Realizing the necessity of writing swiftly and of pronouncing the words of different languages correctly, the under noted Roman Sam'skrta alphabet has been adopted. Those not familiar either the Devanagari alphabet or the Bengali alphabet below, please see the pronunciation key below.

It is possible to pronounce the Sam'skrta, or Sanskrit language with the help of only tweny-nine letters of the Roman script.

á b c d e d' e g h i j k l m m' n n n o p r s s t t' u ú v y

The letters "f", "q", "qh", "z" etc. are required in the Arabic, Persian, and various other languages, but not in Sam'skrta.

"d'a" and "d'ha" occurring in the middle of a word or at the end of a word, are pronounced "r'a" and "r'ha" respectively. Like "ya", they are not independent letters. When the need arises in writing non-Sam'skrta words, "r'a" and "r'ha" may be written.

Pronunciation Key

This key is a guide to the pronunciation of the Sanskrit words.

a = "a" in " mice"
á = "a" in "father"
i = "i" in "folio"
ii = somewhat prolonged I
u = "u" in "lute"
ú = somewhat prolonged u
r (alone or followed by consonant) = ri in Spanish cardio
rr = rri in Spanish corrida
lr = l + ri
lrr = l + rri
e = "e" in "cachet"
ae = "ai" in "kaiser"
o = "o" in "open"
ao = "au" in "sauerkraut"
m' = a nasalization of the preceding vowel, sometimes similar to "ng" in "sung"
h (following vowel, but not followed by a vowel) = aspirated version of the vowel, or ha sound appended to the vowel. E.g., vah = either va with aspiration (expelling breath), or vaha sound.
kh, gh, ch, jh, t'h, d'h, th, dh, ph = aspirated versions of consonants (expelling breath)
una = nasalized "wa" ("a" in "mica"). Combining form un before k, kh, g, gh = "n" pronounced naturally for that location.
ina = nasalized "ya" ("a" in "mica"). Combining form in before c, ch, j, jh = "n" pronounced naturally for that location.
t'= "t" cerebral "t" (tip of tongue touches centre of palate)
d'= "d" cerebral "d" (tip of tongue touches centre of palate)
n = cerebral "n'" (tip of tongue touches centre of palate)
t = dental "t" (tip of tongue touches upper teeth)
d = dental "d" ( tip of tongue touches upper teeth)
y at the beginning of a word = "j" in "jump". In middle of word = "y" in "you".
v at beginning of word = "v" in "victory". In middle of word = "w" in "awaken".
sh = palatal "s" (tip of tongue touches back of palate), "sh" in "shall" or "ss" in "issue"
s = cerebral "s"( tip of tongue touces centre of palate), "sh" in "shun" or "bush"
ks = either aspirated version of "k" (expelling breath), or "k" + "sh"
n = (preceded by vowel other than I or u ) = nazalization of vowel
jina = "gya" ("a" in "mica")
jina' = "gya" ("a" in "father")