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\usepackage[preprocess]{itrans}     % Ross Moore's extensions to latex2html
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    \let\usedvng=\normaldvng      % 10pt devanagri font

    \let\smallcmr=\sixrm
    \let\titlefont=\eightrm
#indianifm=dvng.ifm               % ITRANS command
#indianfont=\fransdvng

#useshortmarkers                  % this allows use of ## (beginindian) and  ## (endindian)
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\topmargin -1.0in                   % Make Top Margin 0.5 in.
\textheight 9.5in                   % Bottom Margin 0.5 in..
\textwidth 6.5in                    % Both Side Margin of 1 in.
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% \raggedright    % since the words are long, this reduces the long
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% \parskip 3 pt    % to slightly increase the space between the shlokas.

% \parindent 0 pt    % Choose paragraph indent here.

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\begin{document}
\twocolumn     %Comment this  line if only one column desired.
% from startsong command:
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\usedvng               % use whatever font the user wants...default normaldvng
\englfont                % usedvng makes default font indian, restore english font
% end from startsong command
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#indian
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##
\def\songfile{taruNa Ahe rAtra}
\startsong
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vande maataram.h 
sujalaam.h suphalaam.h malayaja shiitalaam.h 
sasyashyaamalaam.h maataram.h || 

shubhrajyotsnaa pulakitayaaminiim.h 
pullakusumita drumadala shobhiniim.h 
suhaasiniim.h sumadhura bhaashhiNiim.h 
sukhadaam.h varadaam.h maataram.h || 

koTi koTi kaNTha kalakalaninaada karaale 
koTi koTi bhujai.rdhR^itakharakaravaale 
abalaa keno maa eto bale 
bahubaladhaariNiim.h namaami taariNiim.h 
ripudalavaariNiim.h maataram.h || 

tumi vidyaa tumi dharma 
tumi hR^idi tumi marma 
tvam.h hi praaNaaH shariire 
baahute tumi maa shakti 
hR^idaye tumi maa bhakti 
tomaara i pratimaa gaDi 
mandire mandire || 

tvam.h hi durgaa dashapraharaNadhaariNii 
kamalaa kamaladala vihaariNii 
vaaNii vidyaadaayinii namaami tvaam.h 
namaami kamalaam.h amalaam.h atulaam.h 
sujalaam.h suphalaam.h maataram.h || 

shyaamalaam.h saralaam.h susmitaam.h bhuushhitaam.h 
dharaNiim.h bharaNiim.h maataram.h || 
##
\endsong

\end{document}
