Anubandha

Anubandha¶

When suffixes are added, all the usual rules of sandhi apply

Some kita and taddhita suffixes force guṇa & vuḍḍhi to take place. These are noted in traditional grammars by the letter ṇ. We are using the symbol *. This is called an anubandha or indicatory symbol.

e.g. ṇa or *a

Please note - when there is an anubandha (*), the first vowel is always lengthened, e.g. magadha + *a > māgadha.

Except when ...

1. a double consonant follows, e.g. addhā + *ika > addhika

2. there is an aspirate consonant, e.g. kathā + *ika > kathika

3. the vowel is already long, e.g. nīla + *a > nīla