I will teach you each of those systems one by one, and after that all at the same time. Besides ITRANS, there is another celebrated transliteration system called "Harvard-Kyoto". For that reason, it is crucial to know ITRANS. It is also used in some important software tools as we will see later. For example, if you want to write something in Sanskrit on a forum, you will have to use ITRANS generally. ITRANS is used throughout the Internet by a lot of people. It is much more pupil-friendly, isn't it? Granted, if you did not read Transliterating (1) (English), it is possible that you may wonder, "what the heck is that 's' with a written accent on it?" It is the first sibilant.Īpart from IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration), there are many other systems, but two are very important: ITRANS and Harvard-Kyoto. When teaching, I use IAST (as I said before) for the greater part. That is why, I have to use a particular transliteration system in Roman script. For instance, if, during a class for beginners, I tell "Paramaśiva" (Supreme Śiva or God), and when asked how to write that word, I would write: Joking apart, my explanation of why to use transliteration systems is true. I myself, as one of those "Immortal" beings, have to use generally IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration) so that most pupils (still mortals) may read and write Sanskrit terms. Those "Immortal" beings must use, whether or not they like, some transliteration system so that the "common" human beings may understand their words and explanations, hehe. Even those people knowing Devanāgarī must often use some transliteration scheme for the sake of convenience when teaching something related to Sanskrit, Yoga, etc. The systems of transliteration are useful because through them one can write in Sanskrit without using the original script (Devanāgarī). I have realized that some people have problems with the systems of transliteration. Learning Sanskrit - Transliterating (2) (English) Comparing transliteration systems Read Transliterating (2) (English) to fully understand the transliteration system Download and install the indispensable font(s) to view Sanskrit in its full glory
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