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Sanscrit 



ff 



Prakrita 

 *Tf?r 



l 



wwrtw 



c*m 



%f%OTi 



Such words as 4f*T and <rft*T are evidently derived from 4*ft\*T 



and Tl"ft Vf. In 4^*f the anusvdra is first elided as in ^*t from 



frvtft, and the final vowel of & being elided, it assumes the 



form of 4f^*T (4<^*f). This form is found in Hindustani, 



i which has 4**W for twenty-one. In Bengali, a less masculine 



f and more euphonic language, in the strong sound of hoi the long i 



j is slightly and gradually flattened, till it becomes 4f *T, which again 



Bengali 



ST? 

 W?r 



coital 

 <rt?: 



*ITS1*T 



