Note on the Pronunciation of Transliterated Sanskrit Words

The following are the approximate English equivalents.

a	has the sound of a	in all
ā	has the sound of a	in father
ai	has the sound of ai	in aisle
au	has the sound of ou	in loud
b	has the sound of b	in bar
bh	has the sound of bh	in abhor
c	has the sound of ch	in chapter
ch	has the sound of ch	in chop-house
d	has the sound of th	in there
ḍ	has the sound of d	in soda
dh	has the sound of dh	in adhere
ḍh	has the sound of dh	in red-haired
e	has the sound of ey	in prey
g	has the sound of g	in go
gh	has the sound of gh	in log hut
h	has the sound of h	in hot
i	has the sound of i	in it
ī	has the sound of ee	in see
j	has the sound of j	in job
jh	has the sound of dgeh	in hedgehog
k	has the sound of k	in kind
kh	has the sound of kh	in inkhorn
l	has the sound of l	in lady
m	has the sound of m	in mother
ṁ	has the sound of m	in hum
n	has the sound of n	in no
ṇ	has the sound of n	in not
ṅ	has the sound of ng	in king
ñ	has the sound of ny	in canyon
o	has the sound of o	in molest
p	has the sound of p	in pan
ph	has the sound of ph	in philosophy
r	has the sound of r	in ram
ṛi	has the sound of ri	in river
s	has the sound of s	in saint
ś	has the sound of sh	in shun
ṣ	has the sound of sh	in fish
t	has the sound of t	in pasta
ṭ	has the sound of t	in tie
th	has the sound of th	in three
ṭh	has the sound of th	in anthill
u	has the sound of u	in full
ū	has the sound of oo	in moon
v	has the sound of v	in voice
y	has the sound of y	in yet