Sanskrit
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sanskrit in British English:
UK [ˈsænskrɪt]
How to pronounce Sanskrit in American English:
US [ˈsænskrɪt]
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- 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
Word Origin
- Sanskrit (n.)
- 1610s, from Sanskrit samskrtam "put together, well-formed, perfected," neuter of samskrta, from sam "together" (see same) + krta- "to make, do, perform," from PIE *kwer- "to make, form" (see terato-). "so called as being the cultivated or literary language, distinguished from the vulgar dialects, or, some say, because regarded as a perfect language, the speech of the gods, formed by infallible rules" [Century Dictionary].
Example
- 1. The koh-i-noor 's earliest mention occurs in sanskrit writings .
- 2. If we translated sanskrit into chinese , we would revere sakyamuni buddha as " lord sakyamuni . "
- 3. Stemming from eastern traditions , and from the ancient sanskrit , meaning " sacred circle " are mandalas .
- 4. That one sanskrit word , nibhrita-nikunja-griham , meaning " the lonely forest cottage " was quite enough for me .
- 5. In china , the word " mandarin " is rarely used and may have originally been derived from a word in the sanskrit language . By song white