Namaskaram/Hari Om,
Is there an alternate way to pronounce the alphabet “la”?
For example, my native language is Malayalam. In Malayalam, written as മലയാളം we have ല and ള (The same sound in Tamil in the word “Vellai” with additional stress on la though). However, in Sanskrit, I have seen that there is only ल
I chant Kanakadhara stotram daily and there are words like
“Pulaka” – I pronounce it as ള instead of ല
“Mukula” – I pronounce it as ള instead of ല
“Mangala” – I pronounce it as ള instead of ല
“Kalambudali” – I pronounce it as ള instead of ല
“Lalitha” – First La pronounced as ल (ല) and li as ളി
My question is – Should it always be pronounced as ल (ല). Is there ള sound in Sanskrit
I hope, my question is straightforward. Sorry to have had to add the Malayalam alphabet. That was the only way I could express the sound here.
Thanks again
Anand
