Sanskrit
noun
San·skrit
ˈsan-ˌskrit 
ˈsan(t)-skrət
1
: an ancient Indo-Aryan language that is the classical language of India and of Hinduism
2
: classical Sanskrit together with the older Vedic and various later modifications of classical Sanskrit see Indo-European Languages Table
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Derived from the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (knowledge), Ayurveda encompasses herbal remedies, massage, yoga, meditation, and cleansing rituals.
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Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The people who built and launched it might all be dead or retired, the manuals literally turning yellow with age, and the code that runs on its computers the digital equivalent of Sanskrit, but both probes are still operating, albeit at a much lower level.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
That belief anchors her Wealth Mandala, a Sanskrit word for circle.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Often the elaboration is clearly a product of environment—small wonder that Arabic, Farsi and Indigenous Australian languages abound with words to describe the desert, and Sanskrit, Tamil and Thai with words for elephants.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
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Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The people who built and launched it might all be dead or retired, the manuals literally turning yellow with age, and the code that runs on its computers the digital equivalent of Sanskrit, but both probes are still operating, albeit at a much lower level.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
That belief anchors her Wealth Mandala, a Sanskrit word for circle.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Often the elaboration is clearly a product of environment—small wonder that Arabic, Farsi and Indigenous Australian languages abound with words to describe the desert, and Sanskrit, Tamil and Thai with words for elephants.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
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“Sanskrit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sanskrit. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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Sanskrit
noun
San·skrit
ˈsan-ˌskrit
: an ancient Indic language of India and of Hinduism
Sanskrit
adjective
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