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One: Scansion and Related Matters

1.5 Conjuncts not making position

The most common conjunct that does not make position is "br", which regularly fails in this regard in the following words: "bràhmaõ-", "brahma-", "bråti" (and its present declension), & "anubråhaye". This last is particularly interesting because elsewhere "br" regularly does make position medially.

Other words that sometimes fail to make position are "tvaü", "dvàra", & "nhàtaka".

"by" (or, alternatively "vy") quite often fails in this regard also. Other cases must remain doubtful.