Editing Consonant harmony (section)

===In Sanskrit===
A different example of coronal harmony, sometimes referred to as ''NATI rule'', occurs in [[Sanskrit]], where {{IPA|[n]}} is retroflexed to {{IPA|[ɳ]}} if it is preceded by a retroflex continuant, mainly {{IPA|[ɽ]}} and {{IPA|[ʂ]}}, in the same word, even at a distance. The retroflexion spreads from left to right affecting any coronal nasal until the word boundary is reached. This phenomenon, however, is blocked whenever a coronal plosive is placed between {{IPA|[ɽ]}}/{{IPA|[ʂ]}} and {{IPA|[n]}}. For instance, in the noun {{lang|sa|ब्राह्मण}} ''brāhmaṇa'' "[[Brahmin]] priest" (derived from the root ''*bṛh'' "to make strong" + the suffix ''-man-'' + the thematic vowel ''-a''), the original coronal {{IPA|[n]}} ([[IAST]]: ''n'') of the action noun suffix ''-man'' changes to a retroflex {{IPA|[ɳ]}} ([[IAST]]: ''ṇ'') due to consonant harmony triggered by {{IPA|[ɽ]}} ([[IAST]]: ''r''). On the other hand, in the word अर्चन ''arcana'' "homage, praising" (from ''*ṛc'' "to praise" + ''-man-'' + ''-a'') consonant harmony is prevented by the coronal stop {{IPA|[t͡ʃ]}} ([[IAST]]: ''c'') which blocks the assimilation.<ref>[https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/ollett/files/assimilation.pdf Feature Spreading in Sanskrit].</ref>