Ocean of Victory in War

Vowels 1 ...in the Swarodaya The "Rise of Breath/Sound," a divinatory science centered on the flow of breath through the nostrils and its relationship to cosmic rhythms., as it is told: How many letters are declared? How many letters are divided by long and short forms? How is the mixture of white and black original: "shuklakrishna"; referring to the waxing and waning lunar fortnights or the polarities of the breath known in the throats of humans by the astrologer original: "daivajña"? The determination of vowels—tell me all of this in brief.

The Lord Spoke:
Listen, O Goddess, I shall explain as you have requested of me: the determination of vowels, O Auspicious One, and the origin of letters. A original: "akāra", I original: "ikāra", and U original: "ukāra" as the third; E original: "ekāra", O Goddess of the Gods, and O original: "okāra" as the fifth. These five vowels swaras are proclaimed, by which this entire universe is pervaded.

The elements panchabhuta, starting with Earth, are proclaimed for the embodied soul. Smell, taste, form, sound, and touch are remembered in their respective order. These five vowels, O Great Goddess, are the revealers of all actions. The five long vowels dirgha are spoken of in the exact same manner.

The fifty letters from Ka to Ha are proclaimed in the various groups. In the division of white and black, they proceed upward, O Beautiful One. According to the number of letters, the vowel should be known in the groups.

Short O Sage, the long and short vowels are determined through their internal relationship with those [letters], like the full white [moon] in order. Jaya, Nanda, and others... To be avoided: 4 ...the symbols of vowels, even in the short scripts... Ri, Li, Lli These are specialized vocalic sounds in Sanskrit phonetics. ...determined by their placement. Each name possesses a treasury. ...There is no doubt that similar results follow.

Child bala, Maiden kumari, Young Woman yuvati, and Old Woman sthavira These four categories represent the "age" or potency of a sound, used to predict the strength of an outcome. are told in order. Five scripts are mentioned for these. In that context... in the destruction of the treasury... comes the arrival of wealth according to one's own vowel. This should be known, O Goddess, regarding the vowels...