Jana Gana Mana

Lyrics

The text, though Bengali, is highly sanskritised (written in a literary register called Sadhu bhasa). The song has been written almost entirely using nouns that also can function as verbs. Most of the nouns of the song are in use in all major languages in India. Therefore, the original song is quite clearly understandable, and in fact, remains almost unchanged in several widely different Indian languages. Also as quasi-Sanskrit text, it is acceptable in many modern Indic languages, but the pronunciation varies considerably across India. This is primarily because most Indic languages are abugidas in that certain unmarked consonants are assumed to have an inherent vowel, but conventions for this differ among the languages of India. The transcription below reflects the Bengali pronunciation, in both the Bengali script and romanization.

জন গণ মন (Bengali)	Bengali romanization	NLK transliteration	जन गण मन (Devanagari)
জনগণমন-অধিনায়ক জয় হে. ভারতভাগ্যবিধাতা পঞ্জাব সিন্ধু গুজরাট মরাঠা দ্রাবিড় উত্কল বঙ্গ বিন্ধ্য হিমাচল যমুনা গঙ্গা উচ্ছলজলধিতরঙ্গ তব শুভ নামে জাগে তব শুভ আশিস মাগে, গাহে তব জয়গাথা \| জনগণমঙ্গলদায়ক জয় হে ভারতভাগ্যবিধাতা জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় হে, জয় জয় জয়, জয় হে ॥	Jônogônomono-odhinaeoko jôeô he Bharotobhaggobidhata Pônjabo Shindhu Gujoraṭo Môraṭha Drabiṛo Utkôlo Bônggo Bindho Himachôlo Yomuna Gôngga Uchchhôlo jôlodhi toronggo Tôbo shubho name jage Tôbo shubho ashish mage Gahe tôbo jôeogatha Jônogônomonggolodaeoko jôeô he Bharotobhaggobidhata Jôeo he, jôeo he, jôeo he, jôeo jôeo jôeo, jôeo he	Jana-gaṇa-mana adhināyaka jaya he Bhārata bhāgya vidhātā Pañjāba Sindhu Gujarāṭa Marāṭhā Drāviḍa Utkala Baṅga Vindhya Himāchala Yamunā Gaṅgā Uchhala jaladhi taraṅga Tava śubha nāme jāge Tava śubha āśhiṣa māge Gāhe tava jaya gāthā Jana gaṇa maṅgala dhāyaka jaya he Bhārata bhāgya vidhāta Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he.	जनगणमन अधिनायक जय हे भारत-भाग्य-विधाता । पंजाब सिन्धु गुजरात मराठा द्राविड़ उत्कल बंग । विन्ध्य हिमाचल यमुना गंगा, उच्छल जलधि तरंग । तव शुभ नामे जागे, तव शुभ आशिष माँगे; गाहे तव जय गाथा । जन-गण मंगलदायक जय हे, भारत-भाग्य-विधाता । जय हे, जय हे, जय हे, जय जय जय, जय हे ।।