Grantha - 14 - Conjuncts III

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नष्टमार्गा हि ये सत्त्वा मार्गं देशेमि उत्तमं

नयामि पारिमं तीरं तस्माद् अस्मि विनायकः

நஷ்டமார்கா³ ஹி யே ஸத்த்வா மார்க³ம்ʼ தே³ஸே²மி உத்தமம்ʼ

நயாமி பாரிமம்ʼ தீரம்ʼ தஸ்மாத்³ அஸ்மி விநாயக:

To those beings who have lost their way I point out the Path supreme

And lead them to the farther shore, therefore I am Vinayaka

We had seen in the detail the Combining & Stacking Saṃyuktākṣara-s in the last series. Now, we will seeing the Conjunct forms of -y- and -r- as they deserve separate discussion.

-r- Conjunct

Post-Consonantal Form

Unlike other Consonants, when -r- occurs as the final part of the consonantal cluster i.e in the post consonantal position, it morphs itself into a special character.

pra ப்ர प्र

pra_grantha

gra க்³ர ग्र

gra_grantha

In Some cases, -r- conjunct may fuse with the /ta/ and /sha/ to form the Samyuktakshara.

śra ஸ்²ர श्र

shra_grantha

Our own Tamil Sri // is derived from this /shra/. However, sometimes the disjoint form is also seen in print.

tra த்ர त्र

tra_grantha

For /tra/, the usual disjoint conjunct form is more usual in print.

Pre-Consonantal Form

-r- has also has a special form, when -r- appears in the first consonant of the cluster. It takes a position next to the Consonant.

rjha ர்ஜ² र्झ

rjha_grantha

rgha ர்க⁴ र्घ

rgha_grantha

-y- Conjunct

Similar to -r- , -y- has also a special form when appearing in the post consonantal position of a cluster.

tya த்ய त्य

ḍhya ட்⁴ய ढ्य

When /ya/ occurs as the first consonant of the cluster, the cluster behavior is normal as usual. (ய் ̐ய य्ँय y̐y is an exception, we'll come to that later)

yka ய்க य्क