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svara
Vowels
hrasva
Short
dīrgha
Long
kaṇṭhya
Velar
अ
a
आ
ā
tālavya
Palatal
इ
i
ई
ī
oṣṭhya
Labial
उ
u
ऊ
ū
mūrdhanya
Retroflex
ऋ
ṛ
ॠ
ṝ
dantya
Dental
ऌ
ḷ
kaṇṭhatālavya
Palato-Velar
ए
e
ऐ
ai
kaṇṭhoṣṭhya
Labio-Velar
ओ
o
औ
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
क
ka
ख
kha
ग
ga
घ
gha
ङ
ṅa
ह
ha
tālavya
Palatal
च
ca
छ
cha
ज
ja
झ
jha
ञ
ña
य
ya
श
śa
mūrdhanya
Retroflex
ट
ṭa
ठ
ṭha
ड
ḍa
ढ
ḍha
ण
ṇa
र
ra
ष
ṣa
dantya
Dental
त
ta
थ
tha
द
da
ध
dha
न
na
ल
la
स
sa
oṣṭhya
Labial
प
pa
फ
pha
ब
ba
भ
bha
म
ma
व
va