Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
अ   अ   आ   आ   इ   उ   उ   ऊ   क   ऋ   र   ऋ   ह
ला ए ऐ बा ओ ओ बा
ት ሱ ( a  n  u  s  v  ā  r  a  )        ት ካ ( v  i  s  a  r  g  a  )
Consonants
Gutturals: क का ख kha ग ga घ gha ङ na
Palatals: च ca छ cha ज ja झ jha स na
Cerebrals:            ଅ            ମ  
a            ଅ            ମ  
tha            •              ଓ            da  
           ତ            dha
Dentals: ता थ tha दु da ध dha न na
Labials:
Semivowels:           ये या            रे रा            ले ले            वे वा
Sibilants: शुक्रा पर्व सुक्रा सुक्रा सुक्रा
Aspirate:        हर        ha        S        *  ( avagraha ) – the apostrophe
The vowels above should be pronounced as follows:
a 
 — like the  a  in organ or the  u  in but.  
 
 ā 
 — like the  a  in far but held twice as long as short  a .  
 
 i 
 — like the  i  in pin.  
 
 ī 
 — like the  i  in pique but held twice as long as short  i .  
 
 u 
 — like the  u  in push.
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