Sanskrit is the new literacy.

Short video lessons, from your first sentence to reading on your own.

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Lesson 1, from word to sentence: रामः पठति। Ram reads.

Watch, recall, then practise.

  1. One idea at a time

    Picture, voice and script arrive together.

  2. Five seconds to recall

    Before any answer appears, we say it to ourselves.

  3. Practice after the lesson

    Whenever you choose. No quiz ever stops the film.

The recall moment in Lesson 1: two empty boxes under who? and does what?, with the words Let's say it silently.
A frame from Lesson 1: the answer is still hidden.

Five seasons, twenty units.

One step at a time.

  1. First sentences

    Who does what, for any person and number, read aloud.

    Units 1 to 3
  2. Who, whom, with what

    People, things and places in their roles; simple questions.

    Units 4 to 7
  3. Time and manner

    Past, future and commands, joined into short stories.

    Units 8 to 11
  4. Families of nouns and verbs

    The main patterns met in real texts.

    Units 12 to 16
  5. Reading on your own

    Verses and prose with a dictionary; a letter of your own.

    Units 17 to 20

Every lesson is set in Nepal.

Our names, our villages and towns, Dashain and Tihar, the Bikram Sambat months. Written new, never copied from a textbook.

रामः जनकेन सह ग्रामात् नगरं गच्छति।

who? रामः does what? गच्छति

In the morning Ram goes with his father from the village to the town.

Two garlands.

At launch, Unit 1 will be open to everyone, in full. After that, choose your pace.

Pushpa Mala

Free, for good

  • Every lesson of Unit 1
  • Then one new lesson a day
  • Unlimited review and replays

Swarna Mala

A pass: price announced at launch

  • As many new lessons a day as you like
  • Every story, and downloads to watch offline
  • Paid in advance; it never renews by itself

A relative abroad can buy a pass for a learner in Nepal.

सा विद्या या विमुक्तये।

That is knowledge which sets one free.

Now it is your turn to learn Sanskrit.

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