Lesson 16 ṅa (ङ - ं), न्न -nn Ligatures

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟏

For ligature one should use the Sanskrit text font, see Lesson 15

ङ - ṅa - at the beginning of a word

Second line

- औ ऐ आ ई ऊ भ ङ घ ध झ ढ ञ ऑ (hold down the ↑ key in the bottom left corner )

- Q W  E  R T  Y  U  I O  P  [  ]   \   (hold down the ↑ key in the bottom left corner)

ङकार - ṅakāra - read nakar - na sound (palatal, nasal) - "U k e j" signs 

ं - ṅa - within a word

Fourth line

- ॆ ं म न व ल स , . य - Sanskrit keyboard

- y  x c v  b n  m , . / - English keyboard

संग - saṅga - read - sangî (with n nasalized) - association - "m x i" signs English keyboard 

गंगा - gaṅgā - read - ganga (with a nasalized n) - Ganges - "i x i e" signs in English keyboard 

शंकर - śaṅkara - read as shankarî (with a nasalized n) - Șankar (Șivî) - "M x k j" signs in English keyboard

जंगल - jaṅgala - read - djangalî (with a nasalized n) - jungle - "p x i n" signs in English keyboard 

ईंदुलेख - īṅdulekha - read - indulechî (with a nasalized n) - name of one of Radha's eight main friends - "R x o g n s K" signs English keyboard 

ईंदुमाती - īṅdumatī - read indumati (Nazified) - name of one of Radha's friends - "R x o g c e l r"

रंगदेवि - raṅgadevi - read - rangadevi (with n nasalized) - name of one of Radha's eight main friends - "j x i o s b f" signs English keyboard 

तुंगविध्य - tuṅgavidhya - read - tungavidia (with a nasalized n) - name of one of Radha's eight main friends - "l g x i b f O d /" English keyboard signs 

राधा कुंड - rādhā kuṅḍa - radha kund - Radha's lake - signs  - j e O e  k g x e [ 

Consonants written under each other

द्वार - dvāra - read dvarî (with a long a) - gate, door - signs "o d b e j" English keyboard 

द्वि - dvi - read dvi- two - signs "o d b f" English keyboard 

बुद्ध - buddha - read budhî - wise, intelligent - "y g o d O" signs English keyboard 

शुद्धि - śuddhi - read shudhi - purity - "M g o d O f" signs English keyboard 

अष्टमी - aṣṭamī - read astami - eighth - marks "D ; d ' c r" English keyboard 

न्न -nn

अन्न - anna - read ana - cereal, food - "D v d v" signs English keyboard 

सन्न्यासी - sannyāsī - read - saniasi - the one who gave up - marks "m v d v d / m r" English keyboard

Exercise: Write the new Sanskrit words 10 times.

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