U+09C3 "ৃ" Bengali Vowel Sign Vocalic R Unicode Character

U+09C3 "ৃ" Bengali Vowel Sign Vocalic R is a combining diacritical mark used in the Bengali script to represent the vowel sound equivalent to the Sanskrit vocalic "r" (ṛ). This character is a dependent vowel sign, meaning it attaches to a consonant letter to modify its inherent vowel sound, and it appears as a distinct hook-like or curl-shaped mark placed above or on top of the consonant base. Historically derived from the Brahmi script, it is primarily used in transliterating Sanskrit loanwords into Bengali and indicates a short, syllabic "ri" or "r" sound, though its usage in modern Bengali is largely limited to scholarly, liturgical, or linguistic contexts.