Sarvam Translate | Sarvam API Docs

Sarvam Translate enables high-quality translation between English and 22 Indian languages. It provides comprehensive coverage of all scheduled Indian languages with formal translation style, making it ideal for official and professional communication needs.

At a Glance


Model ID	`sarvam-translate:v1`
What it does	Formal-style translation across all 22 scheduled Indian languages
Languages	23 (22 Indian + English) — full list
APIs	Translation REST API (`/translate`)
Input limits	2,000 characters per request — all limits
Benchmarks	Corpus BLEU
Pricing	Pricing page
Best for	Official and professional documents, structured long-form text, full 22-language coverage
Known limitations	Formal style only — use Mayura for colloquial or code-mixed output styles

Key Features

Wide Language Support

Support for all 22 scheduled Indian languages and English for comprehensive translation coverage.

Formal Style Translation

Default translation mode is formal to ensure clarity and consistency in professional communications.

Numeral Format Control

Option to choose between international and native numeral systems for culturally appropriate translations.

Comprehensive Coverage

Complete support for all official Indian languages as per the Constitution of India.

High Quality Translation

Formal translation style optimized for professional and official communication needs.

Language Support

Sarvam Translate supports all 22 scheduled Indian languages as per the Constitution of India:

Language	Code
Assamese	as-IN
Bengali	bn-IN
Bodo	brx-IN
Dogri	doi-IN
English	en-IN
Gujarati	gu-IN
Hindi	hi-IN
Kannada	kn-IN
Kashmiri	ks-IN
Konkani	kok-IN
Maithili	mai-IN
Malayalam	ml-IN
Manipuri	mni-IN
Marathi	mr-IN
Nepali	ne-IN
Odia	od-IN
Punjabi	pa-IN
Sanskrit	sa-IN
Santali	sat-IN
Sindhi	sd-IN
Tamil	ta-IN
Telugu	te-IN
Urdu	ur-IN

Supports bidirectional translation for all listed languages.

All languages support bidirectional translation. Specify the exact source language code for optimal translation quality.

Corpus BLEU (Bilingual Evaluation Understudy) Benchmark

Corpus BLEU score is a metric that evaluates the overall quality of machine translation by comparing it to reference translations across an entire dataset. Higher scores (closer to 100) indicate better performance.

Key Capabilities

Basic Usage

Advanced Options

Simple translation between any of the 22 supported Indian languages and English.

1 from sarvamai import SarvamAI
2 
3 client = SarvamAI(api_subscription_key="YOUR_SARVAM_API_KEY")
4 
5 response = client.text.translate(
6     input="भारत एक महान देश है। इसकी संस्कृति बहुत पुरानी और समृद्ध है।",
7     source_language_code="hi-IN",
8     target_language_code="gu-IN",
9     model="sarvam-translate:v1"
10 )
11 
12 print(response)

The output_script option is not supported in Sarvam Translate. For script control, use the Mayura model.

Limits

Limit	Value
Max input length per request	2,000 characters (`sarvam-translate:v1`)
Longer texts	Split into chunks of ≤2,000 characters at sentence boundaries
Rate limits	See Rate Limits

Next Steps

Developer quickstart

Learn how to integrate translation into your application.

API Reference

Complete API documentation for translation endpoints.

Cookbook

Step-by-step tutorial for translation implementation.