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Adjective
/ˈsanˌskrit/,
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An ancient Indic language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian languages are derived,
  1. Of or relating to this language

Noun
  1. An ancient Indic language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian languages are derived

  1. (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
  2. To dream of Sanskrit, denotes that you will estrange yourself from friends in order to investigate hidden subjects, taking up those occupying the minds of cultured and progressive thinkers.
  3. An ancient literary language of India. Early yoga literature and terms were written in Sanskrit.
  4. The extinct language of ancient India. Spoken between fourteenth and fifth centuries BCE. Still used today in classic literature.
  5. an ancient Indo-European language still used in Indian literature, philosophy and scripture
  6. Our main reference page on the Sanskrit language.
  7. Ancient Indo-Aryan language from which many modern languages are derived. A relative of ancient Persian, Greek and Latin.
  8. The sacred and classical Indian language. (p. 190)
  9. The ancient Indian language in which Mahayana scriptures were recorded.
  10. an ancient language of India, which is usually used only in songs, prayers (slokas), and scriptures. Many composers have composed in Sanskrit
  11. Brahma letters. The classical Aryan language of ancient India, systematized by scholars. With the exception of a few ancient translations probably from Pali versions, most of the original texts in Buddhism used in China were Sanskrit.
  12. Sanskrit was one of the written languages in early South East Asia used for sacred texts, ruling texts/written text of the upper class.
  13. With Pali root of modern Khmer language.
  14. "Well-made;" "refined," "perfected." The classical sacerdotal language of ancient India, considered a pure vehicle for communication with the celestial worlds. It is the primary language in which Hindu scriptures are written, including the Vedas and Agamas. ...
  15. An Indo-European language, once spoken throughout India, which was the foundation for Hindi and other Indic languages.  Many religious terms are in Sanskrit.
  16. The grandmother of most modern Indo-European languages.
  17. more formally s<Sk&tm! , the ancient Hindu classical language.  Literally the word s<Sk&tm!  sam<skr^tam breaks down into the comprise of sm! sam and the past participle of k& kr^.  sm! sam is prefixed in word formation, and can mean together or well. ...
  18. (san skrit) The literary language of classic Hindu scriptures.
  19. Ancient Indo-European language in which the classic texts of Hinduism are written.
  20. Ancient Hindu language.
  21. [from Sanskrit saṃskṛta] The ancient sacred language of the Aryans, originally the sacred or secret language of the initiates of the fifth root-race. ...
  22. An ancient language once spoken in India, much of the terminology has Sanskrit roots.
  23. data are from the digitized versions of Monier-Williams and Cappeller prepared by the Cologne Sanskrit Dictionary project. ...