Definition of sanskrit in English English dictionary
A classical language of India ("Indian Latin"), a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. Member of Indo-Iranian and thus Indo-European language family
Any of the Old Indic languages, especially Classical Sanskrit, a language of ancient India still important to Hinduism and Buddhism
Sanskrit is an ancient language which used to be spoken in India and is now used only in religious writings and ceremonies. an ancient language of India (samskrta )
The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India
Of or pertaining to Sanskrit; written in Sanskrit; as, a Sanskrit dictionary or inscription
It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations
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
An ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas, texts sacred to Hindus, and of some early Buddhist texts); an official language of India, although it is now used only for religious purposes
(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
an ancient language of India, which is usually used only in songs, prayers (slokas), and scriptures Many composers have composed in Sanskrit
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
Old Indo-Aryan language, the classical literary language of Hinduism. The most ancient form is Vedic, attested in its earliest form in parts of the Rig Veda, dating from the late 2nd millennium BC. Late Vedic Sanskrit was described and codified in a grammar by Panini, dating from about the 5th century BC. Literary activity in so-called Classical Sanskrit, in many respects similar to the language described by Panini, flourished 500 BC- AD 1000. Today Sanskrit (now usually written in the Devanagari script) serves as a learned language and lingua franca for Brahman scholars. It is an archaic Indo-European language with an elaborate system of nominal and verbal inflection