Marathi Language Phonetic Transliteration — for ‘The Manache Shlok’ Translations and Explanations
Guide for the phonetic representation being used for explanations for Shlok 77 onwards
In the various articles wherein I am translating and explaining ‘The Manache Shlok’ (pronounced ‘Ma-nā-ce Shlo-ka’) originally written by Samarth Ramdas Swami, I will be using the phonetic representation given below while referring to the Marathi (pronounced ‘Ma-rā-ṭhi’) language words.
In the 17th century, a very famous Saint, Samartha Ramdas Swami, who lived in India from 1608 to 1681, wrote a small book containing 205 verses.
He was also a philosopher, poet, writer, and spiritual master.
The name of the book, written in the Marathi language is “Shri Manache Shloka” (श्री मनाचे श्लोक) — which means “A Dialogue With Our Mind.”
Marathi Language Phonetics
A quick guide to the Marathi language phonetics and pronunciation guide is given in the pictures below — one for the vowels and other for the consonants with the closest sounding English words (for some consonants it is hard to find any English word though). You can also refer to the Wiktionary Marathi Transliteration.
