Indian Palaeography c12.s7.3

c12.s7.3

(ii) The medial vowel *i* is marked primarily by adding a vertical stroke on the top right of the consonant (e.g. *ji* and *ṭi*), but in order to distinguish it from the vertical of the consonant it was usual to draw a short horizontal bar between the two verticals. In the case of the letters *ba*, *ṭha*, and *tha* the vowel is added to their middle right.