Sanskrit is one of the world’s oldest systematic language and is considered sacred by many cultures. What if, as well as reading these ancient letters, you could see, hear, and feel the elemental energy within them?

Moving Scripts: Sanskrit Devanagari Edition, created by the Google Arts & Culture Lab, brings to life Sanskrit characters offering a new window into ancient wisdom, linguistics, and the spiritual symbolism of Sanskrit that has shaped cultures for millennia.

With the help of Google’s advanced video generation model Veo and image generation model Nano Banana Pro, Google Arts & Culture Lab animated static Sanskrit characters to breathe life into their natural elements. Watch as the letter for ‘Agni’ flickers with embers, or fluid consonants flow like water. By moving from traditional static script to video, we attempt to unlock the sensory power of the language. Each animated letter's phonetic and philosophical context is generated by Gemini and cross checked against publicly available material for depth and accuracy.