Updated 26 October 2026
In Odisha, Sanskrit has been written in Odia script for centuries, from palm-leaf pothis to the prayer books used at home and in temples today. Jayadeva's Gita Govinda, sung daily at the Jagannath temple, is a Sanskrit poem that most Odia readers know in Odia letters.
This page is a notepad for exactly that. Type Sanskrit in Roman letters and it is written in Odia script, with every Sanskrit mark: OM namaH shivAya → ଓଁ ନମଃ ଶିବାୟ. It doesn't translate anything. The words stay Sanskrit, and only the script is Odia.
| Mark | Name | Keys | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ଂ | Anusvara | M | nasal hum after a vowel | saMskRta → ସଂସ୍କୃତ |
| ଃ | Visarga | H | breathy h at the end of a word | namaH → ନମଃ |
| ଁ | Chandrabindu | .N | nasal vowel | ha.N → ହଁ |
| ୍ | Halanta | .h | removes the vowel from a consonant | vAk → ବାକ୍ |
| ଽ | Avagraha | .a | marks a dropped a | so.aham → ସୋଽହମ୍ |
| ଋ | Vocalic ṛ | R | as in Krishna | kRShNa → କୃଷ୍ଣ |
| ୠ | Long ṝ | RRI | Sanskrit grammar texts | pitRRIn → ପିତୄନ୍ |
| ଌ | Vocalic ḷ | LLi | as in kḷpta | kLLipta → କୢପ୍ତ |
| । | Danda | | | ends a line or sentence | rAmaH| → ରାମଃ। |
| ॥ | Double danda | || | ends a verse | || → ॥ |
| ଓଁ | Om | OM | the sacred syllable | OM → ଓଁ |
A Sanskrit word that ends in a consonant gets its halanta automatically: vAk → ବାକ୍, jagat → ଜଗତ୍, bhagavAn → ଭଗବାନ୍. Two consonants in a row join into one letter: dharmakShetre → ଧର୍ମକ୍ଷେତ୍ରେ, sUkta → ସୂକ୍ତ, padmanAbha → ପଦ୍ମନାଭ. When you need a visible halanta inside a word instead of a joined letter, type .h after the consonant.
Odia spelling usually writes ଯ at the start of a word and ୟ inside it, and the y key follows that rule: yoga → ଯୋଗ, satya → ସତ୍ୟ, jayate → ଜୟତେ. Some words keep ଯ inside, often after a prefix. Type capital Y for those: aYodhyA → ଅଯୋଧ୍ୟା, saMYoga → ସଂଯୋଗ, sUrYya → ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ. Pasted and spoken text follows the usual rule, so check such words.
Most Odia books write Sanskrit va with ବ, so v gives ବ: veda → ବେଦ. If your text uses the separate letter ଵ, type capital V. For ୱ, as in ସ୍ୱାମୀ, type w.
| Keys | Odia script |
|---|---|
asato mA sadgamaya | ଅସତୋ ମା ସଦ୍ଗମୟ |
tamaso mA jyotirgamaya | ତମସୋ ମା ଜ୍ୟୋତିର୍ଗମୟ |
mRtyormA amRtaM gamaya | ମୃତ୍ୟୋର୍ମା ଅମୃତଂ ଗମୟ |
sarve bhavantu sukhinaH | ସର୍ବେ ଭବନ୍ତୁ ସୁଖିନଃ |
vasudhaiva kuTumbakam | ବସୁଧୈବ କୁଟୁମ୍ବକମ୍ |
satyameva jayate | ସତ୍ୟମେବ ଜୟତେ |
Most Sanskrit texts online are written in Devanagari. Copy a shloka from any website and paste it into the notepad with Odia typing on, and it arrives in Odia script, letter for letter: ॐ नमः शिवाय becomes ଓଁ ନମଃ ଶିବାୟ. Vedic accent marks, which Odia script doesn't have, are left out.
Open the menu next to the microphone and choose Sanskrit → Odia (this page selects it for you). Speak a line clearly and Notelo writes it in Odia script. Speech recognition is made for everyday speech, so check long compounds and fix any word by typing. See Odia voice typing for browser support.
For everyday Odia, the same keys work in the main Odia typing notepad.
No. It writes Sanskrit words in Odia letters, the way Odia prayer books and pothis do, without changing the words. ଓଁ ନମଃ ଶିବାୟ is still Sanskrit, just in Odia script.
H gives visarga (ନମଃ), M gives anusvara (ସଂସ୍କୃତ), .N gives chandrabindu (ହଁ) and .a gives avagraha (ସୋଽହମ୍).
A word that ends in a consonant gets the halanta by itself: vAk gives ବାକ୍ and jagat gives ଜଗତ୍. Inside a word, type .h after the consonant to stop it from joining the next letter.
Odia spelling usually writes ଯ at the start of a word and ୟ inside it, and y follows that rule: yoga gives ଯୋଗ and satya gives ସତ୍ୟ. Some words keep ଯ inside, often after a prefix: type capital Y for those, as in aYodhyA for ଅଯୋଧ୍ୟା, saMYoga for ସଂଯୋଗ and sUrYya for ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ. Pasted and spoken text follows the usual rule, so check such words.
Yes. Paste Devanagari text into the notepad while Odia typing is on and it is written in Odia script, letter for letter. That makes it quick to bring a shloka from a Devanagari website into Odia.
Yes. Choose the Sanskrit option in the microphone menu. It listens with a Hindi speech model and writes what it hears in Odia script. Speak clearly and in short phrases, then fix any word by typing.