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1. Paanini 1.2.34 (Phillip Hill)
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Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 14:54:00 -0400
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Subject: [Sanskrit] Paanini 1.2.34
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pANini at 1.2.34 states:yajJNakarmaNyajapanyUN^khasAmasu
To which Vasu translates
as:
In
sacrificial works, there is Monotony, except in japa (silent repetition of a
formula), nyUN^kha vowels (sixteen sorts of oM) and the sAma vedas.
The vR^tti states:
japanyUN^khasAmAni
varjayitvA yajJNakarmaNi mantrANAmaikashrutyaM bhavati
Vasu explains these with:
In "sacrificial works"
or on occasions of sacrifice, the mantras of the Veda are recited in
Ekashruti or monotony.But on occasions of ordinary reading, the mantras are
to be recited with their proper three-fold accents.
"japa" is the repetition of mantras,
and their recitation in a low voice or whisper.NyUN^kha is the name of
certain hymns of the veda, and the name sof 16 sorts of 'oM'.Some of these
are pronounced with udAtta and others with anudAtta accent.sAmas are songs,
or the muscical cadence in which some vedic hymns are to be uttered.As:
agnirmUrddhAdivaH
kakutpatiH pR^ithivyA ayam apAm retAMsi jinvate 3 m (R^igveda 8.14.16).
When a mantra is
recited as a japa, then it must be pronounced with accents:
As mamAgne varcho
vihaveshhvastu (10.128.1).
When not employed on occasions of sacrifice, but are ordinarily
read, the mantras must have their proper accent, and there will be no
Ekashruti.
In
the sAma chanting, the mantras should have their accent, there can be no
Ekashruti there. As: e3 vishvaM samatriNaM dahA3. Here there is no
Ekashruti.
Neither kAtyAyana or pataJNjali comment on the sUtra.Is any one aware on
commentaries on this sUtra wherein the savitR^i - gAyatrI mantra - japa is
described and if so provided the quotations.
Thank you!Bryan Hill
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