In the Hindi language, there are 13 Swar (Vowels) which are used as alphabets as well as signs (Matras) with 37 Vyanjans (consonants).
v vk b bZ m Å _ , ,s vks vkS va v%
& k f h q w ` s S ks kS a %
v is the first swar (Vowel) in the series of Hindi varnamala. It does not have a sign (matra) All the Vyanjan (Consonants) end with the sound of v.
eg. dv·] [kv·
At Primary level, kids are taught the concept of Halanth ( ~).
Without the Matra of Swar (Vowel) v the consonants (Vyanjans) are written with Halanth ( ~ ). e.g.-
d~
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[k~
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Xk~
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?k~
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³~
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Pk~
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N~
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t~
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>~
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´~
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V~
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B~
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M~
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<~
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.k~
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r~
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Fk~
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n~
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/k~
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Uk~
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i~
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Q~
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c~
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Hk~
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e~
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;~
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j~
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y~
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o~
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‘k~
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“k~
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l~
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g~
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{k~
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=~
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K~
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J~
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When all the consonants (Vyanjans) are added the matra of ‘v’ the halanth ( ~ ) is removed and varnamala is written as follows-
d
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[k
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Xk
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?k
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³
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Pk
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N
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t
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>
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´
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V
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B
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M
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<
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.k
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r
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Fk
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n
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/k
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Uk
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i
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Q
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c
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Hk
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e
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;
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j
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y
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o
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‘k
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“k
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l
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g
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{k
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=
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K
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J
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In Varna Viched ( o.kZ foPNsn ) kids are taught to identify the matra of swar and Vyanjan (consonant) and divide the alphabets of the word.
e.g. - Q~ $ v $ u~ $ v & Qu
, $ M+~ $ bZ & ,M+h
Fk~ $ ,s $ y~ $ vk & FkSyk
The second post on this topic contains the graded pictorial worksheets for Primary school kids. Again I would like to emphasize that group learning and parental/teacher guidance is very important at this stage of learning.
Please refer to Swar Vyanjan – 2 Varna Viched ( वर्ण विच्छेद ) for the worksheets.
