Introduction
Learning Sanskrit vowels can be a headache for English speakers but we have to simplify it. We know that vowels, alphabets, etc are the backbone of any language so we have to learn and memorize it.
We also posted in in Roman language so that it will be easier for readers. In this article, we provide the basic vowels and consonants of Sanskrit which helps you to learn the sasnskrit language easily.
Sanskrit Vowels are given below
अ आ इ ई उ ऊ
Aha Aaha Yi Ye Yu Yu
ऋ ॠ ऌ ॡ
Rim Rim Lrim Lrim
ए ऐ ओ औ
A Aei Oh Aau
Sanskrit Consonants are given below
क (Ka) ख (Kha) ग (Ga) घ (Gha) ङ (Na)
च (Cha) छ (chha) ज (Ja) झ (Jha) ञ (Auu)
ट (Ta) ठ (Tha) ड (Daha) ढ (Dhaha) ण (Na)
त (Ta) थ (Tha) द (Da) ध (Dha) न (Na)
प (Pa) फ (Fa) ब (Ba) भ (Bha) म (Ma)
य (Yah) र (Ra) ल (LA) व (Waa) श (Sa)
ष (Sha) स (Saha) ह (Ha) क्ष (Kshay) त्र (Traha)
ज्ञ (Jna)
Most Confusing Term In Sanskrit
- श (Sa), ष (Sha) and स (Saha) Sound like same but they are different alphabets.
- व and ब seems like same.
- ख and रव seem like same.
- न (Na) and ण (Na) sounds like same.
- घ and ध are also looks equal.
- म भ are not same word.
- च and ज seems same.
Place Of Aticulation
Nasal Consonants(अनुनासिक): From Nose
ञ (Auu), ङ (Na), म (Ma), ण (Na), न (Na)
Dental Consonants(दन्त्य): From Teeth & Tounge
ऌ(Lrim) , त (Ta), थ (Tha), द (Da) , ध (Dha) ,न(Na), ल (LA) , स (Saha)
Cerebrals Consonants(मुर्धन्य): From tounge tip on hard plate
ऋ, ट (Ta) ,ठ (Tha), ड (Daha), ढ (Dhaha) ,ण (Na), र (Ra) ,ष (Sha)
Palatals Consonants(तालव्य): From tounge on soft palate
इ ,ई च (Cha) ,छ (chha) ,ज (Ja) ,झ (Jha) ,ञ (Auu),य (Yah), श (Sa)
Labials Consonants(ओस्टय ): From Lips
उ ,ऊ,प (Pa) ,फ (Fa), ब (Ba),भ (Bha),म (Ma)
Gutturals Consonants(कण्ठय): From Throat
अ ,आ ,क, (Ka) ,ख (Kha) ,ग (Ga) ,घ (Gha) , ह (Ha)
Conclusion:
Learn and memorize it carefully, and try to read and pronounce it correctly. If your pronunciation is false then it will provide the incorrect meaning. Learning Sanskrit is like a meditation you have to dive into. Don’t try to escape from it without knowing properly.
