Swaraj

A Marathi Programming Language

Swaraj is a programming language with Marathi keywords, designed to honor Maharashtra's linguistic heritage while providing modern programming capabilities.

Philosophy

Swaraj means "self-rule" or "independence" in Marathi. This language embodies that spirit by using authentic Marathi words for all keywords, making programming accessible and natural for Marathi speakers.

Features

• Marathi Keywords - Every keyword is authentic Marathi
• Fast & Safe - Written in Rust for performance and safety
• Simple & Clean - Easy to learn, powerful to use
• Intuitive Syntax - Based on natural Marathi grammar
• Modern Features - Functions, recursion, loops, conditionals, lists

Installation

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.70+ (install from rust-lang.org)

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/urngmi/swaraj
cd swaraj
cargo build --release

The compiled binary will be at target/release/swaraj.

Usage

Run a Program

swaraj program.sw

Interactive REPL

swaraj

Command-Line Options

swaraj --help       # Show help
swaraj --version    # Show version
swaraj -i           # Start REPL
swaraj file.sw      # Run a file

Quick Start

Hello World

bol "Namaste, Duniya!"

Variables

samajh name = "Maharashtra"
samajh count: puranaank = 42
samajh price: ardhaank = 99.99
bol name

Functions

kaarya square(n: puranaank): puranaank {
    dya n * n
}

bol square(5)

Conditionals

jar (age >= 18) tar {
    bol "Adult"
} naahi {
    bol "Minor"
}

Loops

prati i madhye 1..10 {
    bol i
}

Lists

samajh numbers = [10, 20, 30]
bol numbers[0]

Keywords Reference

Core Keywords

Marathi	Devanagari	English	Usage
samajh	समज	understand/let	Variable declaration
kaarya	कार्य	function/work	Function declaration
dya	द्या	give/return	Return statement
bol	बोल	say/print	Output

Control Flow

Marathi	Devanagari	English	Usage
jar	जर	if	Conditional
tar	तर	then	Then clause
naahi	नाही	else/not	Else clause
prati	प्रति	for each	For loop
madhye	मध्ये	in	Range specification
paryant	पर्यंत	while/until	While loop

Data Types

Marathi	Devanagari	English	Example
puranaank	पूर्णांक	integer	42
ardhaank	अर्धांक	float	3.14
akshar	अक्षर	string	"text"
satya	सत्य	true	boolean true
asatya	असत्य	false	boolean false
yaadi	यादी	list	[1, 2, 3]

Examples

The examples/ directory contains tutorial programs:

swaraj examples/01_hello.sw

See examples/README.md for the complete tutorial guide.

Development

Running Tests

cargo test

Building Release

cargo build --release

License

MIT License

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Swaraj - Programming with Independence

Made with love for Maharashtra