Vowel ऋ (ri) (Topic 7) in Module 1 – Hindi-Letters (BG)

ऋ — Vowel (ri)

• English sound anchor: rig (closest ri start)

• Hindi words:
• ऋषि ('rishi') — Sage / Hermit
• ऋण ('rin') — Debt / Loan
• ऋतु ('ritu') — Season
• ऋद्धि ('riddhi') — Prosperity
• ऋग्वेद ('rigved') — Rigveda (sacred text)

Matra (Vowel Sign): ृ

When ऋ (ri / vocalic r) attaches to a consonant, it uses the matra ृ — a curved hook written below the consonant.

Examples on different consonants: - क + ृ = कृ ('kri') - म + ृ = मृ ('mri') - व + ृ = वृ ('vri')

Words using ृ: - कृपा ('kripa') — Grace / Favour - वृक्ष ('vriksha') — Tree - कृष्ण ('krishna') — Krishna - तृण ('trina') — Grass / Blade of grass - मृदु ('mridu') — Soft / Gentle

How to Write ऋ

Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.

Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.