Jagat

A feature of Gadadhar Pran Prabhu's writing is the heavy use of Bengali or Sanskrit words. This has led to conflicts between us when I worked on his books, like the Govinda-līlāmṛta . At any rate, even if I totally surrender to his will, there is still a need for consistency, etc. Bengali pronunciation differs from standard Sanskrit pronunciation and this is indicated in the impromptu spellings that he uses. To italicize and use diacritic marks throughout his writing becomes overly heavy, so we have decided to change our styles policy and for the most part will treat Bengali words using a natural spelling as though they were adopted English words. Although Bengali and Sanskrit have fundamentally the same alphabet, there are numerous differences in pronunciation. In Another Side of Thakur Bhaktivinoda, Sanskrit verses, though written in Bengali script and pronounced by Bengalis according to their regional variations, are transliterated according to the Sanskrit translitera...