May 2009
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Linguistic Interlude
Manojalpa is a Sanskrit word derived from manas and the root jlp.
From the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon:
Manas. n. mind (in its widest sense as applied to all the mental powers), intellect, intelligence, understanding, perception, sense, conscience…cont Jalpa. m. talk, speech, discourse (also pl.)…
In combining the two, one gets the closest representation of what might be termed...