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  1. The eternal fight between V and W, when transliterating Sanskrit व in English. (Also applies to other Indic languages.)

    E.g., वर्ष ("year") is often written "varsha"; not "warsha" though w is the closest sound to व.

    hachyderm.io/@smurthys/1152491

    #languages #writing #transliteration #Sanskrit #English

  2. On parle de #transliteration du latin vers tifinagh et vice versa mais ne s'agit-il pas uniquement d'une "simple substitution" de caractères (char mapping) ?

    Car une vraie translittération nécessite des règles notamment en terme de morphologie.

  3. I don't have the complete citation, but this #Sanskrit verse from the #Hindu epic #Mahabharata is timelessly relevant to all domains. First the English meaning and then the source text in different scripts.

    Meaning:
    A little work done with knowledge has great import.
    A lot of work done with ignorance has no benefit.

    E.g., a small piece of software, like a function, developed with full understanding can be very useful. OTOH, a large piece of software, like an entire service, is of no use if it's developed with no understanding of requirements or engineering principles.

    #Devanagari:
    अल्पमात्रं कृतो धर्मो भवेत् ज्ञानवतां महान् |
    महानपि कृतो धर्मो ह्यज्ञानान्निष्फलो भवेत् ||

    #Kannada:
    ಅಲ್ಪಮಾತ್ರಂ ಕೃತೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಭವೇತ್ ಜ್ಞಾನವತಾಂ ಮಹಾನ್ |
    ಮಹಾನಪಿ ಕೃತೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಹ್ಯಜ್ಞಾನಾನ್ನಿಷ್ಫಲೋ ಭವೇತ್ ||

    #English #Transliteration:
    alpamAtraM krutO dharmO BawEt jnAnawatAM mahAn |
    mahAnapi kRutO dharmO hyajnAnAnniShPalO BawEt ||

    #wisdom #knowledge #practice

  4. I don't have the complete citation, but this #Sanskrit verse from the #Hindu epic #Mahabharata is timelessly relevant to all domains. First the English meaning and then the source text in different scripts.

    Meaning:
    A little work done with knowledge has great import.
    A lot of work done with ignorance has no benefit.

    E.g., a small piece of software, like a function, developed with full understanding can be very useful. OTOH, a large piece of software, like an entire service, is of no use if it's developed with no understanding of requirements or engineering principles.

    #Devanagari:
    अल्पमात्रं कृतो धर्मो भवेत् ज्ञानवतां महान् |
    महानपि कृतो धर्मो ह्यज्ञानान्निष्फलो भवेत् ||

    #Kannada:
    ಅಲ್ಪಮಾತ್ರಂ ಕೃತೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಭವೇತ್ ಜ್ಞಾನವತಾಂ ಮಹಾನ್ |
    ಮಹಾನಪಿ ಕೃತೋ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಹ್ಯಜ್ಞಾನಾನ್ನಿಷ್ಫಲೋ ಭವೇತ್ ||

    #English #Transliteration:
    alpamAtraM krutO dharmO BawEt jnAnawatAM mahAn |
    mahAnapi kRutO dharmO hyajnAnAnniShPalO BawEt ||

    #wisdom #knowledge #practice