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INTRODUCTION
TO
SANSKRIT GRAMMAR.

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LETTERS.

1. The Sanskrit alphabet consists of forty-eight letters (वर्ण), of which thirteen are vowels (स्वर), and thirty-five consonants (व्यञ्जन ).

VOWELS.

2. अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ॠ ऌ ए ऐ ओ औ are vowels. Of these, अ इ उ ऋ ऌ are short vowels (ह्रस्व स्वर), and आ ई ऊ ॠ ए ऐ ओ औ are long vowels ( दीर्घ स्वर).