -- V: A Non-traditional approach -- VI: Back to Pāṇini -- VII: Problems in Vākyāparisamāpti -- VIII: Restrictions on Homogeneous-Representation -- IX: Vyāḍi on Homogeneous-Representation -- Part II: Non-Pāṇinian Traditions -- X: Prātiśākhyas on savarṇa -- XI: Śikṣās on savarṇa -- XII: Non-Pāṇinian Grammars on savarṇa -- XIII: A Historical Overview -- Appendix A: The Scope of Savarṇa-grahaṇa -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Series List.

Sommario/riassunto

In the historical study of the Indian grammarian tradition, a line of demarcation can often be drawn between the conformity of a system with the well-known grammar of Pāṇini and the explanatory effectiveness of that system. One element of Pāṇini's grammar that scholars have sometimes struggled to bring across this line of demarcation is the theory of homogeneity, or sāvarṇya , which concerns the final consonants in Pāṇini's reference catalog, as well as phonetic similarities between sounds. While modern Sanskrit scholars understand how to interpret and apply Pāṇini's homogeneity, they still find it necessary to unravel the history of varying interpretations of the theory in subsequent grammars. Madhav Deshpande's The Theory of

Homogeneity provides a thorough account of the historical development of the theory. Proceeding first to study this conception in the Pāṇinian tradition, Deshpande then passes on to other grammatical systems. Deshpande gives attention not only to the definitions of homogeneity in these systems but also the implementation of the theory in those respective systems. Even where definitions are identical, the concept may be applied quite differently, in which cases Deshpande examines by considering the historical relationships among the various systems.