Wilson Philological Lectures on Sanskrit and the Derived Languages c7.17.3

c7.17.3

but when preceded by a vowel and pronounced with the usual conjunctal characteristic, they become क्ख, च्छ, ट्ठ, त्थ, and प्फ; as in सावत्थियं for श्रावस्याम् and फुसेय्यु for स्पृशेयुः in the above, and in खन्थ for स्कन्ध, पोक्खर for पुष्कर, पच्छा for पश्चात्, अच्छरिय for आश्चर्य, डिट्ठ for दिष्ट, पुट्ठ for पुष्ट, मत्थक for मस्तक, वत्थु for वस्तु, फन्दन for स्पन्दन, and पुप्फ for पुष्प. In न, भ, ण्, स्म, झ्म, and ष्म the consonantal portion of the distinct sounds, being made up of *nâda* or intonated breath, the heavy *s'vâsa* or simple breath of the sibilant is first made heavy *nâda*, that is, the sibilant is changed to the aspirate ह and we have न्ह, ण्ह or म्ह for these conjuncts; as in पन्ह for प्रश्न, उन्ह for उष्ण, अम्ह for अस्मि, अम्ह for अश्म, and गिम्ह for ग्रीष्म. These correspond to the ख, छ &c., in the above instances, and must like them be considered as simple sounds, and in our modern languages they are pronounced as such in certain places; but when preceded by a vowel they must have, as in other cases, the characteristic of conjunctal sounds, and be pronounced as न्ह, ण्ह or म्ह though they are not so written.