Main Entry: San·skrit

Pronunciation: \ˈsan-ˌskrit, ˈsan(t)-skrət\

Function: noun

Etymology: Sanskrit saṁskṛta, literally, perfected, from sam together + karoti he makes

Date: 1696

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

— Sanskrit adjective

— San·skrit·ic \san-ˈskri-tik\ adjective

— San·skrit·ist \-ˌskri-tist\ noun