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Which punctuation marks are traditionally used in Devanagari texts?
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Traditionally, the primary punctuation mark used in Devanagari texts is the danda (a single vertical line, |), which marks the end of a sentence. A double danda (12||) may be used to indicate a further level of finality, such as the end of a verse, a metrical line, or a section of text.12
Additionally, the avagraha (ऽ) is used as a separator to indicate the elision of an initial a following a word ending in e or o.1
While these marks are traditional, modern Hindi texts frequently incorporate punctuation from European scripts, such as commas, question marks, and quotation marks, to clarify structure and meaning.12