Typing in Sanskrit Language

This document explains certain things in Sanskrit language typing, which are not covered by the tutor,
or which may not be intuitive to the language typing person.
The following fonts must be installed in your system to view this document correctly – Shree-San7-
001W, SHREE-SAN7-0960A, SHREE-SANX-0960.

Details of Shree-Lipi 7 layout

Shree-Lipi 7 layout has been introduced for Sanskrit. Following are the differences in ShreeLipi 4/5/6
layout and 7 layout -
The following new characters have been introduced in the main font:
a small shiroresha () piece for using in conjuncts like Ngkya (), Ngkhya () etc., kra (),
double dand ( ), Dva (), Dga (), dvra (), ddhra (), ktra (), rukar for da conjuncts like dda
(), ddha () etc. and nukta (, , ).
• An auxiliary font has been introduced to accommodate some of the characters, which could not
be accommodated in the main font.
• The following 10 characters have been shifted from main font to auxiliary font:
1 - *, 2 - +, 3 - :, 4 - ;, 5 - =, 6 - Rroo (i), 7 - Lru (j), 8 - Vedic anuswar (J), 9 - em dash (b) and
10 - en dash (a). In addition, vowel Lroo (c) has been newly introduced in auxiliary font. All the
Vedic anuswars from font 966 have been introduced in the auxiliary font - A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P. The typing help for auxiliary font can be seen from Shree-Lipi menu-
>Help->Auxiliary Font Typing.

Typing Sanskrit accents and some special keys

It is possible to type accent marks and some special keys from any keyboard layout of your choice. To
do this, first type Ctrl + Shift + 1, and then type the required key. The key and the characters are as
follows:

a: —(nukta for Shree-Lipi 7 layout, Vedic anuswar for Shree-Lipi 4,5,6 layout ) s: ¦ d: ¤ f:
 g: … h:  j:  k: ¡ l:  (piece of shiroresha only for Shree-Lipi 7 layout)
For example, if you want to type ¡ character, then first type ¡, then press Ctrl +Shift +1 key and then
type k (lower case) character. Similar sequence has to be used for other accents also.

Typing of alternate form of some characters in ShreeLipi 7

layout:
We have introduced old type of kra character in ShreeLipi 7 layout ( ¡). It is also possible to type
modern style kra (). Press Ctrl + Shift + Tilde (~) to toggle between the two types of kra characters.
Once the Ctrl + Shift + Tilde (~) key is pressed, the kra will change to () always till you press Ctrl +
Shift + Tilde (~) key again. If type kra in the normal way and then press the Ctrl + Shift + Tilde (~) key,
it will change the just typed kra also.

You can also have alternate forms of the conjunct ktra ( ) which can be typed in a similar way.

Typing  in ENG keyboard: Type g + Ctrl Space + r and then ya.

Sanskrit Key Sequences

The following table gives key sequences required to type all the vowel signs and conjuncts required for
Sanskrit. The actual key position for all the keys will depend on the keyboard layout that you are using.
For detailed help for a specific keyboard layout, please use Keyboard Help. This help is available in
help menu of Shree-Lipi. Clicking this menu will show the help for the currently selected keyboard of
the current language.

Vowel Signs

Sanskrit Key Sequences Result

 +  
 0+  
 +  
 +  
 +  
 +  
 +  
 +  +  
 +  +  
 +  
 +  
 +  
 +  
 +  
 +  
 +  +  
 +  +  
 +  +  
 +  +  + z 
 +  
 +  +  
 +  +  + z 
 +  +  
 +  +  + z 
 +  +  
 +  +  + z 
 + ctrl shift 1 + s 
 + ctrl shift 1 + d 
 + ctrl shift 1 + f 
 + ctrl shift 1 + g 
 + ctrl shift 1 + j 
 + ctrl shift 1 + k 
 + ctrl shift 1 + h 
 + ctrl shift 1 + a 
 +  + ctrl shift 1 + g 
 +  + ctrl shift 1 + g 
 +  + ctrl shift 1 + g 
 +  + ctrl shift 1 + ' 
 +  + ctrl shift 1 + " 
 +  + ctrl shift 1 + ' 
 +  +  + ctrl shift 1 + ' 
 +  +  + ctrl shift 1 + " 
  + ctrl shift 1 + j + ctrl shift 1 + g 
 +  +  + ctrl shift 1 + ' 
 +  + ctrl shift 1 + ' 
 +  +  + ctrl shift 1 + ' 
 +  > ª
 +  à
 +  á¡
 + > ã
 +  > â

Conjuncts - I

Sanskrit Key Sequences Result

¡+ link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link + >> ¡
 + link +  > 
 + link +  > 
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link + >> 
 + link +  + link + >> 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link + Z + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link + > > 
 + link +  + link + > > 
 + link +  + link + > > 
 + link +  + link + > 
 + link +  + link +  + link +  > 
 + link + > + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  > 
 + link + > 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link + Z + link + >> 
 + link + >> 
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  > 
 + link +  > 
 + link +  > 
 + link +  > 
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
  + link + > 
 + link +  
 + link + >> 
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link + >> 
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  

Conjuncts - II

Sanskrit Key Sequences Result

 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link + > 
 + link +  
  + link +  
 + link +  
 + link + > 
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link + > 
 + link +  + link + > 

Conjuncts - III

Sanskrit Key Sequences Result

 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link + >> 
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link + >> 
 + link + >> 
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link + >> 
 + link + >> 
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link + >>+ link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  

Conjuncts - IV

Sanskrit Key Sequences Result

 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link + > 
 + link +  +  
 + link +  +  
 + link +  +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  +  
 + link + + link +  
 + link + + link +  +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  +  
  + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link + + > 
 + link +  + link +  
 + link + + link +  
+ +  
+ +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  +  
 + link +  + > 
 + link +  + > 
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  

Conjuncts - V

Sanskrit Key Sequences Result

 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
  + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  

Conjuncts - VI

Sanskrit Key Sequences Result

 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  + link + Y" > 
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  + link +  > 
  + link +  + link + >> 
 + link +  + link +  > 
 + link +  

Details of Shreelipi_Ex (SLX) layout

A new layout Shreelipi_Ex (SLX) has been introduced for Sanskrit. This is a 16 bit layout and hence
supports a large number of extra characters required to compose the Sanskrit text. It supports a much
bigger set of conjuncts, different accents and Vedic anuswars in a single font. All the conjuncts
supported in the Shree-Lipi 7 layout are supported in the SLX layout also. Details of the typing
sequences, wherever different from SL7 layout, are given in further help.

Sanskrit Special Characters in Shreelipi_EX font

It is possible to type accent marks and some special keys from any keyboard layout of your choice. To
do this, first type Ctrl + Shift + 1, and then type the required key. The key and the special characters are
as follows:
 Keystroke Special Character

Ctrl + Shift + 1+ q 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ w 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ r 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ y 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ u 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ a 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ s 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ d 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ f 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ g 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ h 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ j 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ k 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ K 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ l 
 Ctrl + Shift + 1+ L 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ ' 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ " 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ shift =

Ctrl + Shift + 1+ [ [
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ ] ]
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ . 
Ctrl + Shift + 1+ Shift \ 

Sanskrit Vedic anuswar Characters in Shreelipi EX font layout.

It is possible to type Vedic anuswar characters from any keyboard layout of your choice. To do this,
first type Ctrl + Shift + 2, and then type the required lower case (a to y) alphabet key to get Vedic
anuswar characters. The key and the Vedic characters are as follows:
 Keystroke Vedic Sign

Ctrl + Shift + 2 + a 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + b 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + c 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + d 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + e 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + f 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + g 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + h 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + i 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + j 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + k 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + l 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + m 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + n 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + o 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + p 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + q 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + r 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + s 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + t 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + u 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + v 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + w 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + x 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + y 
 Keystroke Vedic Sign

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + a

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + b

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + c

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + d

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + e

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + f

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + g

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + h

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + i

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + j

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + k

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + l

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + m

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + n

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + o

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + p

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + q

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + r

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + s

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + t

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + u

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + v

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + A

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + B

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + C

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + D

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + E

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + F

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + G

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + H

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + I

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + J

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + K

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + L

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + M

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + N

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + O

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + P

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + Q

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + R

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + S

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + T

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + U

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + V

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + W

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + X

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + Y

Ctrl + Shift + 3 + Z

 Keystroke Vedic Sign

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + a

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + b

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + c

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + d

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + e

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + f

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + g

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + h

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + i

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + j

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + k

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + l

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + A

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + B

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + C

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + D

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + E

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + F

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + G

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + H

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + I

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + J

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + K

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + L

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + M

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + N

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + O

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + P

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + Q

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + R

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + 1

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + 2

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + 3

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + 4

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + 5

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + 6

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + 7

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + 8

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + 9

Ctrl + Shift + 4 + 0

Shortcut keys for some difficult conjuncts in Shreelipi_EX font
layout
Some of the conjuncts in Sanskrit are very difficult and it becomes very difficult for the data entering
person to remember the key sequence for these conjuncts. We have provided shortcut keys for some of
the conjuncts, using which, you can directly type the conjuncts. To do this, first type Ctrl + Shift + 2,
and then type the required (capital letter A to Z, numeral 1) key to get the difficult conjunct. In the case
of ENG keyboard layout, you have to type ‘a’ to complete the conjunct or aa, i, ee, u etc. to attach the
required vowel sign. The keys and the corresponding conjuncts are as follows:
 Keystroke Conjunct

Ctrl + Shift + 2 + A 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + B 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + C 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + D 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + E 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + F 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + G 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + H 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + I 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + J 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + K 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + L 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + M 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + N 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + O 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + P 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + Q 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + R 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + S 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + T 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + U 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + V 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + W 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + X 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + Y 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + Z 
Ctrl + Shift + 2 + 0 