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| |}How can one explain the change of aksharas, when the texts are being carried from the very beginning, to this day without any distortion by oral tradition? | | |}How can one explain the change of aksharas, when the texts are being carried from the very beginning, to this day without any distortion by oral tradition? |
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− | svarga (स्वर्ग) is the word used in all the other three Veda saṁhitas but in Yajurveda saṁhita alone, it is replaced by suvarga (सुवर्ग). Does adding a simple vowel u (उ) make a great difference?
| + | Svarga (स्वर्ग) is the word used in all the other three Veda samhitas but in Yajurveda samhita alone, it is replaced by suvarga (सुवर्ग). Does adding a simple vowel u (उ) make a great difference? |
| === पदम् || Pada (Word) === | | === पदम् || Pada (Word) === |
− | For instance, the words (पदम् | Pada or शब्दः | Shabda) svāhā (स्वाहा), svadhā (स्वधा), and vaṣaṭ (वषट्) are very common in Veda but their precise meaning is not known.<ref name=":1" /> | + | For instance, the words (पदम् | Pada or शब्दः | Shabda) svaha (स्वाहा), svadha (स्वधा), and vashat (वषट्) are very common in Veda but their precise meaning is not known.<ref name=":1" /> |
| * स्वाहा॒ स्तोम॑स्य वर्धना॒ प्र क॑वी धी॒तिभि॑र्नरा | svāhā stomasya vardhanā pra kavī dhītibhir narā | (Rig.Veda. 8.8.5) | | * स्वाहा॒ स्तोम॑स्य वर्धना॒ प्र क॑वी धी॒तिभि॑र्नरा | svāhā stomasya vardhanā pra kavī dhītibhir narā | (Rig.Veda. 8.8.5) |
| * यज्ञोवै स्वाहाकारः | yajñovai svāhākāraḥ | (Shat. Brah. 3.1.3.27) | | * यज्ञोवै स्वाहाकारः | yajñovai svāhākāraḥ | (Shat. Brah. 3.1.3.27) |
| * वषट्कारेण जुहुयात् वषट्कारेव | vaṣaṭkāreṇa juhuyāt vaṣaṭkāreva (Shat. Brah. 7.2.3) | | * वषट्कारेण जुहुयात् वषट्कारेव | vaṣaṭkāreṇa juhuyāt vaṣaṭkāreva (Shat. Brah. 7.2.3) |
− | What these sentences mean can be fully understood, only when the exact meaning of the words svāhā (स्वाहा), svadhā (स्वधा), and vaṣaṭ (वषट्) are known. | + | What these sentences mean can be fully understood, only when the exact meaning of the words svaha (स्वाहा), svadha (स्वधा), and vashat (वषट्) are known. |
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− | There are r̥ks with a single akṣara as a complete word: | + | There are r̥ks with a single akshara as a complete word: |
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| ऊ॒र्ध्व ऊ॒ षु णो॑ अध्वरस्य होत॒रग्ने॒ तिष्ठ॑ दे॒वता॑ता॒ यजी॑यान् । (Rig. Veda. 4.6.1) | | ऊ॒र्ध्व ऊ॒ षु णो॑ अध्वरस्य होत॒रग्ने॒ तिष्ठ॑ दे॒वता॑ता॒ यजी॑यान् । (Rig. Veda. 4.6.1) |
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| |'''Sachi (शची)''' | | |'''Sachi (शची)''' |
| |Speech, Skill and Activity | | |Speech, Skill and Activity |
− | |<nowiki>One of the 57 names for Vak (सप्तपंचाशत् वाङ्नामानि | ११ | Nighantu 1.11)</nowiki><ref>Nighantu Shastram ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 1])</ref> | + | |One of the 57 names for Vak |
− | One of the 11 names for Prajna (एकादश प्रज्ञानामानि | ९ | Nighantu 3.9<ref name=":2">Nighantu Shastram ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 3])</ref>) | + | (सप्तपंचाशत् वाङ्नामानि |११| saptapaṃcāśat vāṅnāmāni |11| Nighantu 1.11)<ref>Nighantu Shastram ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 1])</ref> |
| + | One of the 11 names for Prajna |
