Philosophy ▸ Sanskrit and Devanagari ▸ Devanagari
श / śa śa Spelling Draw two clockwise loops, one below the other, towards the centre bottom. Draw a vertical line from top to bottom next to them on the right. Draw the horizontal line from left to ri
Philosophy ▸ Source texts and Mantra ▸ Upanishads
Raja yoga described as the union of male semen ( Retas (रेतस् , Retas) ) with female vaginal secretion ( Rajas (रजस् , Rajas) ) (YSU I.137).This interpretation of Raja yoga was often literally transla
Philosophy ▸ Sanskrit and Devanagari ▸ Devanagari
त / ta ta Spelling Draw a right bow from the centre down towards the bottom centre. Draw a vertical line from top to bottom through the starting point of the bow. Draw the horizontal line from left to
Philosophy ▸ Sanskrit and Devanagari ▸ Devanagari
ट / ṭa ṭa Spelling Draw a short, vertical line down followed by an anticlockwise bow to the bottom right. Draw the horizontal line from left to right over the letter. Pronunciation an unvoiced ṭ as in
Philosophy ▸ Sanskrit and Devanagari ▸ Devanagari
य / ya ya Spelling Draw a left bow from the top left to the left centre, followed by another bow to the top right and a vertical line down. Draw the horizontal line from left to right over the letter.