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R_1984_vyanjana_def
vyañjana (consonant): phonetic unit yielding specificity; cannot be pronounced without vowel
Body (pseudocode)
DEFINE vyanjana := phonetic_unit WHERE function = 'specificity_in_language'
CONSTRAINT: pronouncable(vyanjana) REQUIRES vowel
WITHOUT vowel: vyanjana IS impotent
Inputs / output
→ phonetic_unit
Evidence (2)
- « vyañjana, consonant ( lit. the act or instrument of manifestation ) is the phonetic unit that brings about specificity »
- « it can be pronounced only with the help of vowel, otherwise it is impotent or inefficacious »
Other rules on this concept (1)
R_1694_01 relation Vyanjanas possess svaratva (quality of being svara), starting with ṣadja
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