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Vaidika Bhasha Lakshana (वैदिकभाषालक्षणम्) (view source)
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Vaidika Bhasha Lakshana (Samskrit: वैदिकभाषाविशेषलक्षणम्) involves outlining those qualities of vaidika samskrit bhasha (वैदिकसंस्कृतभाषा) which differentiates it from the laukika bhasha that has been in vogue since recent centuries. Some of these features are completely lost from the laukika bhasha.
Vaidika Bhasha Lakshana (Samskrit: वैदिकभाषाविशेषलक्षणम्) involves outlining those qualities of vaidika samskrit bhasha (वैदिकसंस्कृतभाषा) which differentiates it from the laukika bhasha that has been in vogue since recent centuries. Some of these features are completely lost from the laukika bhasha.
== परिचयः || Introduction ==
== परिचयः ॥ Introduction ==
Earlier vedic seers took great efforts to preserve the oral tradition and as a part of that they built the structure of the [[Vedic Language (वैदिकभाषा)|Vedic Language]] explaining the different nuances of phonetics (such as intonation, pitch, time of utterance of the sound), the akshara (अक्षरम् | letter) and related structural aspects of language including the pada (पदम् | word), vakya (वाक्यम् | sentence) and finally a huge array of grammatical rules involving the tenses, vibhaktis, pratyayas among other important things.
Earlier vedic seers took great efforts to preserve the oral tradition and as a part of that they built the structure of the [[Vedic Language (वैदिकभाषा)|Vedic Language]] explaining the different nuances of phonetics (such as intonation, pitch, time of utterance of the sound), the akshara (अक्षरम् | letter) and related structural aspects of language including the pada (पदम् | word), vakya (वाक्यम् | sentence) and finally a huge array of grammatical rules involving the tenses, vibhaktis, pratyayas among other important things.
== वैदिकभाषाविशेषलक्षणानि ॥ Characteristics of Vaidika Bhasha ==
The following sections give an idea about the differences between Vaidika and Laukika samskrit. It should be noted that all the aspects have not been covered here owing to the vastness of the subject but a few classic examples have been presented.
===स्वराः ॥ Svaras===
===स्वराः ॥ Svaras===
*The invariable presence of Udatta (उदात्तः) Anudatta (अनुदात्तः) Svarita (स्वरित) svaras in vaidika bhasha is a foremost differentiating feature from traditional Samskrit.
*The invariable presence of Udatta (उदात्तः) Anudatta (अनुदात्तः) Svarita (स्वरित) svaras in vaidika bhasha is a foremost differentiating feature from traditional Samskrit.
*Usage of Svaras gives a musical tinge to the veda mantras, while such an attempt in traditional samskrit is not seen (chandas is applicable).<ref name=":4">Upadhyaya, Baldev. (1958) ''[https://archive.org/details/VaidikSahityaBaldevUpadhyaya1958 Vaidik Sahitya]''.</ref>
*Usage of Svaras gives a musical tinge to the veda mantras, while such an attempt in traditional samskrit is not seen (chandas is applicable but not svaras).<ref name=":4">Upadhyaya, Baldev. (1958) ''[https://archive.org/details/VaidikSahityaBaldevUpadhyaya1958 Vaidik Sahitya]''.</ref>
===मात्रा ॥ Matra===
===मात्रा ॥ Matra===
*The time of utterance (उच्चारणम् | uccharana) of a syllable is called Matra (मात्रा). In vaidika samskrit - Hrasva (ह्रस्वः), Deergha (दीर्घः), Pluta (प्लुतः) kinds of utterances are available but Pluta is gradually lost in present day samskrit language.<ref name=":4" /><blockquote>अधः स्विदासी३त् उपरि स्विदासी३त् भीरिव विन्दन्ती३ । adhaḥ svidāsī3t upari svidāsī3t bhīriva vindantī3 ।</blockquote>
*The time of utterance (उच्चारणम् | uccharana) of a syllable is called Matra (मात्रा). In vaidika samskrit - Hrasva (ह्रस्वः), Deergha (दीर्घः), Pluta (प्लुतः) kinds of utterances are available but Pluta is gradually lost in present day samskrit language.<ref name=":4" /><blockquote>अधः स्विदासी३त् उपरि स्विदासी३त् भीरिव विन्दन्ती३ । adhaḥ svidāsī3t upari svidāsī3t bhīriva vindantī3 ।</blockquote>