Dear Harry,

This looks like a transfer from Hindi. What would be comparable in RV, some other Vedic branches, and Pali is the character ळ, which seems to indicate a similar lenition as in Hindi ढ़ but with a different phonetic realization.

I’m not aware of a nukta being used in Sanskrit

Best wishes,

Hans Henrich


On Feb 3, 2025, at 20:47, Harry Spier via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Dear list members,
I've noticed in some printed editions sanskrit ढ is sometimes printed with a nukta as ढ़ . Any explanation. Is this just a case of regional pronounciation of the editor leaking into the sanskrit. 

As an aside when I typed "Nukta in sanskrit" into my google browser, its AI overview replied "The nukta is a character in sanskrit".

Thanks,
Harry Spier

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