#Devanagari script

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Exploring Different Language Scripts

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Introduction Latin Script Arabic Script Chinese Script Cyrillic Script Devanagari Script Book Recommendations Online Resources Visual Representation Conclusion Introduction Language scripts are not just tools for writing but are cultural and historical symbols, reflecting the diversity of human expression. From the intricate curves of Arabic to the pictographic nature of Chinese, each…

[divyakirti01]

Original Message of Bhagavad Gita through Sanskrit - Certificate Program at HUA 

The Hindu University of America offers a four-year intensive program, Certificate Program in Bhagavad Gita through Sanskrit (BGTS), to teach the students to achieve proficiency in Bhagavad Geeta through the Sanskrit language. 

Program Overview: The program is designed to prepare beginning students, with no prior fluency or knowledge of Sanskrit, to access the Bhagavad Geeta directly without translation or mediation. The medium of teaching is fully in Sanskrit, and the faculty leads the students verse by verse while simultaneously unfolding both the meanings of the verses and the nuances of the language. 

Target Audience: This foundation curriculum is targeted at students of all ages ranging from High School onwards, with a passion to learn a new language and engage with the Bhagavad Geeta in its original language. No prior knowledge of Sanskrit is assumed, except for familiarity with the Devanagari script. 

Program Learning Objectives: The program aims to enable the students to gain proficiency in six dimensions of the Sanskrit language, including reading, listening, speaking, understanding the structure, patterns, and technology of the language, comprehending the verses of the Bhagavad Geeta, and writing comprehensible passages in Sanskrit. 

Testimonials: The Bhagavad Geeta has inspired millions of readers for thousands of years. The program provides testimonials from renowned personalities like Adi SankarAchArya, Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Einstein, and others who have praised the Bhagavad Geeta in their own unique ways. 

Conclusion: The Certificate Program in Bhagavad Gita through Sanskrit (BGTS) at the Hindu University of America is an intensive and challenging program that provides a systematic and balanced study of the Sanskrit language through the Bhagavad Geeta and the Bhagavad Geeta through the Sanskrit language. It prepares the students to achieve proficiency in the Sanskrit language and gain access to the original intent and message of the Bhagavad Geeta.

Enroll Course 

CONTACT — 407–205–2118

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EMAIL- saksham.mangwana@hua.edu

Address- 5200 Vineland Rd 125 Orlando, FL 32811

[hinduismuni]

Discover the Beauty of Devanagari: Learn Sanskrit and Hindi at HUA

INTRODUCING DEVANAGARII 

This course is targeted at all students who are beginners of Sanskrit, Hindi, or one of the other languages of India that use DevanAgari script. The focus is on learning the alphabets and combination letters in the two most popular and important languages of India, Sanskrit and Hindi. This course is the basic course for all the students who do not have any background knowledge of Devanagari script. 

Introducing DevanAgarii Course Description:  

There is a great joy associated with mastering a new language, regardless of what that language is. Every new word acquired gives rise to a new sense of accomplishment. For example, the joy of learning the Sanskrit language is multi-fold, because it provides direct access to the master-key of the living Hindu Civilization, to the texts and narratives of its rich traditions of dharma, yoga, jnana, art, music, dance, song, and the various cultural and spiritual traditions.  

This course will enable students to access the vast corpus of Sanskrit and Hindi Texts directly and is a foundational course for students of all ages and backgrounds from Middle School onwards.  

It is a stand-alone course offered by the Hindu University of America, having 15 hours of instruction in English over a 10-week period (one quarter at the HUA). It is targeted at all students who are real beginners of Sanskrit, Hindi, or one of the other languages of India that use DevanAgari script. The focus is on learning the alphabets and script. The focus is on learning the alphabets and script. The focus is on learning the alphabets and script. The focus is on learning the alphabets and d combination letters in the two most popular and important languages of India, Sanskrit and Hindi. 

There will be two homework assignments and no quarter-end-exam for this course. On completion, students will get 1.5 credits. More importantly, they will be ready to delve into a deeper study of either of these great languages that inform and enliven a civilization and culture, its wisdom and worldview, its philosophy and spirituality, through the other Certificate Programs offered by the HUA. 

Course Contents: 

Study and use of the DevanAgari script,  

Origin of the sounds, Pronunciations of Vowels and Consonants 

Combination letters as applicable to Hindi and Sanskrit. 

Learning Objectives: 

Understand the origin of various sounds in DevanAgarii. 

Pronounce and write the alphabets that are single letters, both vowels, and consonants. 

