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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 ṛ 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 yā ī ī yu yū yṛ ye yai yo yau
ī ya yā ī ī yu yū yṛ ye yai yo yau
u va vā vi vī ū ū vṛ ve vai vo vau
ū va vā vi vī ū ū vṛ ve vai vo vau
ṛ ra rā ri rī ru rū ṝ 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 ṣ s h
k g g g g g g g(gh)
ṭ ḍ ḍ ḍ ḍ ḍ ḍ(ḍh)
t d d d l d c(ch) d(dh)
p b b b b b b(bh)
ṅ ṅṅ
n nn ṃl ñ(ś/ch)
m ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ

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 ṅ
ṭ ḍ ḍ ḍ ḍ ḍ ṇ
t d c j ṭ ḍ d d n
p b b b b b m
ṇ
n ṃś ñ ṃṣ ṇ ṃs
m ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ ṃ
Visarga Final,
Vowel/Semivowel/Sibilant Initial
(Cell denotes transformation of final visarga)
Final Initial
vowels y r l v ś ṣ 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 aś o aṣ o as o o o
āḥ ā āś ā āṣ ā ās ā ā ā
(V)ḥ r ś r ṣ r s r r r