एतत् पृष्ठम् अपरिष्कृतम् अस्ति
• Or they may be written one above the other, in which case they are read from top to bottom:
- T + -T" >- ^ mna
^ + ^ y W bva ^ + Zy? sta • This arrangement can be useful where the first letter has no vertical stroke on the right: ^ + T y ^ dga ^ + ^ y ? tta ^ + ^ >- M nka • Left to right and vertical arrangements may appear in the same compound: ^T + ^ + qV^T snya TT + S + ^IVET sthya ^ + ^ + ^r^PJ nkya • Most symbols retain their familiar shape in compounds, but some are modified: <* + <* >- ^ dda ? + ^T^^ ddha ^5 + £|V3q* kma • When symbols are modified, it is often only in combination with other particular symbols, for example: cT + cT y fT tta ^ + •?" >- ffj hna <? + *T y <*J dya <T + £|V<r*T tya ^ + *T y ^ hma