Text Samples
The Grantha text of each sample is followed by a transliteration into Latin (ISO 15919) and Devanāgarī scripts.
Example 1: Taken from Kālidāsa's Kumārasambhavam
- astyuttarasyāṁ diśi devatātmā himālayo nāma nagādhirājaḥ.
- pūrvāparau toyanidhī vagāhya sthitaḥ pr̥thivyā iva mānadaṇḍaḥ.
- अस्त्युत्तरस्यां दिशि देवतात्मा हिमालयो नाम नगाधिराजः।
- पूर्वापरौ तोयनिधी वगाह्य स्थितः पृथिव्या इव मानदण्डः॥
Example 2: St. John 3:16
- By comparing the old print from 1886 with the modern version given below one may see the difficulties the typesetter had with Grantha.
- yata īśvaro jagatītthaṁ prema cakāra yannijamekajātaṁ
- putraṁ dadau tasmin viśvāsī sarvamanuṣyo yathā
- na vinaśyānantaṁ jīvanaṁ lapsyate.
- यत ईश्वरो जगतीत्थं प्रेम चकार यन्निजमेकजातं
- पुत्रं ददौ तस्मिन् विश्वासी सर्वमनुष्यो यथा
- न विनश्यानन्तं जीवनं लप्स्यते।
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