समाहारः स्वरितः

Adhyāya 1 · Pāda 2 · Rule 31

The vowel that has the combination of anudātta and udātta tones is said to be svarita or circumflexly accented.,

The word \vowel\ of s. 28 is understood here also. The svarita or circumflexed accent is pronounced by the combined raising and falling of the voice. It is marked by a perpendicular line on the top of the letter.
The word is used in sutra (VI. I. 185) \\[1\\]. \The affixes having an indicatory त् t have svarita accent.\ As क॒॒न्या॑ kanya, शि॒॒क्य॑म् sikyam, क्व॑ kva.

This sutra is not to be understood to mean that a svarita is the resultant of the combination of two vowels, an udatta vowel with an anudatta vowel. It means the accent midway between the two well-known qualities of letters known as acute and grave accents.

## Footnotes
- [1] - तित्स्वरितम् ॥,

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