PLUTAŚIKṢĀIntroduction
Plutaśikṣā enumerates the plutas in the Taittirīya Saṁhitā. In the first part of the text thebeginning words of the anuvākas together with the number of plutas are listed. The total numer ofplutas is 41. This number includes 4 raṅgaplutas. In the second part all the words containing apluta vowel are mentioned.

Text with Commentarybṛhaspatisutasyāgnihotraṁ juhoti saṁśravā dve dvebṛhaspatisutasya (1.4.27) 2
āgnihotraṁ juhoti (1.5.9) 2
saṁśravā (1.7.2) 2

mitro'si sapta
mitro'si (1.8.16) 7

prathamatvaṣṭā brahmavādino'dbhir manur ekamekam
prathamatvaṣṭā (2.4.12) 1(tvāṣṭā (2.5.2)) 0brahmavādino vadanty adbhiḥ (2.6.5) 1
manuḥ (2.6.7) 1

ya!dekena yajuṣā vāgvai brahmavādino vicityaḥ paryagnir dve dve
yad ekena (5.5.1) 2
yajuṣā (5.5.3) 2
vāg vai (6.1.4) 2
brahmavādino vadanti vicityaḥ (6.1.9) 2
paryagniḥ (6.3.8) 2

paśumālabhya brahmavādinas sa tvā adhvaryus syād yas somaṁ prāṇo! vāupām̐śupātreṇaikamekampaśum ālabhya (6.3.10) 1
brahmavādino vadanti sa tvā adhvaryuḥ syād yaḥ somam (6.4.3) 1
prāṇo vā eṣa yad upām̐śur yad upām̐śupātreṇa (6.5.8) 1
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indro vṛtram ahan tasya na madhyamā samiṣṭayajūm̐ṣi dve dve
indro vṛtram ahan tasya na madhyamā (6.5.9) 2
samiṣṭayajūm̐ṣi (6.6.2) 2

somo vai sahasram ekamsomo vai sahasram (7.1.6) 1

sahasratamyā na madhyamā dve
sahasratamyā na madhyamā (7.1.7) 2

bhūrbhuvastrīṇy utsṛjyāṁ dve
bhūrbhuvaḥ (7.4.20) 3
utsṛjyāṁ (7.5.7) 2

evaṁ catvāriṁśatsaṁkhyāḥ plutāḥ
Note: why 40? I count 41 plutas.

eteṣāṁ madhye raṅgaplutā apyuktāḥtatpadāni vakṣyāmaḥ ||mamām̐ tathopahūtām̐ ca ślokam atha sumaṅgalām |vākye yad gh!rām̐ mamāmādipañcaraṅgaplutāḥ smṛtāḥ ||Five raṅgaplutas:mamām̐ 7.4.20.1
यशः॑ । म॒म ाँ(4) ।।upahūtām̐ 2.6.7.3
उपहत॒ ाँ(4) इत्युप-हत॒ ाँ(4) ।suślokā4m̐ sumaṅgalā4m̐ 1.8.16.2
सुश ल॒क (ाँ 4) इतत॒ सु-श ल॒क ाँ(4) । सुमङ्ग॒ल ाँ(4) इतत॒ सु-म॒ङ्ग॒ल ाँ(4) ।yad ghrām̐ TA 8.1.5
यद्घ् ाँ (4) इत्यपतत् ।2saṁhitāyāṁ plutāḥ ṣaṭtriṁśat raṅgaplutāś catvāraḥparāyāte ekaṁ evaṁ militvā ekacatvāriṁśat atha plutodāharaṇavākyāni ślokarūpeṇa
spaṣṭīkaroti-36 plutas and 4 raṅgaplutas are found in the Taittirīya Saṁhitā. One pluta is missing. Including
this one the total number of all plutas is forty-one. Now he mentions the words containing thepluta in form of ślokas.

