Sound Synthesis in Indo European Indo Iranian and Sanskrit

Author(s): Satya Swarup Mishra
Publisher: Ashutosh Prakashan Sansthan

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SOUND SYNTHESIS IN IE, IIR & SANSKRIT
23 (IIr dh)+bh > dbh upānah+bhih>upānad bhiḥ < IIr upanad bhiš>upānadh+
bhiš < IE uponed bhis < uponedh+bhis).
82. Sometimes there is confusion of the sandhi of htt's bh, since h comes from various sources.
Thus muh tta > mugdha & mūdha (representing as if both IIr žh & jh). In fact mūdha is a late form found first in AV. mugdha represents the original form.