We come to the Deopārā inscription of Vijayasena,[1] where we find the modern Bengali alphabet, with certain exceptions in which the development of the form is still incomplete:
1. I where we find that the two circles have become joined together and ellipsoid in form.[2]
2. U where the inward curvature of the vertical is still to be seen.[3]
3. Ka does not show the acute angle.[4]
4. Ga shows a right angle at the top formed by the top stroke and the right vertical straight line.[5]
5. Na shows the modern Bengali form in the ligature.[6]
6. Ca has the Nāgārī form, the hollow triangle at the lower extremity is still to the left.[7]
7. Ja shows the transitional form.
8. Ṭa shows the transitional form in which the top stroke and the straight left limb on the right, have combined to form a curve.[8]
9. Ḍa still shows the inward curvature of the vertical line as in U.
10. Ṇa shows the absence of the top stroke that its development is not yet complete.[9]
11. Da shows a curve at the back and is transitional in form.[10]
