Nativization Conventions

The following Nativization conventions are automatically applied when Kannada is the Target Script.

• The Nasal letters are converted into Anusvara  (e.g) पञ्च - ಪಂಚ, वेङ्कट - ವೇಂಕಟ
• The pure consonant 'm'when occuring as the final syllable, it is changed into Anusvara (e.g) सत्यम् - ಸತ್ಯಂ 

To Preserve the Source Text without any conventions being applied, select "preserve source" 

Sample Sanskrit Text

अनिरोधम् अनुत्पादम् अनुच्छेदम् अशाश्वतम् ।   

अनेकार्थम् अनानार्थम् अनागमम् अनिर्गमम् ॥   

यः प्रतीत्यसमुत्पादं प्रपञ्चोपशमं शिवम् ।   

देशयामास संबुद्धस्तं वन्दे वदतां वरम् ॥     

Default Conversion

ಅನಿರೋಧಂ ಅನುತ್ಪಾದಂ ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದಂ ಅಶಾಶ್ವತಂ |    

ಅನೇಕಾರ್ಥಂ ಅನಾನಾರ್ಥಂ ಅನಾಗಮಂ ಅನಿರ್ಗಮಂ ||    

ಯಃ ಪ್ರತೀತ್ಯಸಮುತ್ಪಾದಂ ಪ್ರಪಂಚೋಪಶಮಂ ಶಿವಂ |    

ದೇಶಯಾಮಾಸ ಸಂಬುದ್ಧಸ್ತಂ ವಂದೇ ವದತಾಂ ವರಂ ||    

Source Preserved

ಅನಿರೋಧಮ್ ಅನುತ್ಪಾದಮ್ ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದಮ್ ಅಶಾಶ್ವತಮ್ |    

ಅನೇಕಾರ್ಥಮ್ ಅನಾನಾರ್ಥಮ್ ಅನಾಗಮಮ್ ಅನಿರ್ಗಮಮ್ ||    

ಯಃ ಪ್ರತೀತ್ಯಸಮುತ್ಪಾದಂ ಪ್ರಪಞ್ಚೋಪಶಮಂ ಶಿವಮ್ |    

ದೇಶಯಾಮಾಸ ಸಂಬುದ್ಧಸ್ತಂ ವನ್ದೇ ವದತಾಂ ವರಮ್ ||    

Other Features of Kannada Script

Avagraha

Kannada a special sign of Avagraha - ಽ . The XP version of Tunga doesn't have support for this Character. It is supported in Vista/7. If in XP, you need a suitable font which supports this character. 

Kannada Nukta

Interestingly, similar to the North Indic Scripts, Kannada has a Nukta Character to create new consonants. Infact, Kannada is the only South Indian scrpt to have a nukta natively. This Nukta character mostly is used to create new characters for /za/ & /fa/ from /ja/ & /pha/ respectively.

 The Kannada nukta has been utilized in the converter to create to the Kannada equivalent of Tamil ன ನ಼, and as to represent the nukta-based northern perso-arabic characters like क़ ख़ ग़ ज़ ड़ ढ़ फ़ य़ as the Kannada equivalents ಕ಼ ಖ಼ ಗ಼ ಜ಼ ಡ಼ ಢ಼ ಫ಼ ಯ಼ using the Kannada Nukta.

Kannada Nukta appears only on Windows Vista & above. Else a suitable supported font must be installed.