ITRANS参照

fonts/ps-type1/indic/indict1.zip
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kann*.pfb                  → \fonts\type1\kannada
kannada.map                → \fonts\map\kannada
                              updmap --add kannada.mapを実行する。

プリプロセッサ

itrans < foo.itx > foo.tex

foo.itx
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\documentclass{jsarticle}
\usepackage{okumacro}
\usepackage{itrans}
\newfont{\kanb}{kan12b}
\newfont{\kannx}{kan12nx}
\newfont{\kan}{kan18}
#kannadaifm=kantex.ifm
#kannadafont=\kan
\begin{document}

\begin{center}
\subsection*{A Poem by #kannada kuveMpu #endkannada}

{#kannada kaleya bale#endkannada}
\end{center}

#kannadafont=\kannx
{#kannada

bAgiloLu  kai  mugidu  oLage  bA  yAtrikane\\
shileyallavI  guDiyu  kaleya  baleyu\\
kaMbaniya  mAleyanu  edeya  baTTaloLiTTu\\
dhanyateya  kusumagaLa  arpisilli\\

ga.nTegaLa  daniyilla  jAgaTegaLililla\\
kapU^rradAratiya  jyotiyilla\\
bhagavaMta  tAneMba  rUpago.nDihudilli\\
rasikateya  kaDalukki  harivudilli\\

sarasadiMduliyutide  shileyu  rAmAyaNavanilli\\
bAdarAyaNanaMte  bhAratavu  hADutihudilli\\
kushalatege  beragAgi  mUkavAgide  kAlavilli\\

#endkannada}

\end{document}