Comparison With ISO 15919
For the most part, IAST is a subset of ISO 15919. The following five exceptions are due to the ISO standard accommodating an extended repertoire of symbols to allow transliteration of Devanāgarī and other Indic scripts as used for languages other than Sanskrit.
| Devanāgarī | IAST | ISO 15919 | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ए/ े | e | ē | ISO e represents ऎ/ ॆ. |
| ओ/ो | o | ō | ISO o represents ऒ/ॊ. |
| ं | ṃ | ṁ | ISO ṃ represents Gurmukhi Tippi ੰ. |
| ऋ/ ृ | ṛ | r̥ | ISO ṛ represents ड़ /ɽ/. |
| ॠ/ ॄ | ṝ | r̥̄ | for consistency with r̥. |
Read more about this topic: International Alphabet Of Sanskrit Transliteration
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