308 Srimad-Bhagavatam
r — like the riin rim.
t — like ree in reed.
| — like / followed by r (Ir).
e — like the e in they.
ai — like the aiin aisle.
o — like the oingo.
au — like the ow in how.
tn (anusvdra) — a resonant nasal like the nin the French word bon.
h (visarga) — a final h-sound: ahis pronounced like aha; ih like ihi.
The consonants are pronounced as follows:
k — asin kite jh — as in hedgehog
kh— asin Eckhart fi — asin canyon
g — asin give t — asin tub
gh — as in dig-hard th — as in light-heart
h — asin sing d — asin dove
c — asin chair dha- as in red-hot
ch — as in staunch-heart n — asrna (prepare to say
j — asin joy the rand say na).
Cerebrals are pronounced with tongue to roof of mouth, but the
following dentals are pronounced with tongue against teeth:
t — asin tub but with tongue against teeth.
th — as in light-heart but with tongue against teeth.
d — asin dove but with tongue against teeth.
dh— as in red-hot but with tongue against teeth.
n — asin nut but with tongue between teeth.
p — asin pine ] — asin light
ph— asin uphill (not f) v — asin vine
b — asin bird § (palatal) — as in the s in the German
bh— as in rub-hard word sprechen
m — asin mother s (cerebral) — as the sh in shine
y — asin yes Ss — asinsun
r — asinmun h — asin home
There is no strong accentuation of syllables in Sanskrit, only a flow-
ing of short and long (twice as long as the short) syllables.
