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not 100% sure but I think this is sanskrit rules i.e. anuswaram usage at end of words in relation to sentence endings. I vaguely remember something of that nature when I was looking into anuswara rules for my online transliterator. This is one reason why the transliterator has a mode for "use anuswara for M and for words in the middle of the sentence that end with m" (M => explicit anuswara specifier). So the implication is that words ending in "m" the anuswara is used only if that word is not at the end of the sentence.
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I didnt understand you, could you reword that please?
In my understanding, a word can never end with an m, it can only end with the anuswara (i.e M). The reason is there is no pure meyyezhuthu (consonant) in sanskrit, the consonants are always syllables (aksharas). Hence the word Ganapathim can only be gaNapatiM, not gaNapatim
I realize that vedic anuswara is in a totally different league altogether (see http://www.geocities.com/somasushma/anusvAra.html), I am concerned only with our simple classical sanskrit.
In my understanding, a word can never end with an m, it can only end with the anuswara (i.e M). The reason is there is no pure meyyezhuthu (consonant) in sanskrit, the consonants are always syllables (aksharas). Hence the word Ganapathim can only be gaNapatiM, not gaNapatim
I realize that vedic anuswara is in a totally different league altogether (see http://www.geocities.com/somasushma/anusvAra.html), I am concerned only with our simple classical sanskrit.
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I meant words ending in "m" from a phonetical standpoint (and thus "m" from the transliteration scheme) - I do know that in vedic sanskrit anuswara carried a different phonetical connotation - but later usage merged both (?). For such words when writing, it seems anuswara is not used if they end a sentence. I have seen this in atleast one book I have as well.
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arunk's explanation is correct.. this has even been described as 'anuswAra sandhi' (please note, it is anuswAra and not anuswara).
When a word ends in the anuswAra, it is depicted by anuswAra symbol if the following word is a consonant.. If the following word is a vowel, or if it is at the end of a sentence/line, it is represented as the anunAsika of the pa-varga (Ma with a halanta mark)
When a word ends in the anuswAra, it is depicted by anuswAra symbol if the following word is a consonant.. If the following word is a vowel, or if it is at the end of a sentence/line, it is represented as the anunAsika of the pa-varga (Ma with a halanta mark)
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Can you give examples please?keerthi wrote:When a word ends in the anuswAra, it is depicted by anuswAra symbol if the following word is a consonant.. If the following word is a vowel, or if it is at the end of a sentence/line, it is represented as the anunAsika of the pa-varga (Ma with a halanta mark)
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srkris and keerthi,
You are both partially correct.
1) Yes, there appears a "mistake" in the transliteration. If -m is at the end of a line then it is left without sandhi, otherwise it becomes anusvAra (denoted M) as per rules in #2 below. Absence of sandhi serves as punctuation. In this composition, every line should end with -m. Between the two halves of the line, there is punctuation with yati, and sandhi (m --> M) is applied between the two halves (as per rules in #2 below).
So, for e.g., it should be:
bhÅ«tÄÂÂ
You are both partially correct.
1) Yes, there appears a "mistake" in the transliteration. If -m is at the end of a line then it is left without sandhi, otherwise it becomes anusvAra (denoted M) as per rules in #2 below. Absence of sandhi serves as punctuation. In this composition, every line should end with -m. Between the two halves of the line, there is punctuation with yati, and sandhi (m --> M) is applied between the two halves (as per rules in #2 below).
So, for e.g., it should be:
bhÅ«tÄÂÂ