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1. Hello, introduction and a question (Anand Buddhdev)
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:41:58 +0200
From: Anand Buddhdev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Sanskrit] Hello, introduction and a question
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Namaskar,
I've just joined the Sanskrit list, and hope that I will have many
useful discussions here.
I was hoping that someone who is proficient in Sanskrit grammar can
clarify something for me. It has to do with accentuation of syllables.
I know the following rule:
"The accent falls on the penultimate syllable, but if it is not heavy,
then the accent moves left, to the next available heavy syllable. If
no heavy syllable is availble, the accent falls on the first syllable
of the word"
Now, I see this working for most words, eg. in the word "raajesha",
the accent is on "je", the penultimate, and heavy syllable. Or in the
word "maalinee", the accent is on "maa", since "li" is light.
Now, if I take my own name, Anand, written as "aananda" as it should
be, then according to the rules, the accent should be on "na", since
that is the penultimate syllable, and it is heavy, because it is
followed by a doubled consonant (nda). However, in modern Indian
languages, everyone pronounces my name as "aanand", dropping the final
"a", and therefore, "aa" becomes the penultimate syllable and receives
the stress when spoken. But am I right in concluding that the stress
should really fall on "na" according to the rules?
--
Anand Buddhdev
http://anand.org
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