[OS X TeX] MacTex and Devanagari (Sanskrit)

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 16.06.2013 um 17:21 schrieb Sreeram T R:

> I just installed the MacTex in my iMac and would like to find out how do I type set the Devenagari (Sanskrit) 
> words.  Currently, I use the \title{\dn Lalithopaakyaanaa.m} and the output does not seem to make sense.  A word within the braces is output as devanagari letters and it does not add up to the expected word.

Did you try to input the text in Unicode encoding, i.e., using Devanagari's own characters, and then convert this to PDF with XeTeX or LuaTeX?

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  Pete

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