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svara
Vowels
hrasva
Short
dīrgha
Long
kaṇṭhya
Velar

a

ā
tālavya
Palatal

i

ī
oṣṭhya
Labial

u

ū
mūrdhanya
Retroflex


dantya
Dental

kaṇṭhatālavya
Palato-Velar

e

ai
kaṇṭhoṣṭhya
Labio-Velar

o

au
vyañjana
Consonants
sparśa
Stop
anunāsika
Nasal
antastha
Semivowel
ūṣman
Sibilant
aghoṣa
Unvoiced
ghoṣa
Voiced
aghoṣa
Unvoiced
ghoṣa
Voiced
alpaprāṇa
Unaspirated
mahāprāṇa
Aspirated
alpaprāṇa
Unaspirated
mahāprāṇa
Aspirated
alpaprāṇa
Unaspirated
mahāprāṇa
Aspirated
kaṇṭhya
Velar

ka

kha

ga

gha

ṅa

ha
tālavya
Palatal

ca

cha

ja

jha

ña

ya

śa
mūrdhanya
Retroflex

ṭa

ṭha

ḍa

ḍha

ṇa

ra

ṣa
dantya
Dental

ta

tha

da

dha

na

la

sa
oṣṭhya
Labial

pa

pha

ba

bha

ma

va