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Baraha software - Your impression?



Kalkidas - Wed, 13 Oct 2004 04:27:42 +0530
Recently i found application Baraha.
It's simple, but very powerfull tool for creating texts at different Indian languages (Sanskrit included). Moreover, it's first programm that i found really comfortable in use. cool.gif

हंसदूतम्

दुकूलं बिभ्राणो दलितहरितालद्युतिभरं
जवापुष्पश्रेणीरुचिरुचिरपादाम्बुजतलः ।
तमालश्यामाङ्गो दवहसितलीलाञ्चितमुखः
परानन्दाभोगः स्फुरतु ह्दि मे कोऽपि पुरुषः ॥ १ ॥

यदा यातो गोपीह्दयमदनो नन्दसदनान्
मुकुन्दो गान्दिन्यास्तनयमनुविन्दन् मधुपुरीम् ।
तदामान्क्षीच्चिन्तासरिति घनघूर्णापरिचयैर्
अगाधायां बाधामयपयसि राधा विरहिणी ॥ २ ॥

कदाचित् खेदाग्निं विघटयितुमन्तर्गतमसौ
सहालीभिर्लेभे तरलितमना यामुनतटीम् ।
चिरादस्याश्चित्तं परिचितकुटीरकलनाद्
अवस्था तस्तार स्फुटमथ सुषुप्तेः प्रियसखी ॥ ३ ॥
DharmaChakra - Fri, 15 Oct 2004 03:06:19 +0530
First impression?

Where's the Linux version! laugh.gif

I poked around a bit, and it is really easy to use.. I'm no sanskrit expert.. heck, I'm not even a beginner, but this is much easier to use than most other transliteration applications I've seen.

My biggest complaint would be fonts.. jaggy & ugly.. and since its probably a

Its a simple WP, but really, thats all one would need.. now if only there was a good online Sanskrit dictionary & the app allowed dynamic lookups.. that would be cool...
Madhava - Fri, 15 Oct 2004 03:43:49 +0530
It doesn't support Bengali. sad.gif
Elpis - Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:44:14 +0530
QUOTE(DharmaChakra @ Oct 14 2004, 05:36 PM)
now if only there was a good online Sanskrit dictionary & the app allowed dynamic lookups.. that would be cool...

You may already be aware of them, but a number of online Sanskrit dictionaries are listed here.