Sandhi

(“junction”) In classical Sanskrit grammar, a term for the euphonic (harmonic)
combination of words. In general this is
done by modifying the final phoneme of
one word, based on the initial phoneme
of the following word, to facilitate a
smooth verbal transition between the
two. An example is the compound word
sacchidananda, which designates the
three essential aspects of the ultimate
unqualified Brahman, and is formed
from the words sat (“being”), chit (“consciousness”) and ananda (“bliss”).
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