agnā ity atha patnīvāḥ stheyo 'gnīs tvī! gṛhāi na |upastheyā c!hinattī ca c!hinatty etī tathāstu hī ||brahmān brahmān tathā brahmān brahmān rājān agān api |prājāpatyās tataḥ kāryā hotavyāṁ ca havīs tataḥ ||somā vicityā u!ttānā anvārabhyā averapāḥ |paśūr! nā juhavānī ca mā hauṣāgnā iti smṛtāḥ ||atiṣṭhipā yajñapatāv utsṛjyāṁ dvayam eva ca |lājīñ chācīnt sahasrāṁ ca saptatriṁśatplutāḥ smṛtāḥ ||agnā3i patnīvā3ḥ 1.4.27.1
अग्न (३)इ । पत्न॒व (३) इतत॒ पत्न-व (३)ःः॑ ।
upastheyo’ gnī3r nopastheyā3 iti 1.5.9.6
उ॒प॒स्थलय॒ इत्युप-स्थलयः॑ । अ॒ग्नन(३)ःः॑ । न । उ॒प॒स्थलय (३) इत्युप-स्थलय (३)ःः॑ । 3 । इतत ।na chinattī3 iti 1.7.2.1, 1.7.2.4
न । छ ॒न॒त्तन(३) । इतत ।brahmā3n tvam 1.8.16.1 (2x); 1.8.16.2 (2x)ब्रह्म (३)न् । त्वम् ।suślokā4m̐ sumaṅgalā4m̐ satyarājā3n 1.8.16.2
सुश ल॒क (ाँ 4) इतत॒ सु-श ल॒क ाँ(4) । सुमङ्ग॒ल ाँ(4) इतत॒ सु-म॒ङ्ग॒ल ाँ(4) । सत्यर ॒ज (३) तनतत॒ सत्यर ॒ज (३)न् ।tvī3 iti 2.4.12.6
त्वन(३) । इतत ।agā3n agnīd iti 2.6.5.6
अग (३)न् । अ॒ग्नन॒दित्यग्नग्न-इत् । इतत ।3upahūtā4m̐ ho iti 2.6.7.3उपहत॒ ाँ(4) इत्युप-हत॒ ाँ(4) । ह ल इतत । इतत ।kāryā3ḥ prajātpatyā3 iti 5.5.1.3
क ॒य (ा ३)ःः॑ । प् ॒ज ॒प॒त्य (३) इतत प् ज -प॒त्य (३)ःः॑ । इतत ।cetavyā3 uttānā3 iti 5.5.3.2
चल॒त॒व्य (३)ःः॑ । उ॒त्त ॒न (३) इत्युत्-त ॒न (३)ःः॑ । इतत ।
gṛhā3i na hotavyā3m iti 6.1.4.5
गह॒ (३)इ । न । ह ल॒त॒व्य (३)म् । इतत ।
somā3 na vicityā3 iti 6.1.9.1
स लम (३)ःः॑ । न । वव॒चचत्य (३) इतत वव-चचत्य (३)ःः॑ । इतत ।
paśū3r nānvārabhyā3 iti 6.3.8.1
प॒श(ू ३)ःः॑ । न । अ॒नव ॒रभ्य (३) इत्यनु-अ ॒रभ्य (३)ःः॑ । इतत ।havī3ḥ śamitar iti 6.3.10.1
ह॒वन(३)ःः॑ । श॒चम॒त॒ः॑ । इतत ।aver apā3 iti 6.4.3.4अवलः॑ । अ॒प (३)ःः॑ । 6 । इतत ।agnā3 iti 6.5.8.4
अग्न (३) । इतत ।juhavānī3 mā hauṣā3m iti 6.5.9.1
जुह॒ व ॒नन(३) । म । ह ॒ष (३)म् । इतत ।atiṣṭhipā3 yajñapatā3v iti 6.6.2.3
य॒ज्ञम्प्प्त्यततष्ठ॒प ३ य॒ज्ञप॒त ३ ववतत॒ स ह लव चअ॒तत॒ष्ठ॒प (३)ःः॑ । य॒ज्ञप॒त (३)ववतत य॒ज्ञ-प॒त (३)उ । इतत ।
astu hī3 iti 7.1.6.1
अस्तु । हन(३) । इतत ।4

etī3 sahasratamīm̐ sahasrā3m iti 7.1.7.4
ए॒तन(३) । स॒ह॒स्र॒त॒मनचमतत सहस्र-त॒मनम् । स॒हस्र (३)म् । इतत ।lājī3ñ chācī3n yaśo mamā4m 7.4.20.1
ल जन(३)न् । श चन(३)न् । यशः॑ । म॒म ाँ(4)utsṛjyā3ṁ notsṛjyā3m iti 7.5.7.1
उ॒थ्सज्य (३)चमत्युत्-सज्य (३)म् । न । उ॒थ्सज्य (३)चमत्युत्-सज्य (३)म् । इतत ।
Note: 23 ā3 + 10 ī3 + 1 ū3 + 2 ā3i (pluta of e) + 1 ā3u (pluta of au) = 37 plutas; 4 ā4 raṅgaplutas.

