✦ ❋ ✦
The Threshold · देहली
Cross into the language
Three small acts mark the end of First Sounds — write your own name in the script, read a whole sentence aloud, and speak one line of old wisdom.
{{ s1Mark }}
One · Your name in Devanāgarī
Type your name the way it sounds (try raama, priya, john, sofia). The letters you've learned will spell it back to you.
{{ nameDeva }}
a phonetic spelling — Sanskrit welcomes your name
{{ s2Mark }}
Two · Read a whole sentence aloud
Four words you already know. Hear each, then say it — tap a word when you've spoken it.
{{ w.deva }}
{{ w.iast }}
{{ w.en }}
{{ w.mark }}
“{{ sentenceGloss }}”
{{ s3Mark }}
Three · Speak a line of wisdom
विद्या ददाति विनयम्
vidyā dadāti vinayam
“Knowledge gives humility.”
Finish the three acts above and your seal will be lit here. {{ doneCount }} of 3 done