Barahkhadi (Hindi)

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To organize the Barakhadi for each consonant into a separate object where the key is the consonant and the value is an array of its 12 variations (including the base consonant and its combinations with matras)

Code Implementation

// Define Hindi consonants
export const hindiConsonants = Array.from({ length: 37 }, (_, i) => String.fromCodePoint(2325 + i));

// Define vowel matras (including implicit अ)
const matras = [
  '', // Implicit अ (no matra)
  String.fromCodePoint(2366), // ा (ā)
  String.fromCodePoint(2367), // ि (i)
  String.fromCodePoint(2368), // ी (ī)
  String.fromCodePoint(2369), // ु (u)
  String.fromCodePoint(2370), // ू (ū)
  String.fromCodePoint(2371), // े (e)
  String.fromCodePoint(2372), // ै (ai)
  String.fromCodePoint(2373), // ो (o)
  String.fromCodePoint(2374), // ौ (au)
  String.fromCodePoint(2306), // ं (ṃ)
  String.fromCodePoint(2307), // ः (ḥ)
];

// Generate Barakhadi for each consonant
export const generateBarakhadi = (consonants) => {
  return consonants.reduce((acc, consonant) => {
    // Generate the 12 variations for the current consonant
    acc[consonant] = matras.map((matra) => consonant + matra);
    return acc;
  }, {});
};

// Generate Barakhadi for all Hindi consonants
const completeBarakhadi = generateBarakhadi(hindiConsonants);

console.log(completeBarakhadi);

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Explanation:

1. hindiConsonants:
   • Generates an array of 37 Hindi consonants using String.fromCodePoint.
2. matras:
   • Includes the implicit अ (no matra) and all other vowel matras.
3. generateBarakhadi:
   • Uses reduce to iterate over each consonant.
   • For each consonant, it creates a key in the accumulator object (acc).
   • The value for each key is an array of 12 variations, generated by combining the consonant with each matra using map.
4. completeBarakhadi:
   • Calls generateBarakhadi with the hindiConsonants array to generate the complete Barakhadi.

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Output:

The completeBarakhadi object will look like this:

{
  क: ['क', 'का', 'कि', 'की', 'कु', 'कू', 'के', 'कै', 'को', 'कौ', 'कं', 'कः'],
  ख: ['ख', 'खा', 'खि', 'खी', 'खु', 'खू', 'खे', 'खै', 'खो', 'खौ', 'खं', 'खः'],
  ग: ['ग', 'गा', 'गि', 'गी', 'गु', 'गू', 'गे', 'गै', 'गो', 'गौ', 'गं', 'गः'],
  ...
}

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Example Usage with a Subset of Consonants

If you want to generate Barakhadi for a subset of consonants, you can pass a custom array:

const customConsonants = ['क', 'ख', 'ग'];
const customBarakhadi = generateBarakhadi(customConsonants);

console.log(customBarakhadi);

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Output for Custom Consonants:

{
  क: ['क', 'का', 'कि', 'की', 'कु', 'कू', 'के', 'कै', 'को', 'कौ', 'कं', 'कः'],
  ख: ['ख', 'खा', 'खि', 'खी', 'खु', 'खू', 'खे', 'खै', 'खो', 'खौ', 'खं', 'खः'],
  ग: ['ग', 'गा', 'गि', 'गी', 'गु', 'गू', 'गे', 'गै', 'गो', 'गौ', 'गं', 'गः']
}

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Summary

• Each consonant is a key in the resulting object.
• The value for each key is an array of 12 variations (base consonant + 11 matras).
• The approach is modular and reusable for any set of consonants.