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− | One of the 26 names for Karma (षड्विंशतिः कर्मनामानि | १ | Nighantu 2.1<ref name=":3">Nighantu Shastram ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 2])</ref>) | + | (एकादश प्रज्ञानामानि | ९ | ekādaśa prajñānāmāni | 9 | Nighantu 3.9<ref name=":2">Nighantu Shastram ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 3])</ref>) |
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| + | One of the 26 names for Karma |
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| + | (षड्विंशतिः कर्मनामानि | १ | ṣaḍviṃśatiḥ karmanāmāni | 1 | Nighantu 2.1<ref name=":3">Nighantu Shastram ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 2])</ref>) |
| |Wife of Indra (Chief of Devatas) | | |Wife of Indra (Chief of Devatas) |
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| |'''Ashma (अश्मः)''' | | |'''Ashma (अश्मः)''' |
| |Mountains and Clouds | | |Mountains and Clouds |
− | |'''अश्मः''', पुं, पर्ब्बतः । मेघः । वैदिकशब्दोऽयं ॥<ref>Shabdakalpadruma ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83 See अवधिः])</ref> | + | |'''अश्मः''', पुं, पर्ब्बतः । मेघः । वैदिकशब्दोऽयं ॥ aśmaḥ, puṃ, parbbataḥ । meghaḥ । vaidikaśabdo'yaṃ ॥<ref>Shabdakalpadruma ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83 See अवधिः])</ref> |
− | |Stone (पाषाणः, शिला) | + | |<nowiki>Stone (पाषाणः, शिला | Pashana, Shila)</nowiki> |
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| |'''Gaya (गयः)''' | | |'''Gaya (गयः)''' |
− | |House, Progeny, Wealth | + | |House, Progeny, Wealth |
− | |<nowiki>One of the 22 names for House (द्वाविंशतिः गृहनामानि | ४ | Nighantu 3.4)</nowiki><ref name=":2" /> | + | |One of the 22 names for House |
− | One of the 15 names for Progeny (पञ्चदश अपत्यनामानि | २ | Nighantu 2.2)<ref name=":3" /> | + | (द्वाविंशतिः गृहनामानि | ४ | dvāviṃśatiḥ gṛhanāmāni | 4 | Nighantu 3.4)<ref name=":2" /> |
| + | One of the 15 names for Progeny |
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| + | (पञ्चदश अपत्यनामानि | २ | pañcadaśa apatyanāmāni | 2 | Nighantu 2.2)<ref name=":3" /> |
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− | One of the 28 names for Wealth (अष्टाविंशतिः एव धननामानि | १० | (Nighantu 2.10)<ref name=":3" /> | + | One of the 28 names for Wealth (अष्टाविंशतिः एव धननामानि | १० | aṣṭāviṃśatiḥ eva dhananāmāni | 10 | Nighantu 2.10)<ref name=":3" /> |
− | |Name of an Asura (असुरभेदः), Place called Gaya (गयाप्रदेशः)<ref>Shabdakalpadruma ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82 See Gaya])</ref> | + | |<nowiki>Name of an Asura (असुरभेदः | asurabheda), Place called Gaya (गयाप्रदेशः | gayapradesha)</nowiki><ref>Shabdakalpadruma ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82 See Gaya])</ref> |
− | |}Some Vedic words like mūtram (मूत्रम्), purīṣam (पुरीषम्) etc. even convey repugnant or repulsive meanings. By quoting Sanskrit meanings, some of the modern writers are even entering the area of pornography in explaining Vedic statements.<ref name=":1" /> | + | |}Some Vedic words like mutra (मूत्रम्), purisha (पुरीषम्) etc. even convey repugnant or repulsive meanings. By quoting Sanskrit meanings, some of the modern writers are even entering the area of pornography in explaining Vedic statements.<ref name=":1" /> |
| === वाक्यम् || Vakya (Sentence) === | | === वाक्यम् || Vakya (Sentence) === |
| * मा छन्दः॑ | mā chandaḥ (Tait. Samh. 4.3.7) | | * मा छन्दः॑ | mā chandaḥ (Tait. Samh. 4.3.7) |