Scorpions - Wind Of Change (Official Music Video)

From न to  ण



Let's learn the णत्वम् (Natvam) rule 5

The rule is:


ऋ/र्/ष्   + (अच्/कवर्गः/पवर्गः/य/व/ह) +न =ण

which means :


If  the  न is preceded by the letters ऋ or र्or  ष्  and in between there is any vowel or क groups of consonants or प groups of consonants or the letters यor व orह the न  changes to ण.


Observe the two words below:

पुष्पाणि

काष्ठानि


Why is there  ण in पुष्पाणि but an  न in काष्ठानि?


One of the criteria for न to become ण is to have a ष before the न.

Going by that, both पुष्पाणि  and काष्ठानि have a ष before it so why ण is not seen in काष्ठानि ?


Answer is because in between the  ष and न in काष्ठानि there is ठ and ठ belongs to the ट group and not the (vowels/कgroup/पgroup/य/व/ह).

So not always there is Wind of Change From न to  ण.