Sanskrit

IAST → Devanagari

Instant transliteration between Devanagari, IAST, ITRANS, Harvard-Kyoto and Roman phonetic — perfect for typing shlokas without a Devanagari keyboard.

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Universal Indic & Sanskrit Transliteration Studio

Bidirectional multi-script conversion across 13 Indian scripts and Romanization schemes (Devanagari, IAST, ITRANS, Harvard-Kyoto, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Odia).

अक्षर: 76
oṁ bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ tatsaviturvareṇyaṁ bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt ||
How to use

Step by step

  1. 1Type in any supported scheme (e.g. 'om namah shivaya').
  2. 2See instant Devanagari and other transliterations side-by-side.
  3. 3Copy the output in one tap.
  4. 4Toggle strict IAST mode for academic use.
Benefits

Why devotees love this

  • 5 schemes supported (Devanagari, IAST, ITRANS, HK, Roman).
  • Real-time — no submit button.
  • Handles anusvara, visarga, chandrabindu.
  • Copy to clipboard in any target scheme.
Common use cases

When people use IAST → Devanagari

  • 1Typing mantras for a puja printout.
  • 2Preparing IAST papers for academic submission.
  • 3Converting old ITRANS files to Devanagari or IAST.
  • 4Sharing shlokas over WhatsApp in readable Roman phonetic.
Common mistakes

Avoid these

  • Confusing 'sh' (श) with 'S' (ष) in ITRANS — case matters.
  • Missing anusvara notation — 'ham' vs 'haṁ' change meaning.
  • Using ITRANS 'ch' vs 'C' — different consonants.
  • Trusting phonetic-only Roman for shastric quoting — always use IAST for citations.
Method

Transliteration standards

IAST = International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (academic standard, diacritics). ITRANS = ASCII-safe scheme (all-caps for retroflex). Harvard-Kyoto = another ASCII scheme. Roman-phonetic = casual English approximation.

Accuracy

Independently validated

Round-trip conversion (Devanagari → IAST → Devanagari) preserves 100% of shastric input.

Privacy

Your data stays with you

All conversion is client-side; nothing is sent to a server.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

IAST for academic writing, Devanagari for tradition, ITRANS for legacy ASCII, Roman phonetic for casual sharing.

Basic udatta/anudatta yes; complex Vedic notation partial.

Devanagari ↔ IAST is fully lossless. Roman phonetic → Devanagari is best-effort.

Yes — paste Devanagari from any source.

Sanskrit is targeted here; Indic script conversion is on the roadmap.

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