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a ek devanagari lipi ka chihn hai jise avagrah chihn bhi kahate hai. avagrah (a) ek devanagari chihn hai jisaka prayog sandhi-vishesh ke karan vilupt hue 'a' ko pradarshit karane ke lie kiya jata hai. ise poorvaroop svar sandhi kahate haian. yah ayadi sandhi ka apavad hai. pad ke ant mean e/o ke bad yadi akar aye to akar lupt ho jata hai tatha e/o ka poorvaroop (pahale jaisa) ho jata hai. yahaan isi lupt hue 'a' ko avagrah chihn 'a' se pradarshit karate haian.

udaharan

balakah+ayamh= balako+ayamh=balakoayamh.

• adhunik bharatiy bhashaoan mean is chihn ka prayog atidirgh svar (jaise pukarane mean) ke lie bhi kiya jane laga hai, jaise -'maan aaa'. vahian chhandahshastr mean is chihn ko gurumatra (a, ee, oo adi) pradarshit karane mean bhi prayukt karate haian.