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Acknowledgements
This following information is taken from Dr. Ashok Aklujkar's
Sanskrit: An Easy Introduction to an Enchanting Language
(Svādhyāya: 2005) Vol. 1B pp. 64-66
 
Instructions
Vowel Final & Initial
(Cell denotes transformation of final and initial vowels)
Final Initial
a ā i ī u ū e ai o au
a ā ā e e o o ar ai ai au au
ā ā ā e e o o ar ai ai au au
i ya ī ī yu yṛ ye yai yo yau
ī ya ī ī yu yṛ ye yai yo yau
u va vi ū ū vṛ ve vai vo vau
ū va vi ū ū vṛ ve vai vo vau
ra ri ru re rai ro rau
e e ' a ā a i a ī a u a ū a ṛ a e a ai a o a au
ai ā a ā ā ā i ā ī ā u ā ū ā ṛ ā e ā ai ā o ā au
o o ' avā avi avī avu avū avṛ ave avai avo avau
au āva āvā āvi āvī āvu āvū āvṛ āve āvai āvo āvau
Consonant Final,
Vowel/Semivowel/Sibilant Initial
(Cell denotes transformation of final consonant; initial letter in brackets)
Final Initial
vowels y r l v ś s h
k g g g g g g g(gh)
ḍ(ḍh)
t d d d l d c(ch) d(dh)
p b b b b b b(bh)
ṅṅ
n nn ṃl ñ(ś/ch)
m

Consonant Final & Initial
(Cell denotes transformation of final consonant; initial consonant unchanged)
Final Initial
k/kh g/gh c/ch j/jh ṭ/ṭh ḍ/ḍh t/th d/dh p/ph b/bh n/m
k g g g g g
t d c j d d n
p b b b b b m
n ṃś ñ ṃṣ ṃs
m
Visarga Final,
Vowel/Semivowel/Sibilant Initial
(Cell denotes transformation of final visarga)
Final Initial
vowels y r l v ś s h
aḥ a/o' o o o o o
āḥ ā ā ā ā ā ā
(V)ḥ r r   r r r
Visarga Final,
Consonant Initial
(Cell denotes transformation of final consonant; initial consonant unchanged)
Final Initial
k/kh g/gh c/ch j/jh ṭ/ṭh ḍ/ḍh t/th d/dh p/ph b/bh n/m
aḥ o o aṣ o as o o o
āḥ ā āś ā āṣ ā ās ā ā ā
(V)ḥ r ś r r s r r r