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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During their meetings in L.A., Lawson and Lal often discussed Gandhi’s conception of ahimsa, the Sanskrit word for nonviolence.
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Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
The exec was born in India to a Sanskrit scholar mother, who taught him how to be mindful.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
The Muslim sovereigns who attacked temples for political clout also often paid for others to be built or renovated; and Muslim rulers cast themselves in the genealogies of Hindu deities or sought wisdom in Sanskrit texts.
—Supriya Gandhi, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2020
See new places to stay in Miami Amrit, which in Sanskrit means the nectar of immortality and was conceived by the family two decades ago, features a four-story indoor and outdoor spa and wellness center.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
Shivkumar is a big thinker, an erudite physician quick with an apt quotation, whose Westwood office is stacked with Sanskrit volumes of the Mahabharata alongside books about late Bruins basketball coach John Wooden.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
In Sanskrit, hanu means jaw, while man translates to prominent or disfigured.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Viewers argued about Cillian Murphy’s J. Robert Oppenheimer reciting the Bhagavad Gita — from the original Sanskrit! — to Florence Pugh’s Jean Tatlock while in the throes of passion (the scene came in for outraged criticism in India).
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
There are two Indias – the relatively small, but globally visible, English-speaking India, and the vast, multilingual and increasingly affluent and aspirational Bharat (the ancient Sanskrit name for the country), where the growth will come from.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
The exec was born in India to a Sanskrit scholar mother, who taught him how to be mindful.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
The Muslim sovereigns who attacked temples for political clout also often paid for others to be built or renovated; and Muslim rulers cast themselves in the genealogies of Hindu deities or sought wisdom in Sanskrit texts.
—Supriya Gandhi, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2020
See new places to stay in Miami Amrit, which in Sanskrit means the nectar of immortality and was conceived by the family two decades ago, features a four-story indoor and outdoor spa and wellness center.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
Shivkumar is a big thinker, an erudite physician quick with an apt quotation, whose Westwood office is stacked with Sanskrit volumes of the Mahabharata alongside books about late Bruins basketball coach John Wooden.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
In Sanskrit, hanu means jaw, while man translates to prominent or disfigured.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Viewers argued about Cillian Murphy’s J. Robert Oppenheimer reciting the Bhagavad Gita — from the original Sanskrit! — to Florence Pugh’s Jean Tatlock while in the throes of passion (the scene came in for outraged criticism in India).
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
There are two Indias – the relatively small, but globally visible, English-speaking India, and the vast, multilingual and increasingly affluent and aspirational Bharat (the ancient Sanskrit name for the country), where the growth will come from.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Mar. 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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