Pronounce and write combination letters. 

Get personal coaching in pronouncing a few basic words in Hindi and Sanskrit. 

At the completion of this course, students will have the option to take up further advanced studies in Sanskrit through:  

(a) the Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency (CPSP), or 

(b) the Certificate Program in Shuddh (Pristine) Hindi (CPSH), or 

(c) Any other Certificate Program to be offered by the HUA in future in many Indic languages that use the DevanAgari script. 

CONTACT — 407–205–2118

Overview >> Hindu University Of America

EMAIL- saksham.mangwana@hua.edu

Address- 5200 Vineland Rd 125 Orlando, FL 32811

[a-vowel-isdown]

Here is an alphabet-abugida mix script for my conlang.

This is my third attempt at it, and this one was inspired by devanagari

Here's an horribly handwriten bit of "the north wind and the sun" translated and put into script.

I really like how it came out, it doesn't feel too forced like my previous attempts, this one feels natural.

[survivetoread]

𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲 𑘩𑘲𑘢𑘲𑘭𑘰𑘙𑘲 𑘊𑘎 𑘀𑘝𑘲𑘫𑘧 𑘔𑘰𑘡 𑘎𑘡𑘪𑘿𑘮𑘨𑘿𑘘𑘨 𑘭𑘰𑘢𑘚𑘩𑘰.

(I found a very nice Marathi to Modi script converter)

𑘊𑘎𑘰 𑘪𑘺𑘎𑘩𑘿𑘢𑘲𑘎 𑘀𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘲𑘝𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘝 𑘦𑘨𑘰𑘙𑘲 𑘥𑘰𑘬𑘰 𑘀𑘫𑘲 𑘟𑘲𑘭𑘝 𑘀𑘭𑘝𑘲.

(In an alternate reality, the written Marathi language would have looked like this)

[renegade-hierophant]

Typography of Devanagari, Bapurao S. Naik, Directorate of Languages, Maharashtra, 1965

[milestoneloc]

Devanagari script

[shmothman]

why doesn’t duolingo have nepali :((

[wodenscild]

GODS DEVANAGARI IS SUCH A COOL SCRIPT I CANT- it is honestly in the running to be one of THE favourites of mine, & is on par with Qaniujaaqpait!! Like Qaniujaaqpait, Devanagari is an ✨alphasyllabary✨ BUT UNLIKE QANIUJAAQPAIT (sorta) IT IS AN ABUGIDA TOO WHICH IS JUST SO NEAT!!! An alphasyllabary is one in which vowels are intrinsically bound to a consonant!! So we have:

ᐱ ᐳ ᐸ (Qaniujaaqpait)

पि पु प (Devanagari)

pi pu pa

In each instance the vowel is bound to the consonant! For Qani this is done by rotating the shape! Direction here is what indicates the vowel, & the shape itself is what indicates the consonant! Devanagari dearest heart on the other hand has more or less explicitly written bound vowels! So <i>, and <u> (there are a tonne more but I went with the 3 primary vowels so it didn’t outmatch Qani) are ि & ु!! BUTTTTTT <a> aint written, it is left implied!! & this is what makes it an abugida!! Which is cool :] it systematically omits one vowel from writing, but writes all others!!

Anyway while this DOES PLAY A MASSIVE PART IN WHY I LOVE IT- WHAT IS PUSHING IT UP TO BEING TIED FOR MY MOST FAVOURITE SCRIPT IS ITS LIGATURES!! Syllabic scripts have different ways for dealing with consonant clusters, some like Mayan Syllabics or Cypriotic Syllabics over spell their words, so something like my name would be “Wo-de-ne-se-ci-li-di”, while others like Qaniujaaqpait or Ainu Katakana fancy letter modding (ᕗᑎᓐᔅᑦᔨᓪᑦ Vu-ti-n-s-t-ji-l-t)- BUT DEVANAGARI TAKES IT A WHOOOLLLLEEEEEE STEP FURTHER- sure letter modding is cool & all- but what if OwO you create a new symbol for that consonant cluster~ WELL THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT DEVAN DOES!! वोदेन्स्चिल्द् (vo-de-nsci-ld)!! WHICH IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL I CANT EVEN!! So the “nsc” is the न्स्च & is a ligature of न (na), स (sa), & च (ca)!! WHICH IS BRUHHHHH IM AGRINNIN’!! & THE “LD” IS THE ल्द् PART WHICH IS JUST A LIGATURE OF ल (la) & द (da) PLUS THE LIL NULL VOWEL MARKER ्!!!

HAAAAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAAA CANT WAIT TO MEMORISE THIS SCRIPT & GET STARTED ON LEARNING HINDI I AM ALREADY HAVING SO MUCH FUN /GEN

[wanna-be-glottal-poly]

So if you were conlanging, and your language had [w], but not [j] or [h], and you were adapting Devanagari for the orthography, would you use

य or ह to represent [w]?

[elrohirtheneurodivergent]

Is there a name for the continuous line on which the letters of scripts such as devanagari and similar scripts spawn from? If you know what I mean.

(If you don't: there are scripts that have a continuous line that connects all the letters and is straight.)

[divyakirti01]

Learn Purusha and Linga in Sanskrit with Proverbs and Stories - HUA

Are you interested in learning Sanskrit and delving into the rich world of ancient Indian literature and wisdom? Then the course "Beginning - Sanskrit Proverbs & Stories" offered by Samskrita Bharati USA might be the perfect choice for you. 

The course covers a wide range of topics, including combined letters (samyukta-akSharANi), Purusha, vacana, and linga in-depth study, simple reading, and conversation. For those interested in short stories, the course also teaches how to combine words and phrases to create engaging narratives. 

This course is part of the Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency-Beginner Phase and is structured to be completed in one quarter (10 weeks, 1.5 hours per week). In the 11th week, students will take an exam to assess their understanding of the material covered. The course is based on the "SUPADA" book published by SB-USA and includes other relevant course material. The curriculum and textbooks used are created by Samskrita Bharati USA, which is known for its innovative teaching methods. 

The course is designed for beginners who want to start learning Sanskrit and wish to listen, write, and read the DevanAgari script through a set of simple exercises. By the end of the course, students will have a better understanding of Purusha, vacana, and linga, and will be able to engage in simple reading and conversation. 

The learning objectives of the course include more exposure to letters that go together (samyukta-akSharANi), thoroughly studying Purusha, vacana, and linga, and developing the ability to engage in simple reading and conversation. Students will also learn how to combine words and phrases to create short stories. 

The course contents include simple sentences, narratives, and conversations, more subhAShitAni (wise-sayings), the three different lingas and purushas (genders), simple songs, and the three digits (singular, dual, and plural). 

Enroll in this course today to start your journey into the fascinating world of Sanskrit and its timeless wisdom, and join the community of learners who are passionate about preserving and promoting this ancient language and culture. 

CONTACT — 407–205–2118

Overview >> Hindu University Of America

EMAIL- saksham.mangwana@hua.edu

Address- 5200 Vineland Rd 125 Orlando, FL 32811

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[one-hundred-lights-to-goodnight]

[elrohirtheneurodivergent]

can it also do vertical scripts? And scripts with continuous features like the top line in devanagari?

GUESS WHAT I'M WORKING ON FELLAS

[kiragecko]

Angkorian Khmer is one of the languages I study. It's beautiful - a Cambodian interpretation of a South Indian language and script. There are thousands of inscriptions that still exist, and a lot of research done. It also is currently impossible to write on a computer.

You can write in Modern Khmer. You can write in several older scripts. (~sorta~ The characters exist, but there aren't really fonts or keyboards.) But, writing in any form of Angkorian Khmer is impossible.

I can make keyboard layouts pretty fast, these days. Fonts are a lot harder, but I've had a bit of success. The problem is that there is no perfect block of unicode to attach these things to, and a WHOLE BUNCH of equally imperfect ones. All in different ways.

Do I want to be able to write 'ṛ'* after a consonant, and numbers over 9? Can't just make an alternate font for modern Khmer.

Do I want to be able to make proper consonant clusters? Can't use Devanagari, which has the widest variety of special Sanskrit characters. Or Brahmi, the ancestor to most of these scripts, which actually has support for the numbers I need.

Do I want to be able to write 'au' after a consonant, and numbers over 9? Can't use Kawi (Old Javanese), a closely related script from the same period, that works in very similar ways.

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Which unsatisfactory option should I choose? Or should I wait another decade, hoping academia will finally do it for me?

Annoying!

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* or 'ḷ', 'ṝ' and 'ḹ', but the only reason I'd need to write ANY of those is if I was making a hypothetical period grammar, and including Indian characters that don't actually get used, and in some cases even the INDIAN grammarians were just adding to make pretty grids. Which I WANT to do, but understand is not actually a necessity.

[renegade-hierophant]

Japanese Hiragana and Hindi Devanagari