Sanskrit : Conjuncts
with र
Conjuncts with र
The consonant र is special in that conjuncts where र occurs as the first
consonant are written using a special ligature. In these conjuncts, the
presence of र is indicated by a shape resembling a hook above the last consonant
of the conjunct.
Let us look at a few examples.
[Note that the display of conjuncts varies based upon your Unicode display
implementation - not all conjuncts may be displayed correctly.]
र
|
+
|
क
|
=
|
र्क
|
|
|
र
|
+
|
त
|
=
|
र्त
|
|
|
र
|
+
|
क
|
+
|
य
|
=
|
र्क्य
|
र
|
+
|
त
|
+
|
य
|
=
|
र्त्य
|
र combines with almost every other consonant and one finds several words
in Sanskrit with र as well as य in a conjunct.
Earlier, we had mentioned about a conjunct with five consonants. Here is
the word with the conjunct.
![[image of quintuple conjuct]](quintuple-conjunct.gif)
Let us now look at some conjucts in which र appears as the second or third
consonant. We have already seen that र belongs to the group of semivowels.
Most consonants will combine with र and the resulting conjunct will usually
end with र and an appropriate vowel. The presence of र in the conjunct will
be seen through a special stroke added to the first consonant. Please observe
the following carefully and remember the writing method for the consonant.
क्र
|
=
|
क
|
+
|
र
|
च्र
|
=
|
च
|
+
|
र
|
ट्र
|
=
|
ट
|
+
|
र
|
त्र
|
=
|
त
|
+
|
र
|
प्र
|
=
|
प
|
+
|
र
|
म्र
|
=
|
म
|
+
|
र
|
Sanskrit books printed during the early part of the twentieth century may
show variations from the above.
[Source ends prematurely here.]
Continue to summary.
Back to Sanskrit contents.
Unicode conversion
from original
site (IIT Madras) completed by Walter Stanish. Hosted at pratyeka.