deriv LSK ETT STT aSTA ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

/jhal / झल्

All consonants are serious except the nine funny consonants —

y य् r र् l ल् v व्
J ञ् m म् G ङ् N ण् n न्.

These nine are funny because they are sort of vowellike. They are sort of halfway consonantal. The serious consonants are the other 24 consonants: the stops, the sibilants, and h ह्.

The serious are called /jhal letters, because they appear in the /zivasUtra as —

  1. jha bhaJ झ भञ्

  2. gha Dha dhaS घ ढ धष्

  3. ja ba ga Da daz ज ब ग ड दश्

  4. kha pha cha Tha tha ca Ta tav ख फ छ ठ थ च ट तव्

  5. ka pay क पय्

  6. za Sa sar श ष सर्

  7. hal हल्

There is no need to remember this long list. Instead, remember that all consonants are serious except the nine funny.