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छ् (ch)

 
Abhyankara Grammar
English
छ् the second consonant of the palatal class of consonants ( चवर्ग ), which is possessed of the properties श्वास, अघोष, मह्याप्राण and कण्ठविवृतकारित्व. छ् , placed at the beginning of affixes, is mute
while ईय् is substi- tuted for छ् standing at the begi- nning of taddhita affixes
cf. P. I. 3.7 and VII. 1.2. छ् at the end of roots has got ष्, substituted for it: cf. P. VIII. 2.36.
पुराणम्
English
छ् / CH. This letter means a cut, amputation severance. (Chapter 348, agni purāṇa).