Karnatakabhashabhushana 1.7.2

1.7.2

tē punaḥ kakārādayō varṇāḥ makārāntāḥ pañca pañca bhūtvā pañcaiva vargasaṁjṇā vēditavyāḥ. tē kē? k k g gh ṅ, c ch j jh ñ, ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍh ṇ, t th d dh n, p ph b bh m.

Furthermore, those phonemes beginning with *ka* and ending with *ma*, grouped five by five, are to be known as five consonant classes. Which are they? *k kh g gh ṅ*, *c ch j jh ñ*, *ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍh ṇ*, *t th d dh n*, *p ph b bh m*.