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'.

Vowels combined with k

Main consonant-vowel combinations

Siddham letter ka Siddham letter kā Siddham letter ki Siddham letter kī
k
क्
virama
(no vowel)		 kā
का		 ki
कि		 kī
की
Siddham letter ku Siddham letter kū Siddham letter kṛ Siddham letter kṝ
ku
कु		 kū
कू		 kṛ
कृ		 kṝ
कॄ
Siddham letter kḷ Siddham letter ke Siddham letter kai
kḷ
कॢ		 kḹ
कॣ		 ke
के		 kai
कै
Siddham letter ko Siddham letter kau Siddham letter kam Siddham letter kah
ko
को		 kau
कौ		 kaṃ
कं		 kaḥ
कः

Alternate vowel marks


ū

u

u used with ra