Dear list members,

Concerning the use of avagraha to mark the elision of a after e or o
Madhav Deshpande wrote:

> . . . this use of Avagraha and this meaning of Avagraha is unknown to old
> grammars, Prātiśākhyas and Śikṣās.
>
>
Is the use of avagraha to mark the elision of* a* after *e* or *o*
mentioned in *any *Indian premodern grammar . If not, then from where did
printed editions and western grammars pick up this practice.

Thanks,
Harry Spier
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