English to Indian Languages Converter

Convert English text into multiple Indian languages with both translation and transliteration.

This project combines the power of Google Translate and Sanscript.js to convert English words or sentences into various Indian scripts such as Devanagari, Bengali, Tamil, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Oriya.

Features

• Translate English text into Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Gujarati, and more.
• Transliterate English text into Indian scripts like:
  • Devanagari (नमस्ते)
  • Bengali (নমস্তে)
  • Tamil (நமஸ்தே)
  • Gujarati (નમસ્તે)
• Combines translation and transliteration in one tool.
• Supports dynamic input (works with any English word or sentence).
• Lightweight, simple, and fully modular.

Demo

Example using test.js:

node test.js

Output:

Original: Namaste
devanagari: नमस्ते
bengali: নমস্তে
tamil: நமஸ்தே
gujarati: નમસ્તે
Translated to Hindi (Devanagari): नमस्ते
Translated to Bengali: নমস্তে
Translated to Tamil: நமஸ்தே
Translated to Gujarati: નમસ્તે

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/akashadubey/eng-indic-converter.git
cd eng-indic-converter

Install dependencies:

npm install

Usage

Transliterate text

import { transliterate } from './lib/transliterate.js';

const text = "Namaste";
console.log(transliterate(text, "devanagari")); // नमस्ते
console.log(transliterate(text, "bengali"));   // নমস্তে
console.log(transliterate(text, "tamil"));     // நமஸ்தே
console.log(transliterate(text, "gujarati"));  // નમસ્તે

Translate text

import { translateText } from './lib/translate.js';

const text = "Hello, how are you?";
const hindi = await translateText(text, 'hi');
console.log(hindi); // नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं?

Full Example

import { transliterate } from './lib/transliterate.js';
import { translateText } from './lib/translate.js';

const text = "Namaste";

console.log("Original:", text);
console.log("devanagari:", transliterate(text, "devanagari"));
console.log("bengali:", transliterate(text, "bengali"));
console.log("tamil:", transliterate(text, "tamil"));
console.log("gujarati:", transliterate(text, "gujarati"));

const hindi = await translateText(text, 'hi');
console.log("Translated to Hindi (Devanagari):", transliterate(hindi, "devanagari"));

Supported Languages / Scripts

| Language | Script | |------------|-------------| | Hindi | Devanagari | | Bengali | Bengali | | Tamil | Tamil | | Gujarati | Gujarati | | Telugu | Telugu | | Kannada | Kannada | | Malayalam | Malayalam | | Oriya | Oriya |

Dependencies

• @vitalets/google-translate-api — Free Google Translate API wrapper.
• Sanscript.js — Transliteration between Indian scripts.

License

MIT © Akash Dubey