# देवनागरी

# this file is also ai-generated

# canonical = ITRANS (ascii, capitalisation marks retroflex vs dental — systematic)
# IAST scientific transliteration given in comments (precise, diacritic)
# devanagari is an abugida: consonants carry inherent "a"; matras override the vowel when attached

svar: # vowels in their independent form
  a: अ
  aa: आ # IAST: ā
  i: इ
  ii: ई # IAST: ī
  u: उ
  uu: ऊ # IAST: ū
  RRi: ऋ # IAST: ṛ
  e: ए
  ai: ऐ
  o: ओ
  au: औ

vyanjan: 
  {k: क, kh: ख, g: ग, gh: घ, NN: ङ,
  ch: च, Ch: छ, j: ज, jh: झ, JN: ञ,
   T: ट, Th: ठ, D: ड, Dh: ढ,  N: ण,
   t: त, th: थ, d: द, dh: ध,  n: न,
   p: प, ph: फ, b: ब, bh: भ,  m: म,
   y: य,  r: र, l: ल,  v: व, sh: श,
  Sh: ष,  s: स, h: ह,
   L: ळ,                          }

matra: # dependent vowel signs, attach to consonant to override inherent a
  aa: ा # IAST: ā
  i: ि
  ii: ी # IAST: ī
  u: ु
  uu: ू # IAST: ū
  RRi: ृ # IAST: ṛ
  e: े
  ai: ै
  o: ो
  au: ौ

special:
  virama: ् # kills inherent a, gives bare consonant
  anusvara: ं # nasalisation, IAST: ṃ
  visarga: ः # voiceless breath, IAST: ḥ