Grantha

Grantha is a script used to write the Sanskrit language. It is also used to write Prakrit and Pali. The Grantha script was developed from the Brahmi script. The name "Grantha" means "book". The Grantha script is used mainly in South India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. The Grantha script is an abugida, meaning that each letter has an inherent vowel. Other vowels are indicated with diacritics, which can appear above, below, before or after the letter. The Grantha script is also used to write Tamil. The Grantha script is thought to have been developed from the Pallava script, which was used to write Tamil. The Pallava script is itself thought to have been derived from the Brahmi script. The Grantha script is believed to have been influenced by the Vatteluttu script, which was used to write Tamil. The Grantha script is used mainly in South India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. In South India, the script is used to write Sanskrit, Prakrit and Pali. In Sri Lanka, the script is used to write Sanskrit, Prakrit and Tamil. In Southeast Asia, the script is used to write Sanskrit, Prakrit and Pali.