Originally Posted by
renuka
Since this thread is about Vedic Sanskrit I would like to ask a question with regards to the letter ळ which is present in the Rigveda in its very 1st line itself..the word ईळे
This letter ळ is present in the Rigveda ,Shuklayajurveda and the Jaiminiyasakha of the Samaveda.
In the Krishnayajurveda, Kauthumaranayaniyasakha of Samaveda the letter ळ is replaced by the letter ड
Any idea why the letter ळ was replaced with the letter ड?
The letter ळ is a retroflex letter is still used in languages like Tamil which has a similar retroflex ழ..but retroflex letters are not much or hardly used in most North Indian languages these days.
I was wondering that since Jaiminiyasakha Samavedins had migrated to South of India and since the local Lingo there had the alphabet ळ which is very similar to the Tamil ழ so the ळ was retained most probably.
So I was thinking that even alphabets have changed due to local lingo..what else could have changed?? The Interpretation or even the Understanding?