A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India v1.c6.87

v1.c6.87

Having cleared the way somewhat by getting rid of the above-mentioned classes, there remain क, ग; च, ज; त, and द; and in the case of these six letters the rule appears to be that they are generally elided when preceded by a long or accented vowel, generally retained if mediæ, or weakened into mediæ if tenues, when preceded by a short or unaccented vowel.