transliterationsDevanagari
Transliterations of Devanagari are systems used to represent the sounds of the Devanagari script using characters from the Latin alphabet. This is particularly useful for individuals who cannot read Devanagari but wish to pronounce or discuss words written in it, such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, and others. Several transliteration schemes exist, each with its own conventions and aims.
One of the most widely recognized systems is the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST). IAST
The purpose of transliteration is not to provide a direct spelling equivalent, as the phonetic systems of