Devanāgarī – The ancient Indian script | How does your name look like written in Devanāgarī?
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The Devanāgarī script was fully developed by the 10th century in India, although its precursors were in use as far back as the 1st century CE. It is used for writing down Hindi and Sanskrit, and modified versions of it are employed for many Indian languages, also, it is the ancestor of the Nepali script. Devanāgarī is a compound of the Sanskrit words deva (god) and nāgarī (urban), its literal meaning is ’godly urban script’. Two possible interpretations arise: either 'the script of the city of God' or a form of writing that belongs to the celestial as well as the earthly realm. Sacred texts in the Sanskrit language were written down in Devanāgarī. If you would like to know more about the history of these characters, try writing them down, or are merely curious how your name looks like written in Devanāgarī, consider joining us!
