Created: 29-06-2026 · Last updated: 05-09-2026

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Student Lesson Track

This page turns atlas tools into short classroom exercises. It is meant for Sanskrit students who can read a headword and need practice deciding what a dictionary record proves.

Trust Block

Six Short Lessons

Lesson Question Tool path Student output
1. First dictionary Which dictionary should I open first for this word? Which dictionary? -> Reader Lookup One first-stop dictionary and one reason.
2. Coverage is not meaning How many dictionaries know this lemma, and what does that not prove? Reader Lookup -> Lemma dossier Coverage count plus one limitation.
3. Source trail Does the gloss depend on a named source or only dictionary tradition? Citation apparatus -> dictionary page One cited source link or a note that no source is explicit.
4. Dictionary disagreement Where do two dictionaries differ in grammar, sense, or convention? Lemma dossier -> Gender conflicts Two records and a neutral description of the disagreement.
5. Corpus caution Does dictionary evidence equal corpus attestation? Learner layer -> Lemma dossier One sentence separating dictionary record from corpus signal.
6. Do not correct too quickly Is an odd spelling likely an error, variant, or apparatus note? Researcher Dashboard -> SanskritSpellCheck A cautious classification and the evidence needed before filing.

Suggested Word Sets

Set Words Why this set works
Basic concepts agni, dharma, yoga, rAma Familiar enough that students can focus on evidence instead of vocabulary.
Grammar bridge gam, BU, dA, vid Shows why roots, classes, and dictionary lemmas are not the same surface.
Source-trail practice mokza, medas, mfga, Siva Encourages source links and dictionary-to-dictionary comparison.
Caution set divaraTa, akalkala, cApaqa Useful for discussing variant, correction, and source-check evidence.

Teaching Rules

Rule Classroom use
Cite records, not summaries The atlas guides the path; the dictionary record carries the claim.
Keep both sides of disagreement Do not force MW/AP/PWG/VCP/SKD into one artificial answer.
Say what kind of evidence it is Use observed, derived, inferred, or reviewed in every note.
Stop before correction A suspicious form needs source checking before it becomes a correction.

Dr. Mārcis Gasūns