How to Type in Sanskrit using Lipikaar

Lipikaar is a simple method for typing in Sanskrit on an ordinary keyboard. It requires only some familiarity with the regular English keyboard and encourages the user to think in his/her regional language. It works on all Windows Applications which support Unicode - MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet Explorer and others.

Rule 1:

Repeatedly type the closest sounding key till you see the correct script character.

Type s once for स, twice for श and thrice for ष.
Also, to attach र, ऋ to an alphabet as in क्र,कृ type r repeatedly after the alphabet.
For क्र, type krr, for कृ, type krrr

Rule 2:

Type x after the character to get its half-character.

For परस्परं type prsxprz ; For बन्धुत्व type bnxddutxv ; For स्वतन्त्राः type sxvtnxtxrazz

Rule 3:

Type z to add a special symbol of the script.

For example ं ः ़ ँ । ऽ ॐ

English to Sanskrit Mapping Guide

Refer to the following table to understand the mapping for the different characters in the script.

a	ा अ आ ऄ
b	ब भ
c	च छ क्ष
d	द ध ड ढ द्ध द्व द्न द्य द्द द्म
e	े ै ॅ ॆ ए ऐ ऍ ऎ
f	फ फ़
g	ग घ ज्ञ ङ ग़
h	ह ह्म ह्य ह्ल ह्न ह्व
i	ि ी इ ई
j	ज झ ञ ज्ञ ज़
k	क ख क्त क़ ख़
l	ल ळ ऴ ॢ ॣ ऌ ॡ
m	म
n	न ण ऩ
o	ो ौ ॉ ॊ ओ औ ऑ ऒ
p	प
q	zwj zwnj
r	र ्र ृ र् ॄ ऋ ॠ
s	स श ष श्र
t	त थ ट ठ त्र
u	ु ू उ ऊ
v,w	व
x	्
y	य य़ ञ
z	ं ः ़ ँ । ऽ ॐ

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
१	२	३	૪	५	६	७	८	९	०

Special Character Combinations:

Zero Width Joiner and Zero Width Non-Joiner are special characters which cannot be seen on screen but their presence cause characters to join differently.

Tips for Faster Typing:

• Use capital case (Left SHIFT + key) to type some commonly used characters faster.
• Use Ctrl+Alt+L to switch between English and your language.

A	अ आ ऄ
B	भ
C	छ क्ष
D	ड ढ ड़ ढ़
E	ए ऐ ऍ ऎ
F	फ़
G	घ
I	इ ई
J	झ ञ
K	ख
L	ळ ऌ ॡ
N	ण ऩ
O	ओ औ ऑ ऒ
R	ऋ ॠ
S	श ष श्र
T	ट ठ त्र
U	उ ऊ
Y	ञ
Z	। ऽ

Examples:

The following table shows how to type some commonly used conjunct consonants.

ट ttt	+	् x	+	ट ttt	=	ट्ट
छ cc	+	् x	+	र r	=	छ्र
क् kx	+	व् vx	+	य y	=	क्व्य
क k	+	् x	+	त t	=	क्त
क k	+	्[ZWJ] xq	+	त t	=	क्‍त
क k	+	्[ZWNJ] xqq	+	त t	=	क्‌त