Sanskrit Primer is now available for free!
Sanskrit Primer is now being made available for free both on iOS and Android devices. Here’s to hoping that more folks will get re-acquainted to the mother of all languages!
100K downloads milestone for Sparsh Apps!
It’s quite humbling to see these apps continue to strike a chord with so many users. Thank you all for your suggestions and support!
Sanskrit Primer 2.0 is now available!
Sanskrit Primer 2.0 is now available both on iOS/iPhone and Android. This release includes the Dhatupatha which is a listing of all the verbal roots (~2000) available in Sanskrit. This is also a veritable treasure trove for etymologists of the Indo-European family of languages. A large number of the words in these languages (especially Indian languages) can be traced back to these roots.
The dhatus/roots have been arranged alphabetically to aid in quick lookup. The english meanings have also been provided for all these roots.
Sanskrit Primer featured among top apps on Android Market!
Sanskrit Primer has been featured among top apps in the Education category on the Android Market. जयतु संस्कृतं !
Vishnu Sahasranaama for Android is now available!
The iOS/iPhone Vishnu Sahasranaama app is now available on the Android platform as well.
Bhagavad Gita v1.1 is now available for Android
Added Roman transliteration (ISO 15919) for all verses of the Bhagavad Gita. With this feature it should now be completely feature-compatible with the iOS/iPhone app.
Sanskrit Primer for Android is now available!
The well-received iPhone Sanskrit Primer app is now available on the Android platform as well. Additional topics will be made available in upcoming updates.
Announcing Bhagavad Gita for Android!
The popular iOS Bhagavad Gita (Sanskrit & English) app is now available on the Android platform as well. Further updates (such as Roman transliteration) will be made available in an upcoming release.
Sanskrit Primer Update v1.0.1
- added support for iPhone OS 3.0 or later
- iOS 4 tested
- minor typo corrections
Bhagavad Gita Update v1.2
Following updates were added to the Bhagavad Gita (Sanskrit & English) app:
- Corrections to several slokas (thanks to various users for pointing some of these out)
- Improved formatting for transliterated slokas
Vishnu Sahasranaama app has made it to the iTunes What’s Hot List
The recent update to the app has resulted in a significant spike in the daily downloads. It’s featured in the What’s Hot list on the Indian iTunes App store and it made it to the top 10 as well!
Vishnu Sahasranaama Update 1.1
Following updates were added to the Vishnu Sahasranaama app:
- Roman transliteration for all slokas using ISO 15919
- Fixed typos for a few slokas
Sanskrit Primer has made it to the Number One app in it’s category on the Indian App Store
This app made it to the number one position today in it’s category on the Indian App store! It’s great to see the enthusiasm to learn Sanskrit.
Announcing new Sanskrit Primer app!
This app aims to not only provide a “teach yourself” type guide to basic Sanskrit but also server as a handy pocket reference.
- Assumes no prior exposure to the language
- Detailed coverage of the Devanagari script (which is also used by other languages such as Hindi, Marathi, etc)
- Grammatical concepts are illustrated using numerous examples
- Extensive listing of verb and noun inflection tables and vocabulary that can serve as a handy reference
- Over 100 simple conversational sentences included
- Audio clips that serve as a pronunciation guide for all the words and sentences
- Additional topics planned for future releases
- Easy navigation using familiar touch interactions
- Fully functional in offline mode as well
Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages and is regarded as the language of the Gods. Sanskrit is the language used for a large corpus of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain religious texts. Sanskrit literature encompasses a large and rich tradition of poetry, drama, scientific and philosophical works. While translations are available for most of these texts, it is most satisfying to obtain this knowledge directly from the primary sources.
Announcing new Vishnu Sahasranaama app!
The Vishnu Sahasranaama (thousand names of Lord Vishnu) is a part of the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata. It was composed by Sanaka, one of the Kumaras (eternal living Youths) and was transmitted by Bhishma who recited it in the presence of Sri Krishna to the Pandava brothers when he was questioned thus by Yuddhisthira:
“Who is the Being who is the supreme Lord of all, who is the sole refuge of all and by praising whom man gains what is good and attains to salvation?”
The thousand names of Lord Vishnu is the answer that Bhishma gives to this enquiry.
This app aims to provide a pocket reference to this most sacred and commonly chanted Stotra.
Bhagavad Gita Update 1.1
- Roman transliteration for all slokas using ISO 15919
- Fixed typos for a few slokas
- Launches the last read sloka upon restart
Announcing Bhagavad Gita (Sanskrit & English) app!
The Bhagavad Gita represents the epitome of the philosophy contained in Sanatana Dharma. In elegant Sanskrit verses, it lays out the path to self-realization. The teachings contained are as relevant and practical in today’s world as they were thousands of years ago when they were revealed during the battle of Kurukshetra.
This application aims to provide a quick pocket reference and memorization-aid for the verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
- Each Sanskrit verse is provided in crisp and clear Devanagari script along with the English translation. A student of Sanskrit will appreciate the English translation which strives to not only be literal but also match the word order as closely as possible to the original Sanskrit.
- Quick access to every sloka using familiar touch interactions (spinning-wheel and flick gestures)
- Favorites feature to aid in memorization
- Fully functional in offline mode as well
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