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@ -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 alternatively it can be used for reverse transliteration of IAST encoded texts
into Devanagari. 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. 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 For more details on the usage of the program and the requirements for the input
data, see the included manual page iast(1). data, see the included manual page iast(1).