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 :2. The vowel a is implicit after all consonants and consonant clusters and is supplied in transliteration, with the following exceptions:
 * a) when another vowel is indicated by its appropriate sign; and
 * b) when the absence of any vowel is indicated by the subscript sign ( ୍ ) called hasanta.
 * 3. ବ is used both as a labial and as a semivowel. When it occurs as the second consonant of a consonant cluster, it is transliterated va. When ବ is doubled, it is transliterated bba.
 * 4. Exception: Anusvāra is transliterated by:
 * a) ṅ before gutturals,
 * b) ñ before palatals,
 * c) ṇ before cerebrals,
 * d) n before dentals, and
 * e) m before labials.
 * 5. Candrabindu before guttural, palatal, cerebral, and dental occlusives is transliterated n̐. Before labials, sibilants, semivowels, the aspirate, vowels, and in final position it is transliterated m̐.
 * 6. When doubled, abagraha is transliterated by two apostrophes ( ’’ ).