Letters in Sanskrit are believed to be loaded with mystic power that are yielded when pronounced correctly.
The sanskrit alphabet is well categorized and hence easy to learn. The vowels and consonants are as follows:
Vowels
Consonants
Consonants are further categorized into several groups based on how they are pronounced.
- Gutturals
- These letters are pronounced from the throat.
- Palatals
- These letters are pronounced from the middle of the mouth.
- Cerbrals These letters are pronounced with the tounge hitting the roof of the mouth.
- Dentals
- These letters are pronounced with the help of the teeth
- Labials
- These letters are pronounced with the help of the lips.
Furthermore, the first two letters in each group are the hard consonants and the next two are soft consonants. The last letter in each group is a nasal i.e. the letter is pronounced with the help of the nose.
Semi-vowels, Sibilants, Aspirate
There are other consonants:
- Semivowels
- These letters are produced by combining vowels.
- Sibilants
- These are the "s" lettered-sounds.
- Aspirate This letter is pronounced from the throat.
