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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Pleasing the gods In her study of the use of Sanskrit ritual manuals in central India, the Indologist Gudrun Buhnemann noted that devotees, ancient and modern, observe elaborate rules for the use of flowers in the worship of particular deities.
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Robert J. Stephens, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
The words are Sanskrit, expertly written in Brahmi script.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
The same year, British officials passed the English Education Act, diverting funding from the Sanskrit and Persian schools dominant in northern India to English ones teaching Western thought, including modern science.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Simone studied Sanskrit, did social outreach with Indo-Chinese factory workers barracked in a prison, and joined a Resistance network.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Robert J. Stephens, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
The words are Sanskrit, expertly written in Brahmi script.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
The same year, British officials passed the English Education Act, diverting funding from the Sanskrit and Persian schools dominant in northern India to English ones teaching Western thought, including modern science.
—Byvaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Simone studied Sanskrit, did social outreach with Indo-Chinese factory workers barracked in a prison, and joined a Resistance network.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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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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