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The document discusses the Devanagari alphabet used for Sanskrit, including vowels, consonants, conjunct consonants (combinations of 2-5 consonants), and numerals. It provides examples of conjunct consonants and short sample texts in Sanskrit with their transliterations in both Devanagari and Roman script.

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Sanskrit

The document discusses the Devanagari alphabet used for Sanskrit, including vowels, consonants, conjunct consonants (combinations of 2-5 consonants), and numerals. It provides examples of conjunct consonants and short sample texts in Sanskrit with their transliterations in both Devanagari and Roman script.

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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.



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Conjunct consonants:





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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)


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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.







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Conjunct consonants:






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