Indian Palaeography c13.15

c13.15

suggests that it is a compound of *dva*. But the form of *da* opening on the right is not seen in this period save for the exceptional script of Bhattiprolu. In its fragmentary nature it is difficult to suggest a definite reading. The long *ū* is formed by the same old principle, by adding a further horizontal stroke to the short *u* (Fig. 6. II). Similarly *ai* is formed by adding a stroke to the left of *e* (Fig. 6. III). Besides these, we also find the use of *visarga*. It is marked by adding two dots one above the other at the end of the letters (Fig. 6. IV). In the medial vowels we have the addition of *au*, formed in the fashion already anticipated in the last chapter,¹ and *ṛi* which is added as an inclined stroke to the bottom of the letter (Fig. 6. V).