ðə pˈɪtʃ ˈæksənt ʌv vˈɛdɪk sˈænskɹɪt, ɔːɹ vˈɛdɪk ˈæksənt fɔːɹ bɹˈɛvᵻɾi, ɪz tɹɐdˈɪʃənəli dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd baɪ sˈænskɹɪt ɡɹæmˈɛɹiənz ˌɪntʊ θɹˈiː kwˈɔlᵻɾiz, jˈuːdæɾə  "ɹˈeɪzd" ɐkjˈuːt ˈæksənt,  hˈaɪ pˈɪtʃ, ˈænuːdˌæɾə  "nˌɑːt ɹˈeɪzd" fɹʌm nˈɛɡətˌɪv pɹˈiːfɪks plˈʌs
The pitch accent of Vedic Sanskrit, or Vedic accent for brevity, is traditionally divided by Sanskrit grammarians into three qualities, udātta  "raised" (acute accent,  high pitch), anudātta  "not raised" (from - (negative prefix) + )