Devanagari Pronunciation Tool v1.0

Contents

  1. स्वराः / svarāḥ — Vowels
  2. वर्गीय-व्यञ्जनानि / vargīya-vyañjanāni — Varga consonants
  3. अवर्गीय-व्यञ्जनानि / avargīya-vyañjanāni — Non-varga consonants
  4. गुणिताक्षराणि / guṇitākṣarāṇi — Vowel-modified consonants
    1. गुणिताक्षर-लेखन-प्रश्नोत्तरी — Writing practice
    2. गुणित-शब्द-लेखन-प्रश्नोत्तरी — Word writing
    3. गुणित-शब्द-श्रवण-पठनावगमनम् — Hear & read
  5. संयुक्ताक्षराणि / saṃyuktākṣarāṇi — Conjunct consonants
    1. संयुक्ताक्षराणां अभिज्ञानम् — Conjunct Recognition Quiz
    2. संयुक्ताक्षर-शब्द-लेखन-प्रश्नोत्तरी — Conjunct Word Writing Quiz
  6. शब्दोच्चारणस्य अभ्यासः — See → Record → Compare

About this tool

This tool is designed to help learners recognize, pronounce, and write Samskrit sounds and words using the Devanāgarī script.

Coverage includes vowels, consonants, vowel-modified consonants (guṇitākṣarāṇi), high-frequency conjunct consonants (saṃyuktākṣarāṇi), and guided listening and writing practice.

Version: v1.0

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1. स्वराः / svarāḥ — Vowels

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2. वर्गीय-व्यञ्जनानि / vargīya-vyañjanāni — Varga consonants

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3. अवर्गीय-व्यञ्जनानि / avargīya-vyañjanāni — Non-varga consonants

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4. गुणिताक्षराणि / guṇitākṣarāṇi — Vowel-modified consonants

1) Pick a consonant → 2) Pick a vowel/mātrā Selected: — Halanta shown for recognition; audio uses normal consonant sound (क, ख…).
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4.1 गुणिताक्षर-लेखन-प्रश्नोत्तरी (listen → write)

How to use: Click Next (play) to hear a guṇitākṣara. Write it on the canvas or type it in the box. Click Check (typing is graded). Use Replay to hear again, Clear to erase, and Reveal to see the answer.

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Note: Browsers can’t reliably grade handwriting without ML/OCR. So scoring uses the typed answer; the drawing is for practice + comparison.

Type what you wrote (Devanagari):
Expected:
Audio file:
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4.2 गुणित-शब्द-लेखन-प्रश्नोत्तरी (listen → write)

How to use: Click Next (play) to hear a word. Write it on the canvas or type it in the box. Click Check (typing is graded). Use Replay to hear again, Clear to erase, and Reveal to see the answer.

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Note: Scoring uses the typed answer; the drawing is for practice.

Type what you wrote (Devanagari):
Expected:
Audio file:
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4.3 गुणित-शब्द-श्रवण-पठनावगमनम् guṇita-śabda-śravaṇa-paṭhanāvagamanam

How to use: Choose a mode. In Hear → Choose, click Play then pick the word you heard. In Read → Choose, read the prompt and pick the matching word. Your streak and score update automatically.

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Prompt
Audio:
Choose one
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5. संयुक्ताक्षराणि / saṃyuktākṣarāṇi — Conjunct consonants

How to use:
Select a Module to choose a conjunct group.
Use Prev / Next to browse.
Click Play to hear the conjunct or a word containing it.
Special conjuncts show their formation (e.g. ज् + ञ → ज्ञ).

Browse + Practice: Start with विशिष्टानि or Special consonants where you can also see how the conjunct is formed (e.g., त् + र → त्र). Use the quizzes for listening and reading recognition.

Conjuncts: (loading…) Ready
Conjunct
Hint:
Audio:
Practice word (carrier)
Word hint:
Click Play to hear either the conjunct (if available) or a word containing it.
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5.1 संयुक्ताक्षराणां अभिज्ञानम् / Conjunct Recognition Quiz

Choose a mode. In Hear → Choose, click Play and pick the correct conjunct. In Read → Choose, read the hint (IAST) and pick the matching conjunct. Note that it corresponds to the consonant type selected in Module above.

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Prompt
Choose one
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5.2 संयुक्ताक्षर-शब्द-लेखन-प्रश्नोत्तरी (Conjunct Word Writing Quiz)

How to use: Click Next (play) (or Play) to hear a word that contains a conjunct. Write it on the canvas or type it in the box. Click Check to compare (typing is graded).

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Note: Scoring uses the typed answer; the drawing is for practice.

Type what you wrote (Devanagari):
Expected:
Hint:
Audio file:
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6. शब्दोच्चारणस्य अभ्यासः — See → Record → Compare

How to use: Click Next to show a word. (Optional) type it. Then press Record, speak the word, and press Stop. Use Play mine and Play correct (or Compare) to compare pronunciations.

Words: … Ready
Word
Hint:
Audio file:
Type what you see (optional)
Your recording
Tip: the comparison is subjective — listen for clear vowels, correct conjunct articulation, and proper aspiration.
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