पृष्ठम्:Sanskrit Introductory.djvu/९०

•5. When a compound vowel (e ai o au) is followed by another vowel, it splits into its component parts (a or a, and i or u) and the second of those parts is replaced by the antahstha of the same mouth position. The antahstha may then optionally be elided: generally it is only retained when the preceding vowel was au. e +V=>a + i+V=> ay V => a V ai + V => a + i + V => ay V => a V o +V=>a + u + V=> avV => a V au + V=>a + u + V=> avV where V stands for any vowel. 6. As a quite non-obvious exception to the above rule, and overriding it, when ^ or 3TT are followed by hrasva 3T, the 3T is elided and replaced by an avagraha. e + a => e' o + a o' All the information on vowel sandhi may be conveniently displayed in tabular form — called a sandhi grid — which, though useful in its own way, is no substitute for understanding the principles in sound. Final Vowel Following -I 1 -l -u -r -1 -e -ai -o -au Vowe -a- -ya- -va- -ra- -la- -e'- -a a- -o'- -ava- a- -a- -ya- -va- -ra- -la- -a a- -a a- -a a- -ava- a- -e- -T- -vi- -ri- -li- -a i- -a i- -a I- -avi- i- -e- -T- -vl- -rT- -11- -a T- -a T- -a I- -avT- I- -o- -yu- -u- -ru- -lu- -a u- -a i- -a u- -avu- u- -o- -yu- -u- -ru- -lu- -a u- -a u- -a u- -avu- u- -ar- 2 -yr- 2 -vr- 2 -r- -r- -a r- -a r- -a r- -avr- r- -ar- -yr- -vr- -r- -r- -a r- -a r- -a F- -avr- r- -al- -yi- -vl- -r- -r- -a 1- -a 1- -a 1- -avr- 1- -ai- -ye- -ve- -re- -le- -a e- -a e- -a e- -ave- e- -ai- -yai- -vai- -rai- -lai- -a ai- -a ai- -a ai- -avai- ai- -au- -yo- -vo- -ro- -lo- -a o- -a o- -a o- -avo- o- -au- -yau- -vau- -rau- -lau- -a au- -a au- -a au- -avau- au-