Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
Ha Mla Fi Fi Ju Go Wr He
g! Te Tai AY o WAY au
* m (anusvara) $b (visarga)
Consonants
Gutturals: RH ka tqkha VTJ[ga GYgh Gaia
Palatals: J ca ch ja A jha > iia
Cerebrals: J ta 6 tha S da @ dha OT na
Dentals: ata J tha @ da J dha na
Labials: pa pha q ba F bha q ma
Semivowels: ya q ra qq la q va
Sibilants: J] sa sa q sa
Aspirate: a ha S ’ (avagraha) - the apostrophe
The vowels above should be pronounced as follows:
a — like the ain organ or the win but.
a — like the ain far but held twice as long as short a.
i — like the cin pin.
i — like the i in pique but held twice as long as short i.
u — like the win push.
i — like the win rule but held twice as long as short u.
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