mamāmityādipañcaraṅgaplutāḥ ślokarupeṇa pūrvaṇaivoktāḥThe five raṅgaplutas beginning with mamām have been mentioned above in form of a śloka.

hauṣāṁ pūrvaṁ makārastu sahasrāṁ pūrvatas tam!īm
yadvikarṇī yadvikarṇī catvāro na plutāḥ smṛtāḥ
The four words mā before hauṣā3m (6.5.9.1), tamīm before sahasrām (7.1.7.4), yadvikarṇī andyadvikarṇīm (5.3.7.4) are not pluta.
यत् । वव॒क॒र्नातत वव-क॒ र्ना । 9 । यत् । वव॒क॒र्नाचमतत वव-क॒ र्नाम् । 5.3.7.4

iti plutavicāraḥ
karotu tām abhīmāṁ ca indrasya tanuvaṁ priyām! |mayi dakṣakratū svinnasnātvī na plutasaṁjñikāḥ ||Not pluta are:karotu tām 4.1.5.2
क॒ र ल॒तु ॒ । त म् ।abhīmām 4.1.6.2
अ॒भनतत । इ॒ म म् ।

indrasya tanuvaṁ priyām 7.4.20.1
इनरस्य । त॒नुवम् । वप्॒य म् ।।

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mayi dakṣakratū 2.5.2.4
मग्नय । ि॒ख्ष॒क्र॒तू इतत िख्ष-क्र॒ तू । इतत ।svin nasnātvī ?
khātvī 4.1.1.4
अ॒ग्नग्नम् । ख ॒त्वन । न॒ः॑ ।

plutaprakaraṇaṁ samāptam
iti plutaśikṣā samāptā

Appendix
Plutaprakaraṇa of the Vyāsaśikṣā
plutaprakaraṇam 25
415-16: Definition of raṅgaplutaakārāntaḥ pluto yaś ced anunāsika ucyate 415
amatradhvanitulyaśca raṅgasaṁjña itīryate 416
417: Five raṅgaplutas in the Taittirīya Śākhā418: Four long raṅgas in the Kāthaka Āraṇyaka

ślokām̐ galām̐ mamām̐ hūtām̐ yadghrām̐ eveti ca plutāḥ 417
dīrghā devām̐ u tām̐ imy amṛvām̐ a svām̐ ahaṁ kaṭhe 418
419-30: Plutas in the Taittirīya Saṁhitā, Brāhmaṇa and Āraṇyaka:patnīvāś cetavyāḥ kāryāś cityārabhyāḥ patāu ca 419
hotavyāṁ satyarājāṁś ca sṛjyāṁ prāśyāṁś ca mīyatām 420
kartavyā sahasrām adrāk somāḥ krāmāś ca hā iti 421
brahmān tvaṁ dvipadāṁ hauṣāṁ stheyā agnā i vaty agān 422hāva ratnīś chinattī ca juhavānī ca gacchatī 423
etī lājīñ chācīn sarve tv antodāttā plutā ime 424patyā iti gṛhā i tvī uttānā ity aver apāḥ 425
somapā asomapā dvāv aśnutā!v atiṣṭhipāy 426
sāvitrān na vetthā dvau vyam agnihotrāṁ na ceti ca 427
avetyo 'vabhṛthā nā dvau rabhyaḥ paśūś śṛtaṁ havīḥ 428
stheyo 'gnīr dha svid āsīd dvāv astu hī iva vindatī 429
nakaṁ tripañcāśadūrdhvaṁ caturṇāṁ daśamāḥ plutāḥ 430
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Plutas in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa
dvādaśavikrāmā3 iti 1.1.4.1
adrā3g iti 1.1.4.2
hotavyam agnihotrā3ṁ na hotavyā3m iti 1.1.6.9
prāśyā3ṁ na prāśyā3m iti 1.3.10.6
mīyatā3 na pramīyatā3 iti 1.4.10.10
brahmā3n tvam 1.7.10.2; 1.7.10.3 (3x)suślokā4m̐ sumaṅgalā4m̐ satyarājā3n iti 1.7.10.6; 2.6.5.3
juhavānī3 mā hauṣā3m iti 2.1.2.2
ātman hā3 iti 2.3.6.1
iva vindatī3 2.5.5.6
avetyo 'vabhṛthā3 nā3 iti 2.7.9.5
svid āsī3d upari svid āsī3t 2.8.9.5
upahūtā4m̐ ho 3.5.8.2; 3.5.13.2
kartavyā3 trayodaśāratnī3r iti 3.8.3.3
lājī3ñ chācī3n yaśo mamā4m̐ iti 3.9.4.8
hotavyā3ṁ dvipadā3 iti 3.9.12.3
sāvitrā3n na vetthā3 iti 3.10.9.3 (2x)Note: Total number of plutas in the Brāhmaṇa is 39.

