The app has seven sections accessible from the bottom navigation bar:

📚 अध्ययन — Spaced repetition flashcards. Swipe or tap to reveal the answer, then rate yourself: Again (needs more practice), Good (right), or Great (very confident).

🔤 व्याकरण — Grammar reference: alphabet, numbers, declension tables, and topic-wise lessons with examples.

🎯 अभ्यास — Eight types of practice activities: translation, fill-in-the-blank, matching, comprehension, and more.

💬 संवाद — Guided conversation modules with real Sanskrit dialogues and grammar notes.

📋 पाठ — Structured lessons by level. Tap any lesson to study it.

📊 प्रगति — Your streak, mastery percentage, and card breakdown by topic.

🏛️ गुरुकुल — Achievements, daily challenges, and your collection of Sanskrit verses.

The app uses Spaced Repetition (SRS) — a proven memory technique. Cards you find easy are shown less frequently; cards you find hard come back sooner.

When you see a card, think of the answer, then tap to flip. Rate yourself honestly:
• Again — you forgot or got it wrong. Card returns in ~1 minute.
• Good — you got it right with some effort.
• Great — you got it easily. Card interval grows significantly.

Cards become Mature (✨) once their interval exceeds 21 days — that means the knowledge is entering long-term memory. Your mastery % on the Progress screen tracks mature cards.

IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration) lets you read Sanskrit sounds precisely without knowing Devanagari. Key marks:

Long vowels: ā (आ), ī (ई), ū (ऊ) — held twice as long as short vowels.
Retroflexes: ṭ ṭh ḍ ḍh ṇ — dot below, tongue curled back.
Palatals: ś (श) = "sh"; c (च) = "ch"; j (ज) = "j".
Sibilants: s (स) = dental "s"; ś (श) = palatal "sh"; ṣ (ष) = retroflex "sh".
Aspirates: kh, gh, ch, jh, ṭh, ḍh, th, dh, ph, bh — the h is always pronounced as a breath.
Anusvāra: ṃ (ं) — nasal sound before consonants.
Visarga: ḥ (ः) — a light breath at the end of a word, like "Rāmaḥ".

Tip: Start by learning just ā, ī, ū and the retroflex dots — these cover most of the differences from English spelling.

The app's vocabulary, grammar, and example sentences draw on a tradition of classical Sanskrit scholarship spanning over 2,500 years. Key sources include:

अष्टाध्यायी (Aṣṭādhyāyī) — Pāṇini's foundational grammar (~500 BCE), the most precise linguistic treatise ever written. The 4,000 sūtras underlie all Sanskrit grammar rules in the app.

अमरकोश (Amarakośa) — The classical Sanskrit thesaurus (~4th–5th century CE) by Amarasiṃha. A primary source for vocabulary organisation by topic.

महाभाष्य (Mahābhāṣya) — Patañjali's great commentary on Pāṇini (~2nd century BCE). Used for understanding grammatical rules in context.

सिद्धान्तकौमुदी (Siddhāntakaumudī) — Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita's reorganisation of Pāṇinian grammar (17th century CE), the standard teaching text used in modern Sanskrit classrooms.

रघुवंश, मेघदूत, अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् — Works of Kālidāsa (4th–5th century CE), from which illustrative example sentences and the verse collection are drawn.

Modern scholarship — Monier-Williams Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), Arthur Macdonell's Sanskrit Grammar, and Whitney's Sanskrit Grammar have informed definitions and explanations.

All factual content — words, meanings, grammar rules, verse attributions — belongs to this shared classical heritage and is not proprietary to any single modern source.

विभक्ति (Vibhakti) — Grammatical case. Sanskrit has 8 cases (प्रथमा to सम्बोधन) that show a word's role in a sentence.

लिङ्ग (Liṅga) — Gender: पुल्लिङ्ग (m.), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.).

वचन (Vacana) — Number: एकवचन (singular), द्विवचन (dual), बहुवचन (plural).

धातु (Dhātu) — Verb root. All Sanskrit verbs derive from ~2000 roots. E.g. √गम् = to go, √पठ् = to read.

लकार (Lakāra) — Verb tense/mood. लट् = present, लङ् = past, लृट् = future, लोट् = imperative.

सन्धि (Sandhi) — Sound changes when words meet. E.g. अ + इ = ए (vowel sandhi).

समास (Samāsa) — Compound words. Types include द्वन्द्व (and-compounds), तत्पुरुष (possessive), बहुव्रीहि (relative).

कृदन्त (Kṛdanta) — Verbal derivatives: participles, infinitives, gerunds formed from roots.

The Beginner track is completely free — no purchase needed.

To unlock Intermediate (₹149 / $2.99) or Advanced (₹199 / $3.99), tap the track badge in the top-right corner of any screen. You can also get the full bundle (all three tracks) for ₹299 / $5.99.

Purchases are one-time and permanent on your device — no subscription, no renewal. All future content updates for a track you've purchased are included free.

Questions about purchases? Email samskritam.swadhyaya@gmail.com

The 🏛️ गुरुकुल screen has three sections:

🏆 उपलब्धि (Badges) — 12 achievements modelled on gifts ancient gurus gave students: मधु (honey) for your first card, यज्ञोपवीत (sacred thread) for completing fundamentals, दण्ड (staff) for 25 mature cards, and so on. Earn them through consistent study.

🌅 आज का (Daily Challenge) — One fresh Sanskrit question every day. Answer it to build your daily streak. Streaks are shown as filled dots (🔵).

📜 संग्रह (Collection) — Eight classic Sanskrit verses unlocked as you earn badges. Each card shows the original verse, IAST, meaning, and source text.

Yes. The three tracks map directly to the CBSE Sanskrit syllabus for Classes 6–10. The Beginner track covers Classes 6–7, Intermediate covers Classes 8–9, and Advanced covers Class 9–10 board-exam content including all required grammar topics — vibhakti, sandhi, samāsa, kṛdanta, and reading comprehension.

The grammar explanations follow standard Pāṇinian terminology and NCERT conventions. All content has been written with care, but Sanskrit is a deep subject. If you spot an error, please write to us — we take corrections seriously and update the app promptly.

The app is a single HTML file — it works entirely offline after the first load. All your progress is stored only on your device using your browser's local storage. Nothing is sent to any server. We collect no data, track no users, and have no analytics.

No subscription. The Intermediate (₹149) and Advanced (₹199) tracks are one-time purchases that unlock permanently on your device. A bundle with all three tracks is also available at ₹299. Global pricing is $2.99 / $3.99 / $5.99 respectively.

If you've supported the app as a जिज्ञासु (₹49) or साधक (₹98 total), your contribution is credited toward content unlocks — so Intermediate costs just ₹51 more for a साधक.

Please email samskritam.swadhyaya@gmail.com with the lesson name, the incorrect content, and what you believe the correct version should be. We respond to all correction reports within a few days.

Absolutely — that is the intended use. The lessons follow the same sequence as the NCERT Ruchira series. Use the app to understand grammar concepts deeply, then apply them to your textbook exercises. The SRS flashcards are especially useful before exams.

Not at all. Every word and example appears in both Devanagari and IAST romanisation. You can follow the entire Beginner track using IAST alone. Devanagari becomes natural gradually — the app is designed so that the two scripts reinforce each other.

Yes. Planned additions include a conversational Sanskrit module (संवाद-पथ), a Gurukul gamification layer, verse memorisation tools for Bhagavad Gītā and Hitopadeśa, and Hindi / Marathi Swadhyaya companion apps. Paid-track users get all content updates free.