Dear colleagues, A question on behalf of a student who is not on this list.
The Old Javanese text that he is editing contains an Āryā stanza listing several synonyms for anusvāra: vindu lavan madana kunaṅ, kunaṅ-kunaṅ len tāra lavan vintaṅ, tilaka titik kani surahan, nahan ta parināmaniṅ nāda. As for vindu “circular point” and madana “bee;” kunan-kunaṅ “firefly,” tāra “star,” and vintaṅ “star;” tilaka “sign,” titik “point mark,” kani “wound” [and] surahan “?.” Thus the synonyms of nāda “nasal.” The term nāda here, obviously borrowed from Sanskrit, seemed surprising at first, until I read in MW, under nāda: (in the Yoga) the nasal sound represented by a semicircle and used as an abbreviation in mystical words, BhP. [ID=105477] I haven't been able to find any other reference to furnish to my student. Can anyone help? Thanks! Arlo Griffiths
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