Plutas in the Taittirīya Āraṇyakasomapā3 asomapā3 iti 1.9.7
hotavyam dīkṣitasya gṛhā3i na hotavyā3m iti 5.2.2
hotavyam agnihotrā3ṁ na hotavyā3m iti 5.8.10
hotavyā3m iti 5.8.13
kaścana gacchatī3 8.6.1
kaścit samaśnutā3u 8.6.1
hā3vu hā3vu hā3vu 9.10.1
prathamajā ṛtā3sya 9.10.1
amṛtasya nā3bhāyi 9.10.1
sa id eva mā3vāḥ 9.10.1
ā3dmi 9.10.1
hā3vu 9.10.1

Ṣaḍviṁśatisūtra 78-80
78: A list of anuvākas of the Taiitirīya Saṁhitā containing pluta vowels.
7bṛhaspatisutasyāgnihotraṁ saṁśravā dvedve || mitro 'si sapta | tvaṣṭā brahmavādino adbhir
manur ekamekam | yad ekena yajuṣā vāg vai brahmavādino vicityaḥ paryagnir dvedve |paśumālabhya brahmavādinas sa tvai prāṇo vā ekamekam | indro vṛtram ahan na madhyamaṁdve | samiṣṭa yajūṁṣi dve | somo vā ekamekam | sahasratamyā na madhyamaṁ dve |bhūstrīṇy utsṛjyāṁ na madhyamaṁ dve | ekacatvāriṁśat plutāḥ 78
Note: This list (78) is almost the same as the first part of the Plutaśikṣā. The total number ofplutas in the Saṁhitā is forty-one (ekacatvāriṁśat plutāḥ).
79: A list of anuvākas of the Taiitirīya Brāhmaṇ containing pluta vowels.
dvādaśasu devāsurā indro vṛtraṁ hatvāgnir vāvasaṁvatsaro dve dve | mitrosi sapta |prajāpatir agnin na madhyamaṁ dve | prajāpatir vyasraṁsata yajño rāya ekamekam | mitro'sitrīṇi | prajāpatis tā odanaṁ tā sūryā candramasā dve dve | upahūtam upahūtam ekamekam |yo vai brahmaṇe dve | yuñjanti trīṇi | aśvasya dve | prajāpatir devān dve dve |naikacatvāriṁśat plutāḥ | 79
80: A list of anuvākas of the Taiitirīya Āraṇyaka containing pluta vowels.
viśvā agniś ca sāvitram asanneva dvayaṁ dvayam | devā ekannakaṁ sapta ṣoḍaśāraṇyake
plutāḥ 80

References
The transliterated text of the Plutaśikṣā is based on Peter Freund’s Devanāgarī edition
http://peterffreund.com/shiksha/pluta_shiksha.html
http://peterffreund.com/shiksha/pluta_shiksha.pdf
The transliterated text of Plutaprakaraṇa of the Vyāsaśikṣā shown in the appendix is based on
Peter Freund’s Devanāgarī edition
http://peterffreund.com/shiksha/vyasa_shiksha.html
http://peterffreund.com/shiksha/vyasa_shiksha.pdf
http://www.ibiblio.org/srimedia/ref1/Vyasa%20Siksha.pdf (with the commentary Vedataijasa)
Transliterated searchable files of the entire Taittirīya Saṁhitā, Brāhmaṇa and Āraṇyaka aredownloadable on http://www.sanskritweb.net as ts-find.pdf, tb-find.pdf and ta-find.pdf.
For the Devanāgarī shown in the commentary see Taittirīya Saṁhitā
http://www.parankusa.org/KrYajurBrowse.aspx.
Śikṣās and Vedalakṣaṇa texts:
http://vedicreserve.mum.edu/shiksha/shiksha_vedicreserve.html
https://sites.google.com/view/vedalakshana
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