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abcDevanagari consonant letters such as क have the
inherent vowelअa. Thus, क is pronounced ka, even without any vowel sign added. But the IPA and IAST shown here have the consonant k only and do not include the vowel 'a'.
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Classical Sanskrit, stress was predictable by
syllable weight: counting from the end of a word, the second-last was stressed if heavy (having a long vowel or a coda consonant); if it was light, the third-last was stressed if heavy; otherwise, stress fell on the fourth-last syllable.
Vedic Sanskrit, in contrast, possessed an
unpredictable pitch accent.