Sanskrit Roots

Pronunciation Roots:

The basic set of consonants common to most Indian languages have been categorized according to their source in the body. (Throat, Palate, teeth, lips etc.) The 5 Varga (groups) are: ka, kha ga, gha, gn; ch, cha, ja, jha, yn, t, th, d, dh, n; T, Th, D, Dh, N; and p, ph, b, bh, m. In each Varga the last consonant is nasal. When an Anuswar (n / m) preceedes a consonant, it represents the nasal sound of that Varga.

Thus the words: anga, sanchit, santha, aNDa, amba.

Similar pronunciation is seen in English: anguish, puncture, anthropology, aND, ambiguity.

Nasal sound before hard D, T is pronunced as hard N: as in Andrew, saint, sand, wand.

Nasal sound before soft d, t is pronunced as soft n: as in synthesis.

Nasal sound before before g is pronunced as: song, single, swing, anger.

Nasal sound before b, p is pronounced as m: as in amplify, symbiosys, simple.

 Me and mine ...

Prefixes and postfixes:

The postfix 'er' in words like: sonar, kumbhar etc. indicate the occupation.

Same postfix is seen in English: teacher, farmer, worker etc. indicate the occupation.

The prefix 'a' makes opposties meaning. Example: mruta-amruta, karma-akarma, swacha-aswacha.

Mind and Body: