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Meanings of sanskrit in English

Russian
санскрит
Portuguese
sânscrito
Catalan
sànscrit
Spanish
sanscrito
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Ancient Indian language.

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        санскрит
        Portuguese
        língua sânscrita
        Catalan
        llengua sànscrita

        (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.

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              língua sânscrita
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              Examples for "sa"
              Examples for "sa"
              1
              Well, good 'SA government not given enough credit for what it does'
              The South African
              2
              Mashaba, on 29 August, launched his new political party called Action SA.
              The South African
              3
              Claranova SA offers its products and services in approximately 100 countries worldwide.
              Reuters
              4
              Also read: EFF calls on SA government to grant Mugabe political asylum
              The South African
              5
              Vale VALE.NVALE5.SA has in recent months boosted steel investments following government pressure.
              Reuters
              Usage of sanskrit in English
              1
              Legend has it that while visiting Tibet, Padma-Sambhava found it necessary to conceal sanskrit works he had arranged to be written.
              The tibetan book of the dead
              2
              Beneath a bridge, a blue form by Brazilian painter Zezão unfurls like a tribal marking, recalling the looping shapes of cursive sanskrit script.
              The Guardian
              3
              On the other hand, in words like the Sanskrit sapta, the Gr.
              The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
              4
              Sanskrit, such abbreviations are carried to an extreme; in most Greek MSS.
              The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
              5
              Or Sanskrit in his case, assuming they still teach Greek in seminary.
              Back on murder
              6
              For the artificial, no doubt, has a wide place in Sanskrit literature.
              Chips from a German Workshop, Volume 1 / Essays on the Science o...
              7
              The word mandir derives from the Sanskrit mandira, meaning a dwelling place.
              The Guardian
              8
              There being no indirect narration in Sanskrit, such forms cannot be helped.
              The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
              9
              The hymn is not regarded as very ancient by most Sanskrit scholars.
              Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1 (of 2)
              10
              Maybe it's in Sanskrit, I thought, and he has to translate it.
              The big bite
              11
              Master spoke fluent English, French, Hindi, and Bengali; his Sanskrit was fair.
              Autobiography of a Yogi
              12
              Against Vedas and Upanishads, Brahmanas and Epics, he set the Sanskrit Bible.
              The Life of William Carey, Shoemaker & Missionary
              13
              The Ramayana, &c., by Monier Williams Baden Professor of Sanskrit at Oxford.
              Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology
              14
              In Sanskrit the term used for large lumps of sugar was khanda sakara.
              The Irish Times
              15
              Sakuntala belongs to the mytho-pastoral class of Sanskrit plays; Probodhchandraudya, to the metaphysical.
              Tales from the Hindu Dramatists
              16
              The name triphala comes from two Sanskrit words that literally mean three fruits.
              The Irish Times
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