elegance,sensitivity and intelligence,and to her delightful family,special in individual ways:I have learnt much from them.Key to the Pronunciation of Sanskrit WordsVowels:The line on top of a vowel indicates that it is long.a(short) as the u in but(long) as the a in fari.(short) as the i in sit(long) as the ee in sweetu(short) as the u in put (long) as the oo in coolrwith a dot is a vowel like the i in first or u in furthereis always a long vowel like a in mateai as the i in pileo is always long as the o in poleow as the ow in owlConsonants:k, b and p are the same as in Englishkh is aspiratedg as in goatgh is aspirated is ch as in church or celloh is aspirated as in chhotajas in jeweljh is aspiratedt and d are hard when dotted below as in talk and dottt is the aspirated sounddd is aspiratedn when dotted is a dental; the tongue has to curl back to touch the palate.n as in kingtundotted is a th as in thermal th is aspiratedd undotted is a soft sound—there is no correspondingEnglish sound, the Russian 'da' is the closest. dh is aspirated ph and bh are aspirated The Sanskrit v is an English wThere are three sibilants in Sanskrit: S as in son

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