When ॠ (rri / long vocalic r) attaches to a consonant, its matra is ॄ — a longer version of ृ written below the consonant.
Note: ॠ and its matra ॄ are extremely rare in modern Hindi. They appear mainly in very old Sanskrit texts. Learning to recognise the symbol is more important than finding common words.
How it looks: क + ॄ = कॄ (teaching form 'krri')
Comparison with the short form: - ृ (short ऋ matra): कृ = 'kri' - ॄ (long ॠ matra): कॄ = 'krri' (held longer)
ॠ (ॠ) is a rare vocalic R sound. Write it like ऋ (ऋ) with a long-vowel marker — start with the vertical stroke, add the subscript curl on the right, then extend the hook downward.
Practice tracing the character with attention to stroke direction and order.
Recognize and pronounce the vowel ॠ (rri) with an English sound anchor and Hindi word examples.
When ॠ (rri / long vocalic r) attaches to a consonant, its matra is ॄ — a longer version of ृ written below the consonant.
Note: ॠ and its matra ॄ are extremely rare in modern Hindi. They appear mainly in very old Sanskrit texts. Learning to recognise the symbol is more important than finding common words.
How it looks: क + ॄ = कॄ (teaching form 'krri')
Comparison with the short form: - ृ (short ऋ matra): कृ = 'kri' - ॄ (long ॠ matra): कॄ = 'krri' (held longer)
ॠ (ॠ) is a rare vocalic R sound. Write it like ऋ (ऋ) with a long-vowel marker — start with the vertical stroke, add the subscript curl on the right, then extend the hook downward.
Practice tracing the character with attention to stroke direction and order.