ɪn vˈɛdɪk sˈænskɹɪt, mˈoʊst əv ðə wˈɜːdz hæv wˈʌn ˈæksəntᵻd sˈɪləbəl, wˌɪtʃ ɪz tɹɐdˈɪʃənəli kˈɔːld jˈuːdæɾə"ɹˈeɪzd"ænd ɹˈɪʔn̩ wɪð ɐn ɐkjˈuːt mˈɑːɹk ɪnðə tɹænskɹˈɪpʃən.
In Vedic Sanskrit, most of the words have one accented syllable, which is traditionally called udātta ("raised") and written with an acute mark  in the transcription.