(d) In the Bodh-Gayā inscription of Aśokacalla in eva (L. 2).[1]
(e) In the Gayā inscription of the Gadādhara temple in eva (L. 8).[2]
(f) In the Cambridge Manuscripts.[3]
12. Ai is of very rare occurrence and is to be found in its initial form in the Cambridge Manuscripts only where we find the complete Bengali form.[4]
13. O:—
(a) It occurs in the Naihāṭī grant of Vallālasena[5] Cf. Ovāsu (L. 17).
(b) and as a matter of course in the Cambridge Manuscripts.[6]
14. The initial form of Au is, also, of very rare occurrence. It is to be found in the Cambridge Manuscripts.[7] The only change in the later periods is the elimination of the lower part of the left limb.
15. Aṁ shows the modern Bengali form:—
(a) in the Kamauli grant;[8]
(b) in the Cambridge Manuscripts.[9]
In other records the anusvāra is a dot or a circle placed on the line:—
(a) The Bodh-Gayā inscription of Aśokacalla.
(b) The Gadādhara temple inscription.
(c) The Torpondighi grant.
