as in স্ব sva, ক্ল kla, ম্ন mna ; but there are some in which the elements are so altered as to be with difficulty recognised. The most com- monly met with are the following : i. Nasals preceding other consonants (called in Bengali Anka- phala) : ঙ with ক ka makes ঙ্ক nka. n,,'ttga ^ nga. n F cha ,, 33 ncha. n , ^5 da ^ nda. n with Q tha makes " ntha. dha ,, W ndha. m ,, ^ pa m , ma 2. Sibilants preceding other consonants (called Aska-phala): ^T s with ^t tha makes ^ stha. ^ sh ,, T? ta shta. 3 sh 1 no ,, ^ shna. 3. Miscellaneous : w t with v ta makes ^5 tta. ^ t ^5 ta 1? tta. K / ^j tJict, *M" i~tli9, Jf rf ,, *C rfAa ,, ^ ddha. ^ k ^5 ta ,, ^ kta. "G^j <&na W jna (pronounced gya). ^g T dha R gdha. ~3 b 5f o'Aa ,, ^ bdha. ^ h T no "3^ hna. ^ A ,, f ma ,, 1f hma. ^ /c ^ sha ^ ksha (pronounced khya). The letter *T ya when joined to a previous consonant takes the form J or /, as W or ^/ kya. The letter <T ra when joined to a following consonant takes the form ', as ^<i? arka, <?*! karmma. B 2
