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Interactive Prakrit course · Hindi and English
Learn Prakrit online and read the Agamas in their own words
Prakrit Sarita teaches Prakrit, the language of the Jain Agamas and a close cousin of Sanskrit, in short interactive lessons explained in Hindi. You hear every word, answer a question after every step, and move from the first letters to real stories and passages.
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What is inside
- 55,000+
- Dictionary words
- 120+
- Lessons
- 15+
- Grammar topics
- 20+
- Games
- 60+
- Picture stories
- 20+
- Reading passages
How it works
Prakrit is hard to learn from books alone. Here it comes one step at a time.
Most Prakrit is taught through dense grammars and old commentaries, with no one to check your answers. Prakrit Sarita breaks it into short lessons, says every word aloud and tells you straight away when you get something right.
Learn the letters and sounds
Start with the Prakrit alphabet in Devanagari and hear how every letter is said.
Build words and sentences
Short lessons add one verb ending or one case at a time, with a question after every step.
Read real Prakrit
Use what you learned on picture stories, the Namokar Mantra and simple Agama passages.
A world of grammar
Nineteen colourful topics — from the alphabet to tenses, cases, compounds and dialects.
What you will be able to do
Built with teachers from the प्राकृत-रचना-सौरभ lessons and checked against the source texts, so what you learn matches what you will read.
Understand every ending
Suffix tables, formulas and examples you can tap and hear, for every tense and case.
Remember words by playing
29 games for matching, meanings, word order and verb forms.
Look up any word
Search 55,000 Prakrit entries in Devanagari, Hindi or Roman letters.
Say it right
Every word read aloud, with the natural Bhashini Sanskrit voice for members.
Keep going every day
XP, streaks and a leaderboard make a few minutes a day a habit.
Read whole stories
50+ fables and Agama tales in simple Prakrit, each with pictures, word meanings and a quiz.
Know the 24 Tirthankaras
Their Prakrit names, emblems, colours and birthplaces, with the लोगस्स gathas.
About the language
What is Prakrit, and how is it related to Sanskrit?
Prakrit (प्राकृत) is a family of Middle Indo-Aryan languages that grew alongside Sanskrit and was spoken across ancient India. Its name means “natural” or “everyday” speech.
The Jain Agamas, the inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka and the dialogue of many Sanskrit plays are written in Prakrit, in dialects such as Ardhamagadhi, Shauraseni and Maharashtri. Learning it opens a living part of India's literature that Sanskrit alone does not reach.
Prakrit and Sanskrit share most of their words and grammar. Prakrit usually simplifies the Sanskrit sounds: joined consonants become doubled ones and some sounds between vowels drop away. Anyone who knows Sanskrit or Hindi will recognise these words at once.
| Sanskrit | Prakrit | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| धर्मdharma | धम्मdhamma | duty, religion |
| कर्मkarma | कम्मkamma | action |
| हस्तhasta | हत्थhattha | hand |
| अग्निagni | अग्गिaggi | fire |
| पुत्रputra | पुत्तputta | son |
| हसतिhasati | हसइhasai | laughs |
Story garden
61 illustrated stories in simple Prakrit. Two are free to read; members get them all.
The 24 Tirthankaras
Names in Prakrit, emblems, colours and birthplaces. Open to everyone.
Meet the Tirthankaras Picture words
73 everyday words with friendly pictures. Tap any word to hear it.
See the word garden The alphabet, the present tense, two stories, three games and the dictionary are free forever.Make an account and start your first lesson today.
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- Prakrit alphabet (वर्णमाला)
- Present tense (वर्तमान काल) lessons
- 3 games and 3 sentence challenges
- Full dictionary — 55,000 words
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- Every grammar topic — past, future, imperative, participles, cases
- All lessons on the learning path
- All 29 games and every sentence challenge
- Reading passages and the full verb lab
- Bhashini Sanskrit-voice pronunciation
- XP, streaks and badges
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- Every grammar topic — past, future, imperative, participles, cases
- All lessons on the learning path
- All 29 games and every sentence challenge
- Reading passages and the full verb lab
- Bhashini Sanskrit-voice pronunciation
- XP, streaks and badges
Questions about learning Prakrit
What is Prakrit?
Prakrit (प्राकृत) is a family of Middle Indo-Aryan languages that grew alongside Sanskrit and was spoken across ancient India. The Jain Agamas, the inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka and the dialogue of many Sanskrit plays are in Prakrit. Prakrit Sarita teaches it in Devanagari, with Hindi meanings.
How is Prakrit related to Sanskrit?
Prakrit and Sanskrit share most of their words and grammar. Prakrit words are often simpler forms of Sanskrit ones: धर्म becomes धम्म, हस्त becomes हत्थ and हसति becomes हसइ. If you know Sanskrit or Hindi, many Prakrit words feel familiar, and Prakrit opens the Jain texts and the Prakrit parts of Sanskrit drama.
Can I learn Prakrit online for free?
Yes. The alphabet, present-tense lessons, three games, three sentence challenges, two picture stories, the 24 Tirthankaras page and the dictionary are free forever. Membership opens every other lesson, topic, game, story and passage.
How does the interactive learning work?
Each lesson is a run of short screens: a word or a rule, then a question you answer straight away by matching pairs, choosing a meaning, putting words in order or identifying a form. Words are read aloud, every answer is checked at once, and you earn XP and keep a streak as you go.
Do I need to know Hindi or Sanskrit first?
You need Hindi, but no Sanskrit. Lessons and grammar are explained in Hindi, and the menus, lesson titles and full story translations are also in English. Prakrit is always written in Devanagari, which the alphabet topic teaches first.
Who is it for?
Children, students and adults who want to read and understand Prakrit step by step, from Jain learners reading the Agamas to students of Sanskrit and other Indian languages.
How do I pay?
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