Principles of Sandhi.
Most Indian
languages have rules to be applied when two words are combined to form
a single word. These rules have been derived from the rules which apply
to Sanskrit. Essentially, when the new word is formed, the vowel in the
last akshara of the first word and the starting vowel in the second word
will be combined into a resulting vowel which will be inserted to bridge
the two words. This was explained in some detail while discussing
the grammar for this lesson (Part-1). The Sandhi rules specify what must
be done even in the case of consonants. The concept of Sandhi is involved
with many different types of sandhi and many different exceptions to the
rules! The details are a bit lengthy to be covered in a short section such
as this and so we have decided to include a separate lesson on sandhi.
For the present, the information
given below should prove helpful.