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How many letters are in the Sanskrit alphabet?

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Neha Raj Sharma
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How many letters are in the Sanskrit alphabet?
How many letters are in the Sanskrit alphabet?
Manasi Wangikar
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13 vowels and 33 consonants
There are 13 vowels and 33 consonants in Sanskrit alphabet.

The vowels are called स्वराः in Sanskrit.
The vowels are:
– स्वराः - swarah (vowels)
अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ॠ लृ ए ऐ ओ औ 
a  ā  i  ī u  ū  ṛ  ṝ   ḷ  e ai o  au

• The consonants are called व्यञ्जनानि in Sanskrit.
The consonants are:
- व्यञ्जनानि vyanjanaani (consonants)

क् ख् ग घ् ङ्
k kh g gh ṅ

च् छ् ज् झ् ञ्
c ch j jh ñ

ट् ठ् ड् ढ् ण्
ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍh ṇ

त् थ् द् ध् न्
t th d dh n

प् फ् ब् भ् म्
p ph b bh m

य् र् ल् व्
y r l v

श् ष् स्
ś ṣ s

ह्
h

So these are the alphabets in Sanskrit.