Bhagavad Gita Demystified
TRANSLITERATION AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
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| > | oṁ | home | > | oṁ | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | a | fun | Q | ṭa | touch |
| Aṃ | ā | car | R | ṭha | ant-hill |
| B | i | pin | S | ḍa | duck |
| B | ī | feen | T | ḍha | godhook |
| C | u | put | U | ṇa | thunder |
| D$ | ū | pool | V | ta | (close to) think |
| F$ | r | rig | W | tha | (close to) pathetic |
| F$ | ṝ | (long r) | X | da | (close to) father |
| b | ḷ | * | Y | dha | (close to) breathe hard |
| E | e | play | Z | na | numb |
| E | ai | high | n | pa | purse |
| Aṃ | o | over | $ | pha | sapphire |
| Aṃ | au | cow | ~ | ba | but |
| A | aṁ | ^ | bha | abhor | |
| A... | aḥ | = | ma | mother | |
| H$ | ka | kind | ' | ya | young |
| I | kha | blockhead | a | ra | run |
| J | ga | gate | b | la | luck |
| K | gha | log-hut | d | va | virtue |
| L | ṅa | sing | e | śa | shove |
| M | ca | chunk | f | ṣa | bushel |
| N | cha | match | g | sa | sir |
| O | ja | jug | h | ha | house |
| P | jha | hedgehog | i | (Note 1) | (close to) world |
| Äm | ña | bunch | j | kṣa | worksheet |
| Ì | tra | three | k | jña | * |
| @ | unpronounced (a) | @@ | " | Unpronounced (ā) |
Note 1: '"' itself is sometimes used. * No English Equivalent. Nasalisation of the preceding vowel. Aspiration of preceding vowel