Lesson 15 ड ḍa, Ligatures

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟏

The Sanskrit text font should be used for ligatures.

Therefore from now on use only this font.

1. Ligatures by dropping the vertical line of the first consonant

This is done on the keyboard by using the ् - d on the English keyboard

Third line

- ो े ् ि ु प र क त च ट - Sanskrit keyboard

- a s d f g h j k l ; ' - English keyboard

त्याग - tyāga - read - tyag - renoucing - "l d / i" signs English keyboard

आत्मा - ātmā - read - atma - soul - "E l d c e" marks in English spelling

मध्य - madhya - read madhyî - middle, - marks "c O d /" in English keyboard

अन्त - anta - read - antî - end - "D v d l" signs in English keyboard

गोविन्द - govinda - read govindî - He who has cows (Name of Krișna in Vraja) - marks "i a b f v d o"

वृन्दावन - vrindāvan - read vrindaavăn - the forest of Vrinda (place of transcendental love) - signs "b = v d o e b v"

बन्धु - bandhu - read - bandhu - friend - "y v d O g" in English keyboard

चैतन्य - caitanya - read - cetanya - conscience (Gaura's name) - "ș w l v d /" in English keyboard

पुण्य - puṇya - read - punyî - pious, piety - marks "h g C d /" English keyboard

राज्य - rājya - read - radjia - royal, kingdom - "j e p d /" English keyboard

दिव्य - divya - read - divya - divine, transcendental - "o f b d /" English keyboard

कृष्ण - kṛṣṇa - read krișnî - dark in colour - marks "k = ; d C" English keyboard

विष्णु - viṣṇu - read viṣṇu - Vișnu - Transcendental Lord - marks "b f ; d C g" English keyboard

वैष्णव - vaiṣṇava - reads vaiṣnavî - Venerator of Vișnu - marks "b w ; d C b" English keyboard

हस्त - hasta - read hastî - hand - "u m d l" English keyboard

रहस्य - rahasya - read rahasyî - confidential, secret - the "j u m d /" English keyboard

स्वामी - svāmī - read svami - master - "m d b e c r" English keyboard

स्थिति - sthiti - read sthiti - position - "m d L f l f" English keyboard

शान्ति - śānti - spelled shanti - peace - "M e v d l f" English keyboard

श्लोक - śloka - read as șlokî - verse - "M d n a k" English keyboard

सुन्दर - sundara - read sundarî - beautiful - "m g v d o j" English keyboard

बहुत सुन्दर - bahut sundar - very beautiful

ड ḍa

Second line on the keyboard

- ौ ै ा ी ू ब ह ग द ज ड ़ ॉ (Sanskrit keyboard)

- q w e r t y u i o p [ ] \ (English keyboard )

पण्डित - paṇḍita - is read - panditî - learned - signs "h C d [ f l" English keyboard

चण्डाल - caṇḍāla - read - tschandal - man from outside the social classes - the signs " ; C d [ e n "

मण्डल - maṇḍala - read - mandal - round, circular, ball, province - signs "c C d [ n "

Exercise: Write the new Sanskrit words 10 times.