A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India v1.c7.29

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Vararuchi’s way of handling this process is rather extraordinary. He considers that of two consonants in a nexus the first is elided, and the second doubled. He also omits all mention of च, ज, ट, and ब. In spite, however, of his uncritical way of putting it, it is clear that he means to lay down the same law as that given above. ब he confuses with व, which being a weak letter would, in any case, whether preceding or following, be assimilated to the other member of the nexus. This is clear from his examples. Thus, Skr. लुब्धक lubdhaka = Pr. लोद्धओ loddhao, and Skr. पक्व pakwa = Pr. पिक्कं pikkam; Skr. लुभ्य lubdha = Pr. लुद्धो luddho.—Var. iii. 51.