sorry i spelt ashtanga wrong

[Guest guest]

my typing is bad!!!

[Guest guest]

I am glad I saw your message.... I see this form of yoga spelt Ashtanga, and

Astanga. As a very very new person to this, I dont want to make an error. How

should it be spelt?

[Guest guest]

To make a long story short...<br><br>The

romanization of Hindi & Sanskrit words occured long ago, and

has a few peculiar rules, one of which is that the

letter "s" with an accent, is pronounced

"sh."<br><br>For example, you sometimes see "Shiva" spelled

"Siva." Both spellings signify the same word as well as

the same pronunciation of the "sh" sound.<br><br>The

same rule applies to "Astanga" and "Ashtanga." Both

spellings are correct, and both words are pronounced

"Ash-tanga."

[Guest guest]

Thank you for an excellent and clear reply to my silly question. Very much

appreciated.