APPENDIX 2
SANSKRIT DIACRITICAL EQUIVALENTS (as used in this book)

Vowels
Aa ST a gi Fi Su Hi Wr oy
ir We Cai Wo BT au

m (anusvara) —h (visarga)

Consonants
Gutturals: Hka Wkha Wega BYgha Gia
Palatals: “ca a cha ja cS | jha iia
Cerebrals: cd ta Atha Sda G@dha Ofna
Dentals: cj ta J tha G da [dha e{na
Labials: pa Hpha @ba Abha A ma
Semivowels: FZ ya Tra la q va
Sibilants: JT fa G sa G sa
Aspirate: a ha s =’ (avagraha) - the apostrophe
The vowels above should be pronounced as follows:
a — like thea in organ or the u in but.
a — like thea in far but held twice as long as a.
i — like the z in pin.

1 — like the 7 in pique but held twice as long as 7.
u — like the u in push

