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/STu / ष्टु

The retroflexes or /mUrdhanya or S;Tu ष्टु are S ष् and the /Tu.

A S;Tu ष्टु is either the letter S ष् or one of the five /Tu letters.

So the /STu are —

S ष् T ट् Th ठ् D ड् Dh ढ् N ण्

The word retroflex is Latin for "(tongue) bending backwards". In Sanskrit you may call them mUrDhni- मूर्ढ्निॱ or /mUrdhanya "made with the top", if you like.