Sanskrit Definition
- Sanskritic language
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.
Origin of Sanskrit
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Sanskrit saṃskṛtam from neuter of saṃskṛta- perfected, refined sam together sem-1 in Indo-European roots karoti he makes kwer- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃ-ská¹›tá, “perfected, prepared, constructed, refined").
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