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Photograph encompass information about how Nagari script has grown from 3rd C. B. C. Photograph has total 17 columns out of which the first and last keys denotes the Roman and Devanagari script which contain 38 alphabets between them in vertical order. Another 15 columns shows how each alphabet is formulated from different dynasties. The 15 columns gives the information about how Nagari alphabets, from “Aa” to “Ha” grows from 3rd c. B.C. To 15th c. A.D. Nagari script has evolved from the period of “Ashoka 3rd c.B.C”,and keep on growing with “Kusana 2nd c. A.D”, “Gupta 4th c. A.D”, “ Yasodharusan 6th c. A.D.”, “Vardhamana 7th c. A.D”, ”Prathihara 9th c. A.D”, “Gahadavala 11th c. A. D”, “Paramara 11th c. A.D”. “Candella 11-12th c. A.D”, “Kalinga 11th c. A. D”, “Pallava 7th c.A.D”, “W. Chalukya 8th c. A. D”, “Rastrakuta 9th c. A.D”, “Yadava 13th c. A.D”, Vijayanagara 15th c. A. D.
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| Language Information |
The Nagari script is essentially an early form of the Devanagari script, which is still used in modern Indian. It appeared around the 8th century CE as an eastern variant of the Gupta script (whereas Sarada was the western variety). In turn it branched off into several scripts (in addition to Devanagari), such as Nandinagari, Bengali, and Tibetan, as well as influenced the Sarada-derived Gurmukscript.
Nagari script fundamentally belongs to the Brahmic family of alphabets of Nepal, India, Tibet and South-East Asia.It is a celebrated successor of the Gupta script, together with Siddam and SHarada scripts. Eastern variances of Gupta inscriptions referred to as nagari are first documented and evidenced from the 8th centure.From c. 1200, these gradually took place of Siddam, which outlasted as an effective medium of transmittance for Trantric Buddhism in East Asia and Sharada , which remained in parallel use in Kashmir . |