Which of the following is a Ghosh varna (घोष वर्ण - voiced consonant)?
- Aच (Cha)
- Bठ (Tha)
- Cख (Kha)
- Dम (Ma)
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Based on the vibration of vocal cords, consonants in the Devanagari script are classified into Aghosh (unvoiced) and Ghosh/Saghosh (voiced):
* Aghosh (अघोष): Includes the and letters of every varga group (e.g., क, ख, च, छ, ट, ठ, त, थ, प, फ) along with श, ष, स.
* Ghosh/Saghosh (घोष): Includes the , , and letters of every varga group (e.g., ग, घ, ङ, ज, झ, ञ, ड, ढ, ण, द, ध, न, ब, भ, म) along with nasals, semi-vowels (य, र, ल, व), and ह.
Let's check our options:
* 'च' letter of Chavarga (Aghosh)
* 'ठ' letter of Tavarga (Aghosh)
* 'ख' letter of Kavarga (Aghosh)
* 'म' letter of Pavarga (Ghosh)
Therefore, 'म' is a Ghosh varna.
* Aghosh (अघोष): Includes the and letters of every varga group (e.g., क, ख, च, छ, ट, ठ, त, थ, प, फ) along with श, ष, स.
* Ghosh/Saghosh (घोष): Includes the , , and letters of every varga group (e.g., ग, घ, ङ, ज, झ, ञ, ड, ढ, ण, द, ध, न, ब, भ, म) along with nasals, semi-vowels (य, र, ल, व), and ह.
Let's check our options:
* 'च' letter of Chavarga (Aghosh)
* 'ठ' letter of Tavarga (Aghosh)
* 'ख' letter of Kavarga (Aghosh)
* 'म' letter of Pavarga (Ghosh)
Therefore, 'म' is a Ghosh varna.