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- DEVA-NĀGARĪ ALPHABET.
| अ | आ | इ | ई | उ | ऊ | ऋ |
| a | ā | i | ī | u | ū | ṛi |
| ॠ | ए | ऐ | ओ | औ | ||
| ṛī | ē | ai | ō | au | ||
| Nasal Symbol ं (ṅ or m). Final Aspirate ः (h). | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gutturals | क | ख | ग | घ | ङ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| k | kh | g | gh | ñ | |
| Palatals | च | छ | ज | झ | ञ |
| ch | chh | j | jh | ṅ | |
| Cerebrals | ट | ठ | ड | ढ | ण |
| ṭ | ṭh | ḍ | ḍh | ṇ | |
| Dentals | त | थ | द | ध | न |
| t | th | d | dh | n | |
| Labials | प | फ | ब | भ | म |
| p | ph | b | bh | m | |
| Semi-Vowels | य | र | ल | व | |
| y | r | l | v, w | ||
| Sibilants | श | ष | स | ह | |
| sh | ṣh | s | h | ||
| ह (h) is regarded as the Guttural Sibilant. | |||||