Indian Palaeography c12.s5.34

c12.s5.34

In cerebral *sha* the curve is doubled and the separate hook is dropped. The main point to note is that the lower curve in *sha* is the primary one and it never takes the form of a hook, while the upper one is secondary, answering to the hook. This distinction is clear when we take into consideration the addition of the medial vowel *u*, which is always added to the primary curve (Fig. 5. VIII).