Each diplomatic transcription is encoded in TEI XML format. Each TEI file consists of a <teiHeader> tag and a <text> tag. In the <teiHeader>, the most important tag to fill out is the <idno type=“siglum”> tag, which specifies the siglum of the witness which will be used in any generated apparatus. See the template for more details.
The <text> tag is where the transcription will go. Each <text> should consist of a <body> with a number of paragraphs (<p>) and/or verses (<lg> and <l>). Each paragraph or verse should have a unique xml:id. These xml:id identifiers will be used to collate like sections of text together.
For transcribing, a subset of TEI is used to mark features such as additions, deletions, and marginal annotations.
Indicates text that has been substituted.
rend attribute indicates how the addition or deletion is marked.place attribute indicates where the addition is noted.sarva<subst><del rend="crossed out">vidyā</del><add place="right-margin">śabdā</add></subst>nām
sarvavidyāśabdānām
Indicates text that the transcriber has corrected.
va<choice><orig>ṃta</orig><corr>rta</corr></choice>tamānaḥ
vaṃtartamānaḥ
Indicates a caesura in a line of verse.
suvarṇarucakādi ya<caesura/>thā yuktaṃ svakair ākāraiḥ
suvarṇarucakādi ya-
thā yuktaṃ svakair ākāraiḥ
Indicates a section of the text that is unreadable by the transcriber.
reason attribute gives a reason for the text being illegible.unit attribute is the unit of measure.quantity attirbute is the length of the gap in units.sā<gap reason="damaged" unit="akṣara" quantity="5"/>rvārthyam
sā.......rvārthyam
Indicates text that has been marked in some way for emphasis.
rend attribute indicates how the text has been marked.<hi rend="rubricated">ātma vastu sva</hi>bhāvaś ca
ātma vastu svabhāvaś ca
Indicates a new line beginning.
n attribute indicates the line number.<lb> tag.vya-<lb n="5"/>vahāre, ātmā <lb n="6"/>tattvaṃ
vya-⸤vahāre, ātmā ⸤tattvaṃ
Indicates a character that is not part of the content.
function attribute indicates the function of the character.tat siddhiḥ<metamark function="place marker">✗</metamark>
tat siddhiḥ
Indicates a location in a document.
n attribute indicates a page or folio number.unit attribute is the unit of measure.<milestone n="34r4" unit="folio"/>jātir vā dravyaṃ vā padārthāv iti
(From folio 34r4) jātir vā dravyaṃ vā padārthāv iti
Indicates a note.
place attribute indicates where the note is placed, such as in the top-margin, footer, appendix, or inline.xml:lang attribute indicates the language of the note. The main use of this is to write notes in English; if xml:lang=“en” is set, then the note text will not be transcribed into other scripts.‘ktaktavatū niṣṭhā’<note place="inline"/>(pa॰ 1|1|16)</note>
‘ktaktavatū niṣṭhā’(pa॰ 1|1|16)
Indicates a page beginning.
n attribute indicates the folio or page number of the new page.anekaviṣayanihi<pb n="3r"/>tapadānām
anekaviṣayanihiLtapadānām
Used to split compounds words.
aneka<pc> </pc>viṣaya<pc> </pc>nihita<pc> </pc>padānām
ankeaviṣayanihitapadānām
The spaces are not displayed, but variant readings will be split using those spaces as guides. This manual procedure is only needed occasionally, to clarify the critical apparatus in the case of very long or complex compounds.
Indicates text that has been retraced.
gṛhītaṃ <retrace>gṛha</retrace>śabdena śuddham evābhidhīyate
gṛhītaṃ gṛhaśabdena śuddham evābhidhīyate
Indicates text that has been transcribed as found in the document, without correction.
viśeṣo<sic>pa</sic>dhiḥ
viśeṣopadhiḥ
Indicates a blank space in the text.
unit attribute is the unit of measure.quantity attirbute is the length of the space in units.ity arthaḥ<space unit="akṣara" quantity="2"/> atha ca
ity arthaḥ__ atha ca
Indicates text that has been supplied by the transcriber.
ta<supplied>d</supplied> dravyam
tad dravyam
Indicates text that the transcriber believes is superfluous.
reason attribute indicates the transcriber's reason for marking the text as superfluous.iti teṣān darśanaṃ<lb n="5"/><surplus reason="repeated after line break">naṃ</surplus>
iti teṣān darśanaṃ⸤naṃ
Indicates a passage that is unclear to the transcriber.
reason attribute indicates why the text is unclear.svarūpānyathā<unclear>t tānāpapaptiḥ</unclear>
svarūpānyathāt tānāpapaptiḥ