Each consonant is assumed to be combined with the short a vowel. To indicate other vowels modifying 'diacritic' marks are added. In the table below the vowels are combined with k. The set of marks includes the virama which indicates no vowel. This is typically used at the end of words in Sanskrit, for example the word samyak, meaning 'perfect'.
Vowel marks when in combination
Vowels combined with k
Main consonant-vowel combinations
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| k क् virama (no vowel) |
kā का | ki कि | kī की | ku कु | kū कू | ke के |
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| kai कै | ko को | kau कौ | kaṃ कं | kaḥ कः | kṛ कृ |
Last updated: 12:37 22/04/2008