Talk:Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern

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Mahabharata and other transcription problems edit

Latest comment: 18 years ago5 comments2 people in discussion

I changed "Over de oudjavavaanse vertaling van Mahâbhârata" to "Over de oudjavavaanse vertaling van Mahābhārata" during copyediting; if the circumflex is in fact correct and the macron is incorrect, feel free to change it back and leave a note here so other editors don't make the same mistake. --Quuxplusone 23:26, 15 July 2005 (UTC)Reply

You are absolutely right: the circumflex must have been a decrepit survival from an older bibliography. The macron is correct, where Sanskrit words are concerned. Thanks! Bessel Dekker 10:51, 14 December 2005 (UTC)Reply

(BTW, to avoid future confusion, "oudjavavaanse" should of course be "oudjavaanse", but that is a minor matter. Bessel Dekker 10:53, 14 December 2005 (UTC) )Reply

In keeping with modern practice, I have now (I hope) replaced all circumflexes by macrons (as in Pundarīka). Bessel Dekker 11:07, 14 December 2005 (UTC)Reply

Still pondering on transcription matters: for instance, Kern in his original 1862 title uses the transcription Çakuntalâ, whereas modern scholarship seems to prefer Śakuntalā. From a purist's point of view, then, the original titles in the Select Bibliography should be in the old-fashioned transcription, whereas the explanatory translations ought to be given in their modern spelling. However, for a general reader this might create more problems than it solves. For the moment, I am in favour of the use of macrons while leaving other diacritics, and letters, alone. Bessel Dekker 00:48, 15 December 2005 (UTC) (The more so since, on second thought, the Çakuntalā transcription is still used in modern scholarship, eliminating the above dilemma. Conclusion: circumflexes should become macrons, no other alterations are needed. Bessel Dekker 02:52, 17 December 2005 (UTC))Reply

Assessment comment edit

Latest comment: 15 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

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I was torn between rating it a start and a C.^[1] It would be nice to see some graphics. Glad to see the scholarly attention manifested on the talk page. Their work on the bibliography must be helpful to others of their bent. It seems a rather brief article, like EB1911, and worth expanding, as has been done, and maybe could be done further. Bob Burkhardt (talk) 20:52, 9 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

^ I notice it is difficult to add comments once the article has been rated. Perhaps I should just remember to comment first and rate second, but a red link would help.

Last edited at 20:54, 9 January 2009 (UTC). Substituted at 20:01, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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[1] I notice it is difficult to add comments once the article has been rated. Perhaps I should just remember to comment first and rate second, but a red link would help.

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