Common Pronunciation Mistake - In Sanskrit based languages

                    Sanskrit and its children are the only languages which are read exactly as the way they are written. This is not the same with respect to English. In English language, we change the way we pronounce a particular word based on the situation.
                    For example, 'Capacitor' is read as 'Kaepasitar' and NOT 'Kapakitar'.
Whereas, in Sanskrit and other languages, it is written as 'Kapasitar' only.

"संशोधन:"

- Sum S(ae)o Dha Naah

Now, here are the three letters which should be spelled exactly the way they are written:

- Sha : ष   ష  as in 'Rushi' /RooShi/

- Sa :  स    స as in 'Satyam' /Sathyam/

- sae : शा   శ  as in 'Shankham' /Saenkham/

The three letters are classified as below based on the place they originate in our tongue:

• Muurdhanya - Originates when tip of the tongue tries to contact the roof of the mouth while pronouncing an s.

- Eg : Rishi - equivalent to sh in English.

• Dantya - Originates when tip of the tounge tries to  contact/contacts the upper teeth as exactly in s.

- Eg : Samara veera - equivalent to s in English.

• Taalavya - Originates when middle part of tongue is raised  against the middle part of roof of mouth while pronouncing an s) 

- Eg : Shiva / Sharma - there is no English equivalent letter for this. To be read as 'Sae'

 So, the following ways of pronouncing words is wrong:

1. Kashi is 'Kas(ae)ee' and NOT काषी
2. Shashanka is spelled as ' Sae saen ka' and NOT षषान्का  
3. Similar to this, Krishna is to be spelled as 'Kri Sh Naa' and NOT 'Krisna' कृस्न
4. When it comes to Shankara, it is to be pronounced as 'Saen kara' and not 'Sha'.

Let us all try to spell words in a correct way and follow the grammar.