(a) The correct name for the Sanskrt alphabet is Daivanágarîsometimes abbreviated into Nágari. Perhaps in the wordDevanágari we have a history of the times when the Aryans entered and settled in Northern India. The Aryans who weremuch fairer in colour than the aborigines of India are theDevas referred to in the name Devanagari (from 'div' to shine,those of a brilliant complexion); and Nagari means the Aryansettlements within the precincts of which the sacred languagewas spoken. - M.R. Kale, A Higher Sanskrit Grammar, p. 1
