Indian Palaeography c15.s9.t3.25.4

c15.s9.t3.25.4

*Va* is triangular with its lower corners rounded and base notched. *Śa*, like *ga*, optionally curls the left arm upwards, but in other cases both the arms are curled inwards. *Sa* is either of the open-mouthed variety of the north or of the hooked type. *Ha* optionally extends its right hook downwards. In the Trichinopoly cave inscriptions *ja* in the conjunct *jña* recalls the corrupt form used in the Mayidavolu plates. *Kha*, as seen in the conjunct *khya*, opens the mouth of its looped base and its upper curve has a curled end. The other conjuncts use the full forms of the letters. These inscriptions have introduced many new forms, but at the same time maintain the link with the earlier inscriptions of this region. The northern forms, mentioned in some cases, should be traced to the proto-Nāgarī letters of the Rāshtrakūṭa inscriptions.