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The '''Devanagari''' (literally "divine urbane script") is an [[abugida]] of [[India|Indian]] origin. It is used for writing [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindi]], [[Marathi]], [[Bhojpuri]], and [[Nepali language|Nepali]]. The alphabet is distinguished by a horizontal line running across the top section of a sentence, only ending when the sentence ends or when it is separated with a comma or other punctuation.
The '''Devanagari''' (literally "divine urbane script") is an [[abugida]] of [[India|Indian]] origin. It is used for writing [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindi]], [[Marathi]], [[Bhojpuri]], and [[Nepali language|Nepali]]. The alphabet is distinguished by a horizontal line running across the top section of a sentence, only ending when the sentence ends or when it is separated with a comma or other punctuation. It is used to this day in [[Ayurvedic medicine]], [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]] and the [[Jain]] [[religion]]s.
==See Also==
* [[Language]]s
* [[Latin]]
==Further reading==
* Goldman, Robert P., ''Devavāṇīpraveśikā: An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language''. Centre for South Asia Studies, [[University of California, Berkeley]], 1999.
* Kale, M. R. (Moreshwar Ramchandra). ''[http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/KALEScan/disp1/index1.php?sfx=png A Higher Sanskrit Grammar]''. [[Delhi]], Motilal Banarsidass, 1988, 1894.
* Monier-Williams, Monier, ''A Practical Grammar Of The Sanskrit Language Arranged With Reference To The Classical Languages Of Europe For The Use Of English Students''. W. H. Allen & co., 1846. [http://books.google.com/?id=REQhAAAAMAAJ Google Books]
* Bachman, Nicolai, MA, MS, [http://ayurveda.com/ayurvedic_press/sanskrit_flash_cards.html 108 Sanskrit Flash Cards]. [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]]: [[Ayurvedic Institute]], [[Ayurvedic Press]], 2012.
==External Links==
* [http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0900.pdf Unicode Chart for Devanagari]
* [http://www.avashy.com/hindiscripttutor.htm Hindi/Devanagari Script Tutor]
* [http://www.dsbcproject.org/ Dsbcproject.org Digital Sanskrit Buddhist Canon at University of the West]
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/index.htm Sanskrit texts at Sacred Text Archive]
* [http://sanskritdocuments.org/learning_tutorial_wikner/index.html A Practical Sanskrit Introductory by Charles Wikner]
[[Category : Alphabets]]
[[Category : Alphabets]]