Dear Evgeniya, Could it be an allusion to the tradition of Nadia, ie Nawadwip, the major Navyanyāya center of Bengal?
cordially, Matthew Matthew T. Kapstein Professor emeritus Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University, Paris Associate The University of Chicago Divinity School Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences https://ephe.academia.edu/MatthewKapstein https://vajrabookshop.com/product/the-life-and-work-of-auleshi/ https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501716218/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-i/#bookTabs=1 https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501771255/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-ii/#bookTabs=1 https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/60949 Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS. -------- Original Message -------- On Monday, 03/09/26 at 20:04 Elliot Stern via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Evgeniya, > > My first thought is to suggest that the marginal note should possibly be read > as nādyā ’not the first’, if you cannot construe nadyā ‘by/with a river’, and > the text refutes several optional interpretations at this point. > > The second thought is to suggest that it would help if you share an image of > the folio. > > Best wishes, > > Elliot > >> On Mar 9, 2026, at 2:48 PM, Evgeniya Desnitskaya via INDOLOGY >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear list memebers, >> >> While working on a manuscript related to Navya-Nyāya, I came across a >> marginal note that does not seem to fit the context—specifically, the word >> 'nadyā'. It appears to be inserted after the word 'parisamāptikām', which >> itself seems odd and does not align with the sentence structure. The form >> 'parisamāptyā' would be more plausible. I am therefore wondering whether the >> marginal note is simply indicating that this feminine word should be in the >> Instrumental case. >> >> I have little experience with manuscripts, so I would appreciate your >> feedback: is my suggestion likely correct? >> >> Best, >> Evgeniya >> -- >> Evgeniya Desnitskaya >> Institute of Oriental Manuscripts >> Russian Academy of Sciences >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > Elliot M. Stern > 552 South 48th Street > Philadelphia, PA 19143-2029 > [email protected] > 267-240-8418
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