This document provides an overview of the Devanagari alphabet used for Sanskrit, including vowels, consonants, conjunct consonants, and numerals. It also presents sample Sanskrit text with transliterations in both Devanagari and Roman script to demonstrate the written language. The document discusses the main components of written Sanskrit such as different types of letters and how they combine to form conjunct consonants, as well as providing examples of Sanskrit text for readers.
This document provides an overview of the Devanagari alphabet used for Sanskrit, including vowels, consonants, conjunct consonants, and numerals. It also presents sample Sanskrit text with transliterations in both Devanagari and Roman script to demonstrate the written language. The document discusses the main components of written Sanskrit such as different types of letters and how they combine to form conjunct consonants, as well as providing examples of Sanskrit text for readers.
This document provides an overview of the Devanagari alphabet used for Sanskrit, including vowels, consonants, conjunct consonants, and numerals. It also presents sample Sanskrit text with transliterations in both Devanagari and Roman script to demonstrate the written language. The document discusses the main components of written Sanskrit such as different types of letters and how they combine to form conjunct consonants, as well as providing examples of Sanskrit text for readers.
This document provides an overview of the Devanagari alphabet used for Sanskrit, including vowels, consonants, conjunct consonants, and numerals. It also presents sample Sanskrit text with transliterations in both Devanagari and Roman script to demonstrate the written language. The document discusses the main components of written Sanskrit such as different types of letters and how they combine to form conjunct consonants, as well as providing examples of Sanskrit text for readers.
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Devangar alphabet for Sanskrit
Vowels and vowel diacritics ( / ghoa)
Consonants ( / vyajjana)
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Conjunct consonants ( / sayoga) There are about a thousand conjunct consonants, most of which combine two or three consonants. There are also some with four-consonant conjuncts and at least one well-known conjunct with five consonants. Here's a selection of commonly-used conjuncts:
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Numerals ( / sakhy)
Sample text in Sanskrit
Translated into Sanskrit by Arvind Iyengar Transliteration Sarv mnavh svatantrh samutpannh vartant api ca, gauravadr s adhikradr s ca samnh va vartant. t sarv ctan-tarka-saktibhy susampannh santi. Api ca, sarvpi bandhutva- bhvanay paraspara vyavaharantu. A recording of this text by Muralikrishnan Ramasamy Another version of this text
Transliteration (by Stefn Steinsson) Sarv mnavh janman svatantrh vaiyaktikagaurava adhikra ca tulyh va, sarv vivkah tmask ca vartat, sarv paraspara bhrtbhvna vyavaharyuh.