VOWELS IN SANSKRIT

SHORT VOWELS
अ - a
इ - i ( as in 'bit')
उ - u ( as in 'put')
ऋ - ru

LONG VOWELS
आ - A
ई - I (bee)
ऊ- U(root)
ए - E ( A as in 'age')
ऐ - I ( as in 'Ice')
ऋ-Ru (long)
ओ - O ( as in 'ok')
औ - Au ( as in 'Owl')

अं - AM (as in 'america')
अः - AHA ( as in 'rahasya')