The Sanskrit Alphabet (in phonetic order, with pronunciation)

Simple Vowels Consonants

short long - voice - voice + voice + voice Nasals Semi-vowels Sibilants
- aspirate + aspirate - aspirate + aspirate

Guttural
k{Q(
A
a
Aa

k o g
ka kha ga
"
gha
'
a
h
ha
kahya but mom skate blockhead gate log hut sing hum

Palatal
talVy
# $ c D
ca cha
j H
ja jha
|
a
y
ya
z
a
i
tlavya chunk catch him jar hedgehog bunch young show
it beat

Cerebral
mUxRNy
\



q
a
Q
ha
f
a
F
ha
[
a
r
ra (repha)
;
a
mrdhanya rhythm arrhythmia true markethall drum godhead under drama bushel

Dental
dNTy


t
ta
w
tha
d
da
x
dha
n
na
l
la
s
sa
dantya revelry top anthill dart sandhill numb luck so

Labial
Aae(
%
u
^

p
pa
) b
pha ba

bha
m
ma
v
va
ohya put pool spin loophole bin abhor much vile/while

Compound
Vowels
@
e
@e
ai
Aae
o
AaE
au
Special
Characters A<
anusvra
A>
visarga
(Diphthongs)
play high toe loud nasalized m/n aspirate

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