From 49b09b5a35ff3a402582bdf7b8c9319c4164d979 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vlasta Vesely Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:57:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] update readme --- README | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index a4c8503..9c13d65 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ romanises Sanskrit texts written in Devanagari using the IAST scheme; alternatively it can be used for reverse transliteration of IAST encoded texts into Devanagari. -Given to the fact that the IAST standard handles only the classic Sanskrit +Given the fact that the IAST standard handles only the classic Sanskrit character set, it cannot be used for lossless transliteration of modern Hindi. -It can, however, be used for lossy transcription of Hindi. +It can, however, be used for transcription of Hindi (which is lossy). For more details on the usage of the program and the requirements for the input data, see the included manual page iast(1).