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| The Shiksha Texts and the Pratishakhyas led to great clarity in understanding the surface structure of language. For clarity of pronunciation, they broke up the large Vedic [[compound word|compound]]s into [[word stem]]s, prefixes, and suffixes. Certain styles of recitation (''{{IAST|pāṭha}}''), such as the ''{{IAST|jaṭāpāṭha}},'' involved switching syllables, repeating the last word of a line at the beginning of the next, and other permutations. In the process, a considerable amount of [[morphology (linguistics)|morphology]] is discussed, particularly regarding the combination of sequential sounds, which leads to the modalities of [[sandhi]]. The Samaveda Pratishakhya, one of the earliest,<ref>Staal, J. F., ''The Fidelity of Oral Tradition and the Origins of Science''. North-Holland Publishing Company, 1986.</ref> organizes the [[stop consonant]] sounds into a 5x5 ''varga'' or square: | | The Shiksha Texts and the Pratishakhyas led to great clarity in understanding the surface structure of language. For clarity of pronunciation, they broke up the large Vedic [[compound word|compound]]s into [[word stem]]s, prefixes, and suffixes. Certain styles of recitation (''{{IAST|pāṭha}}''), such as the ''{{IAST|jaṭāpāṭha}},'' involved switching syllables, repeating the last word of a line at the beginning of the next, and other permutations. In the process, a considerable amount of [[morphology (linguistics)|morphology]] is discussed, particularly regarding the combination of sequential sounds, which leads to the modalities of [[sandhi]]. The Samaveda Pratishakhya, one of the earliest,<ref>Staal, J. F., ''The Fidelity of Oral Tradition and the Origins of Science''. North-Holland Publishing Company, 1986.</ref> organizes the [[stop consonant]] sounds into a 5x5 ''varga'' or square: |
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− | {| class="wikitable" align=center style = " background: transparent; " | + | {| class="wikitable" align=center style = " background: transparent; " |+ The magic square within Sanskrit alphabet{{Sfn|Annette Wilke|Oliver Moebus|2011|pp=477-479}} |
− | |+ The magic square within Sanskrit alphabet{{Sfn|Annette Wilke|Oliver Moebus|2011|pp=477-479}}
| + | |-style="text-align: center;" ! style="background: #ffad66;" |Gutturals |
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− | ! style="background: #ffad66;" |Gutturals
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| | ka || kha || ga || gha || ṅa | | | ka || kha || ga || gha || ṅa |
− | |-style="text-align: center;" | + | |-style="text-align: center;" ! style="background: #ffad66;" |Palatals |
− | ! style="background: #ffad66;" |Palatals
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| | ca || cha || ja || jha || ña | | | ca || cha || ja || jha || ña |
− | |-style="text-align: center;" | + | |-style="text-align: center;" ! style="background: #ffad66;" |Retroflex |
− | ! style="background: #ffad66;" |Retroflex
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| | ṭa || ṭha || ḍa || ḍha || ṇa | | | ṭa || ṭha || ḍa || ḍha || ṇa |
− | |-style="text-align: center;" | + | |-style="text-align: center;" ! style="background: #ffad66;" |Dentals |
− | ! style="background: #ffad66;" |Dentals
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| | ta || tha || da || dha || na | | | ta || tha || da || dha || na |
− | |-style="text-align: center;" | + | |-style="text-align: center;" ! style="background: #ffad66;" |Labials |
− | ! style="background: #ffad66;" |Labials
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| | pa || pha || ba || bha || ma | | | pa || pha || ba || bha || ma |
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| Articulation of consonants will be a logical combination of components in the two prayatnas.{{cn|date=March 2016}} The below table gives a view upon articulation of consonants. | | Articulation of consonants will be a logical combination of components in the two prayatnas.{{cn|date=March 2016}} The below table gives a view upon articulation of consonants. |
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− | {|class="wikitable" | + | {|class="wikitable"|+ Samskrita Vyanjana Ucchārana Pattika<ref>"Telugulo Chandovisheshaalu", Page 127 (In Telugu).</ref> |
− | |+ Samskrita Vyanjana Ucchārana Pattika<ref>"Telugulo Chandovisheshaalu", Page 127 (In Telugu).</ref> | |
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| ! {{IAST|Prayatna Niyamāvalī}} | | ! {{IAST|Prayatna Niyamāvalī}} |