Azhagi's Devanagari (Hindi, Sanskrit, etc.) Transliteration Scheme - Modern Style
Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Konkani, Nepali and any other language which uses Devanagari script can be typed (vide transliteration) using Azhagi, following the English to Devanagari transliteration scheme/rules (i.e. English-to-Devanagari letter/character/key mappings) given below.

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Note

x, X and ` [character under '~' in English keyboards] are used as modifiers and/or splitters

Vowels

अ = a, आ = aa/A, इ = i, ई = ee/ii/I, उ = u, ऊ = oo/uu/U ए = e/ae/E, ऐ = ai, ओ = o/oa/O, औ = au/ou/ow अं = aM/amx, अँ = aMM/amxx/aMx, अः = aH ऋ = rux, ॠ = Rux, ऌ = lux, ॡ = Lux ऎ = `E, ऒ = `O, ऍ = `e, ऑ = `o, अ‍ॅ = `a

क् + vowels

क = ka, का = kaa/kA, कि = ki, की = kee/kii/kI, कु = ku, कू = koo/kuu/kU के = ke/kae/kE, कै = kai, को = ko/koa/kO, कौ = kau/kou/kow कं = kaM/kamx, कँ = kaMM/kamxx/kaMx, कः = kaH कृ = krux, कॄ = kRux, कॢ = klux, कॣ = kLux कॆ = k`E, कॊ = k`O, कॅ = k`e, कॉ = k`o, कॅ = k`a

Consonants

क = ka, ख = Ka/kha, ग = ga, घ = Ga/gha, ङ = `ga  च = ca, छ = Ca/cha/Cha, ज = ja, झ = Ja/jha, ञ = `ja ट = ta, ठ = Ta, ड = da, ढ = Da, ण = Na त = tha, थ = Tha, द = dha, ध = Dha, न = na प = pa, फ = Pa/pha, ब = ba, भ = Ba/bha, म = ma य = ya, र = ra, ल = la, ळ = La, व = va/wa श = sha/Sa, ष = Sha, स = sa, ह = ha क्ष = ksha/xa, त्र = thra, ज्ञ = j`ja

Consonants with nukta (dot)

क़ = kxa, ख़ = khxa, ग़ = gxa, ज़ = jxa/za, ड़ = dxa, ढ़ = Dxa फ़ = phxa/fa, य़ = yxa, ऩ = nxa, ऱ = rxa/Ra, ऴ = lxa/Lxa

OM, Shri and Avagraha

ॐ = Aum/oum, श्रि = shri, ऽ = Sx

Marathi half-ra or eyelash-ra

र्‍ = rxx/Rx. For an example, look at the word below: सूर्‍या = soorxxyaa/sooRxyaa

Conjuncts (Consonant Clusters)

The consonant conjuncts get formed automatically as you keep typing your words. For e.g. पक्का = pakkaa, बक्ति = bakthi, आर्या = aaryaa मल्लिका = mallikaa, द्वनि = dhvani, काव्या = kaavyaa विस्वम = visvam, राष्ट्रिय = raaShtriya, etc. etc.

Numerals

१ = 1x, २ = 2x, ३ = 3x, ४ = 4x, ५ = 5x ६ = 6x, ७ = 7x, ८ = 8x, ९ = 9x, ० = 0x

Purna Viram or Danda

। = .x, ॥ = .xx क। = ka.x, क॥ = ka.xx मेरा नाम व्रिशिन है । मेरा बेटा वकील है ॥

Others

अ॑ = aq, अ॒ = aqq, अ॓ = aQ, अ॔ = aQQ

x, ` and X modifiers

x when applied after certain Hindi letters modifies them. For e.g. kruxpaa = कृपा, Rux = ॠ, Sx = ऽ (avagraha), 1x = १ (hindi numeral 1), .x = । (danda) Whenever x does not take the role of a modifier, it just prints 'क्ष'. For e.g. laxman = लक्ष्मन ` when applied before certain Hindi consonants modifies them. For e.g. `g = ङ, `j = ञ, j`j = ज्ञ ` when applied between certain Hindi consonants (like k`h, g`h, t`h, d`h, etc.) helps them to form their natural conjuncts. For e.g. bakkiMghaam = बक्किंघाम whereas bakkiMg`haam = बक्किंग्हाम X can be applied between Hindi consonants to help form their half-consonants. For e.g. lakshman = लक्ष्मन whereas lakXshman = लक्‍श्मन bakthi = बक्ति whereas bakXthi = बक्‍ति XX can be applied between Hindi consonants to help form consonants with halant symbol. For e.g. baakyaa = बाक्या whereas baakXXyaa = बाक्‌या XX (or X) can be applied between certain Hindi vowels (say 'ai' or 'ou') to help them get separated into their component vowels. For e.g. priyaiMdiyaa = प्रियैंडिया whereas priyaXiMdiyaa = प्रिय‍इंडिया