SansConverter
kosperun92 downloadsConvert between IAST, Balaram, Harvard-Kyoto, Velthius, and Ukrainian encodings for Sanskrit transliteration.
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An Obsidian plugin for converting between Sanskrit transliteration encodings. Based on the SansConverter desktop app.
Supported Encodings
- IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration)
- Balaram (used in many Vaiṣṇava publications, legacy)
- Harvard-Kyoto (ASCII-friendly encoding)
- Velthuis (ASCII-friendly encoding using digraphs)
- Ukrainian IAST (Cyrillic-based transliteration)
Available Conversions
| From | To |
|---|---|
| Harvard-Kyoto | IAST |
| Harvard-Kyoto | Ukrainian |
| Velthuis | IAST |
| Velthuis | Ukrainian |
| Balaram (legacy) | IAST |
| Balaram (legacy) | Ukrainian |
| IAST | Balaram (legacy) |
| IAST | Ukrainian |
| IAST | Harvard-Kyoto |
| Ukrainian | IAST |
Installation
Manual Installation
- Download
main.jsandmanifest.jsonfrom the latest release - Create a folder
<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/sansconverter/and place both files there - Reload Obsidian
- Go to Settings → Community plugins and enable "SansConverter"
Using BRAT (Beta Reviewers Auto-update Tester)
- Install BRAT from Community Plugins
- Open BRAT settings and click "Add Beta plugin"
- Enter this repository URL:
https://github.com/kosperun/obsidian-sansconverter - Enable the plugin in Community plugins
Usage
- Select the text you want to convert
- Open the command palette (
Cmd/Ctrl + P) - Search for "Convert selection" and choose your desired conversion
- The selected text will be replaced with the converted version
Setting Hotkeys
For faster workflow, assign custom hotkeys:
- Go to Settings → Hotkeys
- Search for "SansConverter"
- Assign your preferred key combinations
Suggested hotkeys:
Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + I→ IAST → BalaramCmd/Ctrl + Shift + B→ Balaram → IAST- etc.
Examples
| Input (Balaram, legacy) | Output (IAST) |
|---|---|
| Kåñëa | Kṛṣṇa |
| Input (Harvard-Kyoto) | Output (IAST) |
|---|---|
| KRSNa | Kṛṣṇa |
| Input (Velthuis) | Output (IAST) |
|---|---|
| K.r.s.na | Kṛṣṇa |
| Input (IAST) | Output (Ukrainian) |
|---|---|
| Kṛṣṇa | Кр̣шн̣а |
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit issues or pull requests.
License
MIT License - see LICENSE for details.
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Convert selected text between IAST, Balaram (legacy), Harvard‑Kyoto, Velthius, and Ukrainian (Cyrillic) Sanskrit transliteration. Replace the selection with the converted text via the command palette for quick in‑vault conversions.Details
Current version
1.1.0
Last updated
2 days ago
Created
3 months ago
Updates
11 releases
Downloads
92
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT