[Sanskrit] word help

hungrylilboy · Post by **hungrylilboy** » 22 Aug 2006 22:19

Hi
I need to find an image of the word "kite" in sanskrit. It needs to be a jpeg or gif or such as its going onto a website and most users wont have the required fonts to read the word if its in normal text
many many thanks for your help

hungrylilboy · Post by **hungrylilboy** » 23 Aug 2006 21:51

update. I've seen people being given translations in sanskrit and the fonts appear fine, so either will be amazing. thanks. and also thanks to whoever changed the title

didine · Post by **didine** » 23 Aug 2006 22:13

hungrylilboy wrote:and also thanks to whoever changed the title

It was me.

You're most welcome! It will make it easier for our Sanskrit translators to spot your message.

Vikr · Post by **Vikr** » 23 Aug 2006 23:25

hungrylilboy wrote:Hi
I need to find an image of the word "kite" in sanskrit.

is it a name or the flying stuff??

hungrylilboy · Post by **hungrylilboy** » 23 Aug 2006 23:56

the flying stuff. As in the small paper things that children hold on a string.
many thanks in advance

drkpp · Post by **drkpp** » 24 Aug 2006 00:27

There is no direct equivalent of kite in Sanskrit.
The folowing is a composite word meaning
a small cart holding wind or air.
वातशकटिक

hungrylilboy · Post by **hungrylilboy** » 24 Aug 2006 20:10

fantastic that'll do. much appreciated

pc2 · Post by **pc2** » 26 Aug 2006 03:03

drkpp wrote:वातशकटिक

salutations. could you inform its transliteration in Latin characters?

iubito · Post by **iubito** » 26 Aug 2006 06:59

hungrylilboy wrote:update. I've seen people being given translations in sanskrit and the fonts appear fine, so either will be amazing. thanks. and also thanks to whoever changed the title

Font displaying depends on what you installed on your system. For example on Windows it works if you install support for all charset, at least sanskrit.

Some visitors of your site probably won't see the font.
To make an image of what you see on the forum, just use Print Screen key on your keyboard, or you can find some screen capture softwares.

Vikr · Post by **Vikr** » 26 Aug 2006 11:14

pc2 wrote:
drkpp wrote:वातशकटिक
salutations. could you inform its transliteration in Latin characters?

vātaśakaṭika

vaatashakaTika

pc2 · Post by **pc2** » 26 Aug 2006 13:35

Vikr wrote:
pc2 wrote:
drkpp wrote:वातशकटिक
salutations. could you inform its transliteration in Latin characters?
vātaśakaṭika

vaatashakaTika

thank you, Vikr.

so, here follows the decomposition of this word (someone correct us if we are wrong):

वातशकटिक (vaatashakaTika).

vaata = wind.
shakaTika = diminutive of shakaTa (cart) = small cart.

"a small cart holding wind or air".

salutations,

LokaNova et Freelang

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