Sharada script
Śāradā | |
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![]() An example of early Sharada script, in the Bakhshali manuscript. | |
Script type | |
Time period | c. 800 CE–present (almost extinct) |
Direction | Left-to-right ![]() |
Region | India, Pakistan, Central Asia |
Languages | Sanskrit, Kashmiri |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Child systems | Gurmukhī Takri Landa |
Sister systems | Nāgarī Siddhaṃ |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Shrd (319), Sharada, Śāradā |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Sharada |
U+11180–U+111DF | |
[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon. | |
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Brahmic scripts |
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The Brahmi script and its descendants |
The Śāradā, Sarada or Sharada script is an abugida writing system of the Brahmic family of scripts. The script was in use between the 8th and 12th centuries in the northwestern parts of India (in Kashmir and neighbouring areas), for writing Sanskrit and Kashmiri.[1][2] The Gurmukhī script was developed from Śāradā. Originally more widespread, its use became later restricted to Kashmir, and it is now rarely used except by the Kashmiri Pandit community for ceremonial purposes.
It is a native script of Kashmir and is named after Śāradā,[3] another name for Saraswati, the goddess of learning.
The Bakhshali manuscript uses an early stage of the Sharada script.[1]
Letters
Independent vowel signs
Dependent vowel signs
Consonants
Numerals
Sharada script uses its own signs for the positional decimal numeral system.
Image gallery
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Sharada vowels
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Sharada consonant signs
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Sanskrit (above; devanagari script) and Kashmiri language (below; sharada script)
Unicode
Śāradā script was added to the Unicode Standard in January, 2012 with the release of version 6.1.
The Unicode block for Śāradā script, called Sharada, is U+11180–U+111DF:
Sharada[1] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
U+1118x | 𑆀 | 𑆁 | 𑆂 | 𑆃 | 𑆄 | 𑆅 | 𑆆 | 𑆇 | 𑆈 | 𑆉 | 𑆊 | 𑆋 | 𑆌 | 𑆍 | 𑆎 | 𑆏 |
U+1119x | 𑆐 | 𑆑 | 𑆒 | 𑆓 | 𑆔 | 𑆕 | 𑆖 | 𑆗 | 𑆘 | 𑆙 | 𑆚 | 𑆛 | 𑆜 | 𑆝 | 𑆞 | 𑆟 |
U+111Ax | 𑆠 | 𑆡 | 𑆢 | 𑆣 | 𑆤 | 𑆥 | 𑆦 | 𑆧 | 𑆨 | 𑆩 | 𑆪 | 𑆫 | 𑆬 | 𑆭 | 𑆮 | 𑆯 |
U+111Bx | 𑆰 | 𑆱 | 𑆲 | 𑆳 | 𑆴 | 𑆵 | 𑆶 | 𑆷 | 𑆸 | 𑆹 | 𑆺 | 𑆻 | 𑆼 | 𑆽 | 𑆾 | 𑆿 |
U+111Cx | 𑇀 | 𑇁 | 𑇂 | 𑇃 | 𑇄 | 𑇅 | 𑇆 | 𑇇 | 𑇈 | 𑇉 | 𑇊 | 𑇋 | 𑇌 | 𑇍 | 𑇎 | 𑇏 |
U+111Dx | 𑇐 | 𑇑 | 𑇒 | 𑇓 | 𑇔 | 𑇕 | 𑇖 | 𑇗 | 𑇘 | 𑇙 | 𑇚 | 𑇛 | 𑇜 | 𑇝 | 𑇞 | 𑇟 |
Notes
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See also
- Lipi – writing scripts in Buddhist, Hindu and Jaina texts
- Sharada Peeth in Kashmir
- Sharada (disambiguation)
References
- ^ a b Selin, Helaine (2008). Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Springer Science & Business Media. p. Bakhshali Manuscript entry. ISBN 9781402045592.
- ^ Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson Education India. p. 43. ISBN 9788131711200.
- ^ "Pandits to visit Sharda temple". The Hindu. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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External links
- ancientscripts.com
- Download Noto Sans Sharada, a Sharada font by Google.
- Prevalence of the Śāradā Script in Afghanistan
- Akṣara List of the Manuscript of Abhidharmadīpa , ca. the 11th Century, Collection of Sanskrit Mss. Formerly Preserved in the China Ethnic Library
- Modern Kashmiri Dictionary: Android based electronic Kashmiri Dictionary