On Mon, 13 Mar 2017 20:20:25 -0400 "Mark E. Shoulson" <m...@kli.org> wrote:
> Sanskrit external vowel sandhi is comparatively > straightforward (compared to consonant sandhi), and it frequently > loses information. A *or* AA plus I is E; A *or* AA plus U is O (you > need A + O to get AU). Indeed, E can not only be A or AA plus I or II: it can also be E + A. In the latter case avagraha is usual, at least in European practice. (Would that generally be locale sa_Deva_GB?) I'd like advice on modern Indian practice, and on the spacing and syllable division. I've seen a claim that avagraha always belongs with the preceding vowel, but I'm not sure that that rule applies in this case. In a similar fashion, O can -AS + A-, an interesting case of visarga sandhi. However, I'm not sure that one would want to *divide* the E or O. Richard.
