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Rāmāyaṇa
e dental consonants t, th, d, dh and n are pronounced
in the same manner as the celebrals, but with the tip of
the tongue against the inside of the upper teeth.
e labial consonants p, ph, b, bh, and m are
pronounced with the lips—p as in pine, ph as in uphill, b as
in boon, bh as in grab hold, and m as in man.
e semivowels y, r, l, and v are pronounced as in yet, rain,
love, and vow, respectively.
e sibilants s, , and ś are pronounced: s as in sun; as in
shine, but with the tip of the tongue turned up and drawn back
against the dome of the palate; and ś as in shine but the tip of
the tongue against the inside of the upper teeth.
m
The first, hand-written, manuscript for this book was
drafted by Pūrṇaprajña Dāsa, based on a translation of the
original Rāmāyaṇa by Vālmīki. It was typed in and renovated
by Tīrtha Dāsa. Further editing was done by Kṛṣṇa Kīrti
Dāsa and Jagat Puruṣa Dāsa. Final editing, proofreading
and overhauling was done by Bhakti Vikāsa Swami, who
oversaw the project to bring out this edition of Rāmāyaṇa.
Citrakara Dāsa painted the pictures. Kṛṣṇa Kīrti Dāsa did the
layout, and Vijaya Govinda Dāsa did the cover design and
supervised the printing.
For the revised edition, Bharata Dāsa did the layout and
oversaw the printing, Jagadīsa Dāsa provided new drawings
and designed the cover. Jaya Dāmodara Dāsa and Gaṅgādevī
Dāsī were proofreaders.