Nagari-to-Tamil script converter

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Dear List,

 

Long I've wondered whether there exists a

converter of Nagari script to Tamil script

of web pages. Let us say that we take a Hindi

e-magazine in a Unicode Nagari font or a

Sanskrit zloka page in Nagari script. It will

be convenient to have this e-text documents

readily convertible into (an expanded) Tamil

script.

 

Since the Indo-Aryan languages such as Hindi,

Urdu and Sanskrit have 4 varga letters for

each of k, c, T, t, and p, it is normal

practice to use superscripts 2,3,4 (or subscripts)

for them. Eg., Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore or

Srivaishnava maNipravAlam commentaries on Alvars'

4000 by Sudharsanar, Sri Rangam etc., use

this type of expanded tamil script to represent

Sanskrit aksharams.

 

To repreesent ka, kha, gh, gha of Nagari,

Tamil script uses k, k2, k3, k4 respectively.

(Pl. note that in this e-mail 2, 3 or 4 represents

a superscript).

 

The tamil letters, k, c, T, t, p will be

superscripted to represent all the 4 varga letters

needed for Indo-Aryan languages:

i) k, k2,k3,k4 ii) c, c2, j, j2 iii) T, T2, T3, T4

iv) t, t2, t3, t4 and v) p, p2, p3, p4.

The superscripted letters are given in

the second page of:

http://www.geocities.com/nayanmars/Transliteration_Scheme_Guide.pdf

 

Also, Sanskrit has 3 "s" letters (the s, z, S of Harvard-kyoto

Sanskrit transliteration scheme). Tamil uses the old grantha

3 s letters which can be viewed at:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stone-catend/trimain3.htm

 

Are there any converters, fonts etc., to create (say) pdf documents

with Tamil script (expanded with superscripts

for k, c, T, t, p & 3 s grantha characters) of a given

Hindi Unicode newspaper or a Sanskrit e-text?

 

Thanks for any pointers,

N. Ganesan