![]() From it evolved Middle Grantha by the 7th century, and Transitional Grantha by about the 8th century, which remained in use until about the 14th century. It was also used for classical Manipravalam – a language that is a blend of Sanskrit and Tamil. This early Grantha script was used to write Sanskrit texts, inscriptions on copper plates and stones of Hindu temples and monasteries. The Pallava script or Pallava Grantha, emerged in the 4th century CE and was used until the 7th century CE, in India. ![]() The Southeast Asian and Indonesian scripts such as Thai and Javanese respectively, as well as South Asian Tigalari and Sinhala scripts, are derived or closely related to Grantha through the early Pallava script. The modern Malayalam script of Kerala is a direct descendant of the Grantha script. Originating from the Pallava script, the Grantha script is related to the Tamil and the Vatteluttu scripts. The Grantha script ( Tamil: கிரந்த எழுத்து, romanized: Grantha ezhuthu Malayalam: ഗ്രന്ഥലിപി, romanized: granthalipi) is a South Indian script, found particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
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