Changes

*Vyanjana (व्यञ्जनम् । consonant) - Dilution of vyanjana varnas such as Visarga (विसर्गः), Jihvamuliyas ('''जिह्वामूलीय-s''') and Upadhmaniyas ('''उपध्मानीय-s''')

*Vyanjana (व्यञ्जनम् । consonant) - Dilution of vyanjana varnas such as Visarga (विसर्गः), Jihvamuliyas ('''जिह्वामूलीय-s''') and Upadhmaniyas ('''उपध्मानीय-s''')

**Visarga : Usage of visarga is gradually declining. The sound of 'ह' at the end of the word is not being used in present day.

**Visarga : Usage of visarga is gradually declining. The sound of 'ह' at the end of the word is not being used in present day.

**k ('''क्''') and kh ('''ख्''') form the Jihvamuliyas and p ('''प्''') and ph ('''फ्''') form the Upadhmaniyas which are lost in present day samskrit usage.

**k ('''क्''') and kh ('''ख्''') form the Jihvamuliyas and p ('''प्''') and ph ('''फ्''') form the Upadhmaniyas are gradually lost in present day samskrit usage. Ex: कः करोति, कः पचति

*The vyanjana ' '''ळ''' ' as in '''इळामग्ने'''  and '''साळ्हा''' is seen only in vaidika bhasha. Usage of ' ळ ' and ' ळ्ह ' and the rules for their conversion to ड and ढ are described in Rik Pratisakhya. These vyanjanas are commonly seen only in Rigveda and not in other vedas also. (Pratisakhya Sutra given on Page 555 of Reference <ref name=":4" />)

*The vyanjana ' '''ळ''' ' as in '''इळामग्ने'''  and '''साळ्हा''' is seen only in vaidika bhasha. Usage of ' ळ ' and ' ळ्ह ' and the rules for their conversion to ड and ढ are described in Rik Pratisakhya. These vyanjanas are commonly seen only in Rigveda and not in other vedas also. (Pratisakhya Sutra given on Page 555 of Reference <ref name=":4" />)

*' ऌ and ॡ ' varnas are only seen in vaidika bhasha. Example: अचीक्ऌपत् | acīkḷpat |

*' ऌ and ॡ ' varnas are only seen mostly in vaidika bhasha as a vowel. In classical samskrit, it is misrepresented as 'ल' and 'ऋ'. Many dhatus contain this vowel in the end which is lost in the derivation of words (prakriya). Example: अचीक्ऌपत् | acīkḷpat  

*Doubling of consonants (द्वित्वम् | dvitva), called as Krama (क्रमः), is a process performed under many defined conditions and exceptions. Example : सोमानं '''स्स्व'''रणम् । somānaṃ ssvaraṇam (Rig. Veda. 1.18.1)

*Doubling of consonants (द्वित्वम् | dvitva), called as Krama (क्रमः), is a process performed under many defined conditions and exceptions. Example : सोमानं '''स्स्व'''रणम् । somānaṃ ssvaraṇam (Rig. Veda. 1.18.1)

*Svarabhakti (स्वरभक्तिः) and Abhinidhana (अभिनिधानम्) are grammatical processes where combined varnas (संयुक्तवर्ण-s । Samyuktavarnas) are broken down for clarity of pronunciation. Example: स्वर → सुवर, पृथ्वी →पृथिवी and दर्शत → दरशत

*Svarabhakti (स्वरभक्तिः) and Abhinidhana (अभिनिधानम्) are grammatical processes where combined varnas (संयुक्तवर्ण-s । Samyuktavarnas) are broken down for clarity of pronunciation. Example: स्वर → सुवर, पृथ्वी →पृथिवी and दर्शत → दरशत