There different scripts to write Sanskrit language. The most used nowadays are:
Devanāgarī (D); this script requires fonts / unicode fonts
International Alphabet Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST); this script requires diacritics / unicode fonts
Harvard-Kyoto Sanskrit Transliteration (HK – this script does not require diacritics / unicode fonts
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transliteration into romanic script |
category |
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D |
IAST |
HK |
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अ |
a |
a |
monophthongs & syllabic liquids |
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आ |
ā |
A |
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इ |
i |
i |
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ई |
ī |
I |
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उ |
u |
u |
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ऊ |
ū |
U |
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ऋ |
ṛ |
R |
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ॠ |
ṝ |
RR |
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ऌ |
ḷ |
lR |
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ॡ |
ḹ |
lRR |
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ए |
e |
e |
diphthongs |
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ऐ |
ai |
ai |
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ओ |
o |
o |
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औ |
au |
au |
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अं |
ṃ |
M |
anusvāra |
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अः |
ḥ |
H |
visarga |
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अऽ |
avagraha |
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velars |
palatals |
retroflexes |
dentals |
labials |
category |
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D |
IAST |
HK |
D |
IAST |
HK |
D |
IAST |
HK |
D |
IAST |
HK |
D |
IAST |
HK |
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क |
k |
k |
च |
c |
c |
ट |
ṭ |
T |
त |
t |
t |
प |
p |
p |
tenuis |
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ख |
kh |
kh |
छ |
ch |
ch |
ठ |
ṭh |
Th |
थ |
th |
th |
फ |
ph |
ph |
aspirated |
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ग |
g |
g |
ज |
j |
j |
ड |
ḍ |
D |
द |
d |
d |
ब |
b |
b |
voiced |
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घ |
gh |
gh |
झ |
jh |
jh |
ढ |
ḍh |
Dh |
ध |
dh |
dh |
भ |
bh |
bh |
breathy-voiced |
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ङ |
ṅ |
G |
ञ |
ñ |
J |
ण |
ṇ |
N |
न |
n |
n |
म |
m |
m |
nasal |
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ह |
h |
h |
य |
y |
y |
र |
r |
r |
ल |
l |
l |
व |
v |
v |
approximants |
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श |
ś |
z |
ष |
ṣ |
S |
स |
s |
s |
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sibilants |
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