Pali Script Convertor

Convert Pali text between multiple scripts (Sinhala, Roman, Devanagari, Thai, Myanmar, Khmer, and more).

Install

npm install pali_script_convertor

For local development in this repository:

npm install

Quick Start

const { convertPali, SCRIPTS } = require("pali_script_convertor");

// Roman -> Sinhala
const sinhala = convertPali("buddho", SCRIPTS.SI, SCRIPTS.RO);
console.log(sinhala); // බුද්ධො

// Sinhala -> Roman
const roman = convertPali("බුද්ධො", SCRIPTS.RO, SCRIPTS.SI);
console.log(roman); // Buddho

API

convertPali(text, toScript, fromScript?)

Converts Pali text into the target script.

• text (string): Input text.
• toScript (string): Target script code from SCRIPTS.
• fromScript (string, optional): Source script code from SCRIPTS.
  • If omitted, source script is auto-detected from the text.

Returns:

• Converted string in toScript.

Throws:

• TypeError if text is not a string.
• Error if toScript or fromScript is unsupported.

Supported Script Codes

Use SCRIPTS constants instead of hardcoding:

• SCRIPTS.SI -> si (Sinhala)
• SCRIPTS.HI -> hi (Devanagari)
• SCRIPTS.RO -> ro (Roman)
• SCRIPTS.THAI -> th (Thai)
• SCRIPTS.LAOS -> lo (Laos)
• SCRIPTS.MY -> my (Myanmar)
• SCRIPTS.KM -> km (Khmer)
• SCRIPTS.BENG -> be (Bengali)
• SCRIPTS.ASSE -> as (Assamese)
• SCRIPTS.GURM -> gm (Gurmukhi)
• SCRIPTS.THAM -> tt (Tai Tham)
• SCRIPTS.GUJA -> gj (Gujarati)
• SCRIPTS.TELU -> te (Telugu)
• SCRIPTS.KANN -> ka (Kannada)
• SCRIPTS.MALA -> mm (Malayalam)
• SCRIPTS.BRAH -> br (Brahmi)
• SCRIPTS.TIBT -> tb (Tibetan)
• SCRIPTS.CYRL -> cy (Cyrillic)

More Examples

const { convertPali, SCRIPTS } = require("pali_script_convertor");

// Auto-detect input script and convert to Roman
console.log(convertPali("නමෝ බුද්ධාය", SCRIPTS.RO));

// Roman -> Devanagari
console.log(convertPali("dhammo", SCRIPTS.HI, SCRIPTS.RO));

// Roman -> Thai
console.log(convertPali("saṅgha", SCRIPTS.THAI, SCRIPTS.RO));

Notes

• This package applies the same core conversion rules used in demo.js.
• For best results, use standard Pali spelling (especially in Roman with diacritics).