Ecce ratio translitterationis:
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| vocales
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| soni dicti 'diphthongi'
| ए {{IPA|[eː]}} <br> e
| ऐ {{IPA|[aːi]}} <br> ai
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| style="background:ivory;"अं |{{Unicode|अं}} {{IPA|[ⁿ]}} <br> {{unicode|ṃ Ṃ}}
| ''anusvara'' (nasalisatio)
| style="font-size:10pt;" | [[anusvara]]
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| style="background:ivory;"अः |{{Unicode|अः}} {{IPA|[h]}} <br> {{unicode|ḥ Ḥ}}
| style="font-size:10pt;" | [[''visarga]]''
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| velares
| palatiles
| cerebrales (retroflecti)
| dentales
| labiales
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|{{Unicode| क}} {{IPA|[k]}} <br> {{unicode|k K}}
|{{Unicode| च}} [{{IPA|[[IPA c|c]]}}] <br> {{unicode|c C}}
| style="background:ivory;"ट |{{Unicode|ट}} {{IPA|[ʈ]}} <br> {{unicode|ṭ Ṭ}}
|{{Unicode| त}} {{IPA|[t̪]}} <br> {{unicode|t T}}
|{{Unicode| प}} {{IPA|[p]}} <br> {{unicode|p P}}
| mutae surdae
| style="font-size:10pt;" | [[unvoiced stop]]s
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|{{Unicode| ख}} {{IPA|[kʰ]}} <br> {{unicode|kh Kh}}
|{{Unicode| छ}} {{IPA|[cʰ]}} <br> {{unicode|ch Ch}}
| style="background:ivory;"ठ |{{Unicode|ठ}} {{IPA|[ʈʰ]}} <br> {{unicode|ṭh Ṭh}}
|{{Unicode| थ}} {{IPA|[t̪ʰ]}} <br> {{unicode|th Th}}
|{{Unicode| फ}} {{IPA|[pʰ]}} <br> {{unicode|ph Ph}}
| mutae surdae cum aspiratione
| style="font-size:10pt;" | [[Aspiration (phonetics)|aspirated]] [[unvoiced stop]]s
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|{{Unicode| ग}} {{IPA|[ɡ]}} <br> {{unicode|g G}}
|{{Unicode| ज}} [{{IPA|[[ɟ]]}}] <br> {{unicode|j J}}
| style="background:ivory;"ड |{{Unicode|ड}} {{IPA|[ɖ]}} <br> {{unicode| ḍ Ḍ}}
|{{Unicode| द}} {{IPA|[d̪]}} <br> {{unicode|d D}}
|{{Unicode| ब}} {{IPA|[b]}} <br> {{unicode|b B}}
| mutae sonorae
| style="font-size:10pt;" | [[voiced stop]]s
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|{{Unicode| घ}} {{IPA|[ɡʱ]}} <br> {{unicode|gh Gh}}
|{{Unicode| झ}} {{IPA|[ɟʱ]}} <br> {{unicode|jh Jh}}
| style="background:ivory;"ढ |{{Unicode|ढ}} {{IPA|[ɖʱ]}} <br> {{unicode| ḍh Ḍh}}
|{{Unicode| ध}} {{IPA|[d̪ʱ]}} <br> {{unicode|dh Dh}}
|{{Unicode| भ}} {{IPA|[bʱ]}} <br> {{unicode|bh Bh}}
| mutae sonorae cum aspiratione
| style="font-size:10pt;" | [[Aspiration (phonetics)|aspirated]] [[voiced stop]]s
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| style="background:ivory;"ङ |{{Unicode|ङ}} {{IPA|[ŋ]}} <br> {{unicode| ṅ Ṅ}}
| style="background:ivory;"ञ |{{Unicode|ञ}} {{IPA|[ɲ]}} <br> {{unicode| ñ Ñ}}
| style="background:ivory;"ण |{{Unicode|ण}} {{IPA|[ɳ]}} <br> {{unicode| ṇ Ṇ}}
|{{Unicode| न}} {{IPA|[n]}} <br> {{unicode|n N}}
|{{Unicode| म}} {{IPA|[m]}} <br> {{unicode|m M}}
| nasales
| style="font-size:10pt;" | [[Nasal consonant|nasal]]
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|{{Unicode| य}} {{IPA|[j]}} <br> {{unicode|y Y}}
|{{Unicode| र}} {{IPA|[r]}} <br> {{unicode|r R}}
|{{Unicode| ल}} {{IPA|[l]}} <br> {{unicode|l L}}
|{{Unicode| व}} {{IPA|[ʋ]}} <br> {{unicode|v V}}
| semivocales
| style="font-size:10pt;" | [[semi-vowel]]s
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| style="background:ivory;" |{{Unicode|श }} {{IPA|[ɕ]}} <br> {{unicode|ś Ś}}
| style="background:ivory;"ष |{{Unicode|ष}} {{IPA|[ʂ]}} <br> {{unicode| ṣ Ṣ}}
|{{Unicode| स}} {{IPA|[s]}} <br> {{unicode|s S}}
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| sibilantes
| style="font-size:10pt;" | [[sibilant]]s
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|<font style="text-decoration: none">[[Voiced glottal fricative|{{Unicode|ह}} {{IPA|[ɦ]}} <br> {{unicode|h H}}]]</font>
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| fricativa sonora
| style="font-size:10pt;" | [[voiced fricative]]
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Licet litteris maiusculis uti, exempli gratia महाभारत = [[Mahabharata|Mahābhārata]] (nomen carminis epici).
== Vide etiam ==
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