Māheśvara sūtras / The fourteen beats (सूत्राणि) / 2
2
the Māheśvara (माहेश्वर) sūtras (सूत्र)
ऋ ऌ क् ṛ ḷ k
The line
ṛ (ऋ), ḷ (ऌ), and the marker k.
नेपालीमा
ऋ, ऌ, अनि चिन्ह क्।
Where it sits
The introduction names ṛ (ऋ) and ḷ (ऌ) as vowels, and says ordinary lessons barely meet ḷ (ऌ). This beat is where the alphabet lists them. e (ए) and o (ओ) are the next beat, not this one.
Split: ṛ (ऋ) + ḷ (ऌ) + k (क्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ṛ (ऋ) | vowel | the short vocalic ṛ (ऋ). A vowel, not a consonant r (र्) with a following vowel. |
| ḷ (ऌ) | vowel | the short vocalic ḷ (ऌ). Rare in ordinary words. It is in the list so the vowel set is complete. |
| k (क्) | it marker | the marker. Dropped when a name ends here. |
The phrases
The marker k (क्) closes the simple vowels. ak (अक्) runs from the a (अ) of 1 through this ḷ (ऌ). ik (इक्) starts at i (इ) and ends here: i (इ), u (उ), ṛ (ऋ), ḷ (ऌ).
Sanskrit in this line
Both letters are vowels. The sign of ṛ (ऋ) on a consonant is the curl under the letter. The marker k (क्) is a halant.
Say it back
Say which two vowels this beat adds, and what ik (इक्) contains.