Shiksha - Pitch Accent

Pitch Accent

Each vowel can be classified into three types based on accent of articulation. This was lost in Classical Sanskrit, but used in reciting Vedic & Upanishadic hymns and mantras.

Udātta : high pitch
Anudātta : low pitch
Svarita : falling pitch

Each vowel can be pronounced in three ways according to the accent of pronunciation.

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