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10/30/09

Sanskrit Alphabet Table

Vowels  (svara):
a ā i ī u ū
लृ अं अः
lṛ e ai o au aṃ aḥ
Consonants  (vyañjana):
Grouped Hard (karkaśa) Soft (mṛdu) Nasal 
(vargīya) Non-aspirate Aspirate Non-aspirate Aspirate
(alpaprāṇa) (mahāprāṇa) (alpaprāṇa) (mahāprāṇa) (anunāsika)
kaṇṭhya
Gutturals ka kha ga gha ṅa
tālavya
Palatals ca cha ja jha ña
mūrdhanya
Cerebrals ṭa ṭha ḍa ḍha ṇa
dantya
Dentals ta tha da dha na
oṣṭhya
Labials pa pha ba bha ma
Ungrouped  (avargīya)
antastha
Semi-vowels ya ra la va 
ūṣma
Sibilant śa ṣa sa 
mahāprāṇa
Aspirate ha
Some special compound consonants: 
क्ष त्र ज्ञ
kṣa tra jña
द्य द्म श्र ह्य
dya dma śra hya
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