About the course:This course introduces a reader of basics of सन्धि Sandhi (euphonic combinations) in Pāṇinian grammar. It aims to teach the concept of सन्धि Sandhi in detail in accordance with the grammar of Pāṇini. This course also discusses in detail the derivation process of a sentence in accordance with the grammar of Pāṇini and highlights the place of सन्धि Sandhi in it. The course also discusses the concepts with various examples taken from different historical sources.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Linguists, Indologists.
सन्धि Sandhi In Paninian Grammar
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Overview
Syllabus
Week 1: The concept of सन्धि sandhi, Substitute, संहिता saṁhitā, अवसान avasāna, Internal and External, 3 levels in Pāṇinian grammar, स्थानिवद्भाव sthānivadbhāva.
Week 2:Process of Speech production, features of sounds, principle of homogeneity, principle of closest feature as base of substitution (स्थानेऽन्तरतमः sthāne'ntaratamaḥ), phonetic explanation of सन्धि sandhi.
Week 3:अच् (vowel) सन्धि ac sandhi I- यण् yaṇ, अयवायाव ayavāyāva, अच् सन्धि ac sandhi II- गुण guṇa.
Week 4:अच् (vowel) सन्धि ac sandhi II- वृद्धि vṛddhi, पररूप pararūpa, सवर्णदीर्घ savarṇadīrgha, पूर्वरूप pūrvarūpa.
Week 5:Absence of अच् (vowel) सन्धि ac sandhi- प्रकृतिभाव prakṛtibhāva.
Week 6:हल् (consonant) सन्धि hal sandhi I- श्चुत्व ścutva, ष्टुत्व ṣṭutva, परसवर्ण parasavarṇa, पूर्वसवर्ण pūrvasavarṇa, अनुस्वार anusvāra.
Week 7:हल् (consonant) सन्धि hal sandhi II- Augments-आगमs āgamas, रुत्व rutva.
Week 8:विसर्ग सन्धि visarga sandhi-सत्व satva, षत्व ṣatva.
Week 9:सन्धि sandhi in the पदs padas, उत्व utva, यत्व yatva, रत्व ratva.
Week 10:Derivation process of a Sentence and सन्धि sandhi, असिद्ध asiddha and सन्धि sandhi.
Week 11:Treatment of Sandhi in modern European language grammars of Sanskrit, contact of Sanskrit grammar with European linguists, contribution of Pāṇinian grammar in articulatory phonetics, Saussure and Pāṇinian grammar.
Week 12:सन्धि स्वर sandhi svara - accent based on Sandhi.
Taught by
Prof. Malhar Kulkarni
