Devanagari/Consonants

Consonants

Independently, all consonants are written with a हलन्त or विराम (i.e. a '_\' underneath). When a vowel is attached to a consonant, the हलन्त is removed.

Consonants in alphabetical order

In Devanagari, the placement of consonants in alphabetical order are horizontally grouped in accordance with the body part where their sounds originate from.

	Plosive				Nasal
	Voiceless		Voiced
	Unaspirated	Aspirated	Unaspirated	Aspirated
velar	क्	ख्	ग्	घ्	ङ्
palatal	च्	छ्	ज्	झ्	ञ्
cerebral/retroflex	ट्	ठ्	ड्	ढ्	ण्
dental	त्	थ्	द्	ध्	न्
labial	प्	फ्	ब्	भ्	म्
half-vowels/sonorants	य्	र्	ल्	व्
sibilants	श्	ष्	स्
empty aspirant	ह्	ळ्

The corresponding row for the letters (or any letter in a row) from क् to म् can be individually referenced by the first member of the row suffixed by "अवर्ग्".

Example:

The line त् थ् द् ध् न् can be referenced as त वर्ग.

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