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Definition of Sanskrit

1. Noun. (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.

Definition of Sanskrit

1. n. 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. 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. Cf. Prakrit, and Veda.

2. a. Of or pertaining to Sanskrit; written in Sanskrit; as, a Sanskrit dictionary or inscription.

Definition of Sanskrit

1. Proper noun. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sanskrit

Literary usage of Sanskrit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"Aryan languages of Northern India Sanskrit. Was Sanskrit ever .1 vernacular ? ... The achievements of Sanskrit as a literary vehicle in the various ..."

2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1909)
"A Sanskrit-English dictionary based upon the St. Petersburg lexicons. London, 1891. nar. 4°. ... A brief outline of Zend grammar compared with Sanskrit. ..."

3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1890)
"In May 1*~>2 he was appointed professor of Sanskrit in University College, ... Four other works were after- , wards issued by the Sanskrit Text Society. ..."

4. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"Aryan languages of Northern India Sanskrit. Was Sanskrit ever .1 vernacular ? ... The achievements of Sanskrit as a literary vehicle in the various ..."

5. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1909)
"A Sanskrit-English dictionary based upon the St. Petersburg lexicons. London, 1891. nar. 4°. ... A brief outline of Zend grammar compared with Sanskrit. ..."

6. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1890)
"In May 1*~>2 he was appointed professor of Sanskrit in University College, ... Four other works were after- , wards issued by the Sanskrit Text Society. ..."

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