Symbols
Contents:
In the transliteration only
| ○ | String hole (schnurloch) |
|---|---|
| « » | Correction in the original manuscript |
| «† » | Deletion in the original manuscript |
| (–) | Missing single akṣara |
| (·) | Missing part of an akṣara |
| [ ] | Uncertain reading |
| \ | Virāma with stroke |
| \• | Virāma with stroke and dot |
| ä\ | Virāma with stroke and ä dots |
| ka etc. | Fremdzeichen ka = /kä/ etc. |
In the transliteration and the transcription
| • | Dot (punctuation) |
|---|---|
| : | Double dot (punctuation) |
| | | Single stroke / Single daṇḍa (punctuation) |
| || | Double stroke / Double daṇḍa (punctuation) |
| ÷ | Other punctuation |
| /// | Damaged edge of a manuscript fragment |
| = | Sandhi |
| - | Morphological boundary (in compounds and verbal forms + suffix) |
| – | Illegible single akṣara |
| · | Illegible part of an akṣara |
| ¤ | Symbol or not transcribable sign (e.g., a monogram) |
In the transcription only
| ( ) | Modern restoration of original text that is lost or illegible (in accordance with the manuscript) |
|---|---|
| « » | Modern completion of unattested original text (i.e., missing text without lacuna; against the manuscript) |
| «† » | Modern deletion of superfluous original text (against the manuscript) |
| { } | Modern correction of misspelled original text (against the manuscript) |
| # | Pāda end (modern editorial addition) |
| ; | Colon end (modern editorial addition) |
| , | Subcolon end (modern editorial addition) |
| ° | Word incomplete at the marked side |
In the translation
| ( ) | Missing and restored text |
|---|---|
| [ ] | Commentaries and additions for clarification |
General
| / / | Phonological form |
|---|---|
| [ ] | Phonetic form |
| 〈 〉 | Orthographic form |
| > | developed in |
| < | developed from |
| ~ | similar to, something like |
| *form | Reconstructed (diachronic) form |
| form* | Deduced (synchronic) form |
| -Ø | Zero ending |
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