Talk:Shandilya (Rishi)

I looked this page up due to a need for information about this particular sage. But in doing that I noticed some evident problems with transliteration -- especially in the spelling of the sage's name. The text showed a retroflex initial sibilant, while the Devanagari shows the (evidently correct) palatal sibilant. And I noticed some other similar things to fix. For the most part I did not have time to attend to these other things, and will return to the task later.

And, by the way, I hope I have not 'fixed' something incorrectly! However, I did look up the fellow's name in other sources to make sure, and found it spelled there as I have here fixed it; there is even a whole Upanishad named after the fellow, with the palatal initial sibilant on his name... and the Devanagari spelling in this article certainly shows the palatal initial sibilant. Savitr108 (talk) 05:12, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Back to the task here... Today I corrected some more of the transliteration, noting that there are some decisions there concerning whether or not to let 'folk' transliterations pass since they look so much more natural -- Sandilya versus Śāṇḍilya for one example among many; and if it makes sense to have both accurate transliterations and these inaccurate ones in the same document. Others' ideas will be welcome here.

I also find the derivation of the fellow's name (relating it to the full moon) quite suspect. To me it looks like a folk derivation. I will try to research it, when time permits. In any case and even if this derivation is correct, we need a citation for it or otherwise, this derivation will reflect original research. Savitr108 (talk) 16:57, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Doubt confirmed: the classic Monier Williams dictionary shows 'śan' on page 1064, saying it means 'to whet, sharpen...' And there is no entry for 'dil.' So the article appears to include an imaginary word derivation for the name Śāṇḍilya.Savitr108 (talk) 21:43, 25 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]