For precise pronunciation of Sanskrit we recommend taking on or our courses or home study programs. But approximate pronunciation can be learned by reading the transliteration of the text while listening to our recordings. In addition, the following notes will be useful:

• k g c j t d t d p b (all consonants) are pronounced with minimal breath, much less than is used in the release in English.
• the 'h' which follows the same consonants (kh, gh, etc.) designates additional breath released simultaneous to the consonant.
• t th d dh n are cerebral, pronounced by turning the tip of the tongue up towards the very front of the upper roof of the mouth (not on the slope down to the teeth as in English).
• t th d dh n are dental, pronounced with the tongue at the back of the upper teeth.
• r and r are cerebral adn are created by lightly touching the tip of the tongue, rather than by shaping the mouth as in the English 'r'.
• s is palatal, pronounced as 'shh' with the tongue at the same position as y; s is cerebral like 'sh' with the tongue the same as in r.
• m can be pronounced simply as 'm'. The dot placed under indicates the option of pronouncing an 'n' blended with the first letter of the following word (ex: nilam kamalam could optionally be nilankamalam).