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| We bring forth in the following section the subtle differences in Vedic Language (वैदिकभाषा) with examples, far different from the present day language, and the associated interesting points that are raised. | | We bring forth in the following section the subtle differences in Vedic Language (वैदिकभाषा) with examples, far different from the present day language, and the associated interesting points that are raised. |
| === अक्षरम् || Akshara (Alphabet) === | | === अक्षरम् || Akshara (Alphabet) === |
− | A single Akṣara makes a difference in the meaning of the same word and same r̥k (ऋक्), in different sections of Veda as seen below<ref name=":1" /> | + | A single Akshara makes a difference in the meaning of the same word and same r̥k (ऋक्), in different sections of Veda as seen below<ref name=":1" /> |
| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
− | |<nowiki>iḷāmagnē | इ</nowiki>'''ळा'''<nowiki>मग्ने |</nowiki><br>(Rig. Veda. 3.1.23)
| + | |इ'''ळा'''<nowiki>मग्ने |</nowiki><nowiki> iḷāmagnē | </nowiki><br>(Rig. Veda. 3.1.23) |
− | |<nowiki>iḍāmagnē | इ</nowiki>'''डा'''<nowiki>मग्ने |</nowiki>
| + | |इ'''डा'''<nowiki>मग्ने |</nowiki><nowiki> iḍāmagnē | </nowiki> |
| (Tait. Samh. 4.2.4) | | (Tait. Samh. 4.2.4) |
| |- | | |- |
− | |<nowiki>parīṇasō | परीण</nowiki>'''सो'''<nowiki> |</nowiki> | + | |परीण'''सो'''<nowiki> |</nowiki><nowiki> parīṇasō | </nowiki> |
| (Rig. Veda. 8.84.7) | | (Rig. Veda. 8.84.7) |
− | |<nowiki>parīṇasi | परीण</nowiki>'''सि'''<nowiki> |</nowiki> | + | |परीण'''सि'''<nowiki> |</nowiki><nowiki> parīṇasi | </nowiki> |
| (Sama. Samh. pūrv. arcika. 34) | | (Sama. Samh. pūrv. arcika. 34) |
| |- | | |- |
− | |<nowiki>pra yaṁ rāyē | प्र </nowiki>'''यं'''<nowiki> राये |</nowiki>
| + | |प्र '''यं'''<nowiki> राये |</nowiki><nowiki> pra yaṁ rāyē | </nowiki> |
| (Rig. Veda. 8.103.4) | | (Rig. Veda. 8.103.4) |
− | |<nowiki>pra yō rāyē | प्र </nowiki>'''यो'''<nowiki> राये |</nowiki>
| + | |प्र '''यो'''<nowiki> राये |</nowiki><nowiki> pra yō rāyē | </nowiki> |
| (Sama. Samh. pūrv. arcika. 58) | | (Sama. Samh. pūrv. arcika. 58) |
| |- | | |- |
− | |<nowiki>yātyagnirā | </nowiki>'''या'''<nowiki>त्यग्निरा |</nowiki> | + | |'''या'''<nowiki>त्यग्निरा |</nowiki> <nowiki>yātyagnirā | </nowiki> |
| (Rig. Veda. 10.8.1) | | (Rig. Veda. 10.8.1) |
− | |<nowiki>bhātyagnirā | </nowiki>'''भा'''<nowiki>त्यग्निरा |</nowiki> | + | |'''भा'''<nowiki>त्यग्निरा |</nowiki> <nowiki>bhātyagnirā | </nowiki> |
| (Atha. Veda. 18.3.65 & Tait. Aran. 6.3.1) | | (Atha. Veda. 18.3.65 & Tait. Aran. 6.3.1) |
− | |}How can one explain the change of akṣaras, 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 saṁhitas but in Yajurveda saṁhita alone, it is replaced by suvarga (सुवर्ग). Does adding a simple vowel u (उ) make a great difference? |