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92 (d) In the Bodh-Gayā inscription of Aśokacalla in eva (L. 2).

(e) In the Gayā inscription of the Gadādhara temple in eva (L. 8).

(f) In the Cambridge Manuscripts.

12. Ai is of very rare occurrence and is to be found in its initial form in the Cambridge Manuscripts only where we find the complete Bengali form.

13. O:—

(a) It occurs in the Naihāṭī grant of Vallālasena ''Cf. Ovāsu'' (L. 17).

(b) and as a matter of course in the Cambridge Manuscripts.

14. The initial form of Au is, also, of very rare occurrence. It is to be found in the Cambridge Manuscripts. The only change in the later periods is the elimination of the lower part of the left limb.

15. Aṁ shows the modern Bengali form:—

(a) in the Kamauli grant;

(b) in the Cambridge Manuscripts.

In other records the anusvāra is a dot or a circle placed on the line:—

(a) The Bodh-Gayā inscription of Aśokacalla.

(b) The Gadādhara temple inscription.

(c) The Torpondighi grant.